BCSC Essential Vocabulary – Sixth Grade Social Studies
History
Civics and
Government
Geography
Economics
Individuals,
Society, &
Culture
Aegean civilization
government of
ancient European
civilizations
Greek democracy
map grid
influence of
trade on
Europe
influence of
trade on the
Americas
money
economy
European
trade
European
exploration
socialization
Greek city-based republic
(Greek city-state)
Athenian cultural achievement
topographic map
rise and expansion of the Roman
Empire
government of
Roman Republic
government of
Roman Empire
modern European
governments
Jewish migration (Roman
Empire)
Magna Carta
(1215)
spread of Christianity in
Western Europe during the
Roman Empire
Petition of Right
(1628)
location - major
European cities
spread of Roman Catholic
Church in Western Europe
during Roman Empire
English Bill of
Rights (1689)
decline and fall of the Roman
Empire
limits on the
English monarchy
Byzantine Empire (eastern
Roman Empire)
nation-state
location –
countries in the
Western
Hemisphere
location – major
cities in the
Western
Hemisphere
location – states
of Mexico
spread of Christianity in Russia
and Eastern Europe
European nationstate monarchies
(1500-1700)
location –
Canadian
provinces
currencies of
the Americas
decline and fall of the Roman
Empire
forms of
government in
Europe
physical
characteristics –
regions in Europe
trade barrier
Medieval society
forms of
government in the
Americas
physical
characteristics –
regions in the
Americas
tariff
Roman Republic
locational
technology
Global Positioning
system (GPS)
Geographic
Information
System (GIS)
location –
countries in
Europe
material culture
non-material culture
cultural diffusion –
cultural change
invention – cultural
change
benefits of
trade in
European
history
benefits of
trade in the
history of the
Americas
international
trade
innovation – cultural
change
currency
exchange
inventions causing
cultural change in
Europe
European
currencies
inventions causing
cultural change in
the Americas
technological
innovations causing
cultural change in
Europe
technological
innovations causing
cultural change in
the Americas
Anthropology
religious belief –
diffusion
philosophical idea –
diffusion
History
Civics and
Government
Geography
Economics
Individuals,
Society, &
Culture
Feudal system
constitutional
government
quota
Archeology
Crusades
non-democratic
governments
embargo
European art
Black Death (bubonic plague)
constitutional
democracy
economic
systems in
Europe
European music
decline of medieval monarchies
European Union
(EU)
citizenship in
European nationstates
citizenship in
nation-states of
the Americas
roles of citizens in
European nationstates
roles of citizens in
nation-states of
the Americas
political
participation
economic
systems in the
Americas
traditional
economic
system
command
economic
system
market
economic
system
mixed
economic
system
basic economic
question
(what, how,
and for whom
to produce)
financial
institution
bank
European literature
Asian trade routes
cultural
characteristics –
regions in Europe
cultural
characteristics –
regions in the
Americas
earth/sun
relationship –
influence on
climate
ocean current –
influence on
climate
wind – influence
on climate
rise of trading cities
Florence
Venice
Renaissance
climate
differences
climate region
European climate
regions
Western
Hemisphere
climate regions
scientific inquiry (Renaissance)
political party
biome
Renaissance interest in Greek
and roman thought
voluntary
organization
Leonardo da Vinci
civil society
Michelangelo
international
governmental
organization
Organization of
American States
(OAS)
population
distribution in
Europe
population
distribution in
the Americas
population growth
in Europe
Nicolas Copernicus
population growth
in the Americas
credit union
stocks-andbonds markets
saver
European
architecture
art in the Americas
music in the
Americas
literature in the
Americas
architecture in the
Americas
artifact
History
Civics and
Government
Geography
Economics
William Shakespeare
The World Court
borrower
Galileo Galilei
North Atlantic
Treaty
Organization
United Nations
cultural patterns
in the Americas
cultural patterns
in Europe
language
standard of
living in
European
countries
standard of
living in
countries of
the Americas
Gross
Domestic
Product per
capita (GDP)
economic
issues in
European
countries
economic
issues in
countries of
the Americas
local to global
economic
connections –
Europe
local to global
economic
connections –
the Americas
job skill
importance of the individual
(Renaissance idea)
pre-Renaissance economic
exchange, scientific exchange,
and cultural exchange
development of
democracy in
Europe
religion
European voyages of discovery
development of
democracy in the
Americas
ethnicity
development of Spain
natural resource
distribution in
Europe
defeat of the Muslims (Moors)
in Spain
natural resource
distribution in
the Western
Hemisphere
human impact on
the physical
environment
“re-conquest” of Spain (1492)
Mesoamerican civilizations (preEuropean contact)
Mayas
Toltecs
effect of
technology on the
physical
environment
human capacity
to modify the
physical
environment
natural hazards
in Europe
investor
benefits of
consumer and
producer
actions
(positive
externality)
Individuals,
Society, &
Culture
History
Geography
Economics
Aztecs
natural hazards
in the Americas
Incas
technological
hazards in
Europe
technological
hazards in the
Americas
influence of
physical features
on historical
trends in Europe
influence of
physical features
on historical
trends in the
Americas
environmental
issues in Europe
environmental
issues in the
Americas
environmental
interdependence
acid rain
air pollution
water pollution
deforestation
costs of
consumer and
producer
actions (
negative
externality)
saving option
Aztec defeat by the Spanish
Incan defeat by the Spanish
Spanish colonies in Mexico and
South America
French colonies in Canada
British colonies in Canada
decade
century
millennium
historical period
era
historical context
avoiding evaluation of the past
in terms of present-day norms
(historical empathy)
historical perspective
cause and effect relationship
multiple causation
importance of individuals in
history
importance of ideas in history
importance of human interests
in history
importance of beliefs in history
importance of chance in history
Civics and
Government
investment
option
savings
account
certificate of
deposit
stocks
Individuals,
Society, &
Culture
History
factual historical account
fictional historical account
research question
Civics and
Government
Geography
Economics
Individuals,
Society, &
Culture