Social Studies
Ancient Civilizations
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Throughout the year, in Social Studies,
we study how and why civilizations came into existence. The elements that we study are
geographical factors, the rise of cities, the development of
different types of government, social structure, trade, religion,
art and architecture, and the development of complex ideas including writing,
math and literature .
The image at the left is a winged deity from the reign of Ashurbanipal II of Assyria (modern day Iraq).
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| To learn about how the concepts apply to
civilizations we study several ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt,
India, China, Greece, and Rome.
The statue of Sekhmet can be found in the Egyptian collection at the museum of Fine Arts in Boston. See www.mfa.org |
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The Social Studies text we use is Message
of Ancient Days by Houghton Mifflin This company has a web site that
supports the text. It can be located at http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/6/index.html
Art from India found at http://www.mfa.org. |
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| Field trips that support this curriculum are the
trips to Mystic Aquarium and to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,
Massachusetts.
Guanyin, the Boddhisattva of Compassion, can be seen by students on our trip to the Boston Museum Fine Arts. |
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The Museum of Fine Arts has an extensive
collection of Greek Art This amphora is one of many that depict Greek
myths and legends.
Some interesting Social Studies web sites are:
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