Unit 1
Ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia
5 Weeks
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
Foundational Skills
SS.6.W.1.5
Describe the roles of
historians and
recognize varying
historical
interpretations
Describe
recognize
Roles
Historians
Historical
interpretations
Historiography
 TCI Ch. 1Preview/Hook activity
 TCI Ch.1 sections 1-3 ISN
 TCI activity Chapter 1 Turn your room into a cave!
(See instructions on WWW.TeachTCI.com
 Enjoy a visit from a USF Archeologist (Contact Ms.
Kassie Kemp at kkemp@mail.usf.edu)
SS.6.W.2.1 Compare
the lifestyles of
hunter-gatherers
with those of settlers
of early agricultural
communities
Compare
Lifestyles
Hunter-gatherers
Settlers
Early agricultural
communities
 TCI Ch. 3 Preview
 TCI Chapter 3 Read sections 3-7 and create a
Neolithic comic book. WWW.teachtci.com
 TCI Ch. 3 Processing (ISN p.22)
 https://www.flocabulary.com/hunter-gatherers/
 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhist
ory/agriculturalrevolution/
 archaeologist
• historian
• geographer
• artifact
• prehistoric
• Know that there are
differing historical
interpretations
 Paleolithic Age
 Neolithic Age
 Describe lifestyles:
 Hunter-gatherer
 agricultural
 Fertile Crescent
 domesticate
 nomad
 trade
 resource
SS.6.W.2.2
Describe how the
developments of
agriculture and
metallurgy related to
settlement,
population growth,
and the emergence of
civilization
SS.6.W.2.3 Identify
the seven
characteristic of a
civilizations
Describe
relate
Developments
Agriculture
Metallurgy
Settlement
Population growth
Emergence of
civilization
Identify
Characteristic
Civilization
Summarize
Achievements
Examples are: urbanization,
specialized labor, advanced
technology, government and
religious institutions, social
classes.
SS.6.W.2.7 Summarize
the important
achievements of the
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 TCI Ch. 5 Preview
 TCI Ch.5 ISN 5 sections 2 - 9
 TCI Ch. 5 Processing
 Use Play-Doh, Model Magic, or other material and
have students create examples of the seven
characteristics and showcase them in a classroom
museum OR create a PowerPoint or a poster for one or
all of the seven characteristics of a civilization.
 http://theimaginationtree.com/2012/04/best-everno-cook-play-dough-recipe.html
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Blueprint
social classes
advanced technology
urbanization
Government
Religious institutions
Specialized labor
Epic literature
Gilgamesh
Art
Architecture
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 1
Ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian
civilization
Examples are: cuneiform
writing, epic literature such
as Gilgamesh, art and
architecture, technology
such as the wheel, sail, and
plow.
SS.6.W.2.8 Determine
the impact of key
figures from ancient
Mesopotamian
civilizations
Examples are: Hammurabi,
Abraham
2
Determine
Impact
5 Weeks
Mesopotamian
civilization
 https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhisto
ry/sumerians/
Key figures
Mesopotamian
civilizations
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Hammurabi DBQ
 Ch. 6 Preview/ISN Sections 4, 5, 8 & 9
 Ch. 6 Processing (Report cards for the Babylonian &
Neo-Babylonian Empires)
https://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-law/
https://www.flocabulary.com/fertile-crescentcivilizations/
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scribe
culture
cuneiform
pictograph
 Empire
 Hammurabi
 Code of laws
 Economy
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 2
Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
4 Weeks
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
Foundational Skills
SS.6.G.2.4 Explain
how the geographical
location of ancient
civilizations
contributed to the
culture and politics of
those societies.
Explain
Contribute
Geographical
Location
Ancient
civilizations
Culture
Politics
Societies
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The Nile DBQ or
TCI Ch. 7 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 7 section 2- 4 with ISN and Ch 7 Processing
Activity Pg.55
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Agriculture
Nile
Environmental
factors and human
settlement
SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize
important
achievements of
Egyptian civilization.
Summarize
Achievements of
the Egyptian
Civilization
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Mummification
Pharaoh
Social Pyramids
Art and architecture
Hieroglyphic writing
Record keeping
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Examples are Egypt, Kush &
Canaan
Examples are: agriculture,
calendar, pyramids, art and
architecture, hieroglyphic
writing and recordkeeping,& mummification.
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SS.6.W.3.18 Describe
the rise and fall of the
ancient east African
kingdoms of Kush
and Axum and
Christianity's
development in
Ethiopia.
3
Describe
Rise and fall of
Kush
TCI Ch. 9 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 9 Sections 2-7 ISN
TCI Ch. 9 Processing, ISN p.70
Mummify a Hotdog(s) with your students
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/scienceactivities/mummification
https://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-egypt/
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/world
history/egyptianpharaohs/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explor
e-ancient-egypt.html
 TCI Ch. 10 Preview/Introduction
 TCI Ch. 10 sections 2 – 5 ISN
 TCI Ch. 10 Processing ISN p. 76 OR complete the
“deeper coverage” activity found at www.teachtci.com –
create a children’s storybook.
 Art from Kush/Kerma/Nubia
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_classicalker
ma.htm
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Blueprint
Meroe
Dynasty
Kandakes
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 2
SS.6.W.2.9 Identify
key figures and basic
beliefs of the
Israelites and
determine how these
beliefs compared
with those of others
in the geographic
area.
Examples are: Abraham,
Moses, monotheism, law,
emphasis on individual
worth and responsibility.
Ancient Egypt and the Middle East
Identify
Determine
Compare
Key figures of
Israelites
Basic beliefs of
Israelites
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Beliefs of other
groups in
geographic area
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4 Weeks
TCI Ch. 11 Preview/Introduction
TCI sections 2-3 ISN
TCI Ch. 12 Preview/Introduction
Processing Activity Pg. 88 OR after reading and
discussing the chapter, have students create
“ancient” scroll for the Judaism leader of their
choice. Scrolls should include key details. OR
have students create a “fakebook page” for their
leader.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxhuoi_kids-animated-history-with-pipo-the-ancientisraelites-part-1_lifestyle
https://www.flocabulary.com/major-worldreligions/
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/cultur
e/religion/preview.weml
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Judaism
Abraham
Moses
Monotheism
Law
Individual worth
Responsibility
tradition
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 3
Ancient India
5 Weeks
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
Foundational Skills
SS.6.G.2.3
Analyze the
relationship of
physical geography to
the development of
ancient river valley
civilizations.
Analyze
Physical features
of the Indian
subcontinent
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TCI Ch. 13 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 13 sections 2 -10
TCI processing ISN Pg.98
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SS.6.W.4.4
Explain the teachings
of Buddha, the
importance of Asoka,
and how Buddhism
spread in India,
Ceylon, and other
parts of Asia.
Explain
SS.6.W.4.4
Explain the teachings
of Buddha, the
importance of Asoka,
and how Buddhism
spread in India,
Ceylon, and other
parts of Asia.
SS.6.W.4.3
Recognize the
political and cultural
achievements of the
Mauryan and Gupta
empires.
Recognize
5
Recognize
Teachings of
Buddha
Asoka
Spread of
Buddhism
India
Ceylon
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TCI Ch. 16 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 16 ISN sections 2 – 7
TCI Ch. 16 Processing ISN p.118
Create a flip book for taking notes on the Eight
Fold Path/Four Noble Truths
Political
achievements
Cultural
achievements
Mauryan Empire
Gupta Empire
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Asoka DBQ or
TCI Ch. 17 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 17 ISN Ch. 17.2-4 and
TCI Ch. 17 Processing p. 122
Achievements of
the Mauryan and
Gupta Empires
Golden Age
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o
TCI Ch.18 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 18 sections 2-9 and
TCI Ch. 18 processing p.128
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Blueprint
Brahmaputra River
Deccan Plateau
Eastern & Western
Ghats
Ganges River
Himalayan
Mountains
Hindu Kush
Mountains
Indus River
Thar Desert
The Four Noble
Truths
Three forms of
suffering
Eightfold Path
Mauryan Empire
Asoka
Edict
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Gupta Empire
Alliance
Province
Golden Age
Philosophy
Mauryan Empire
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 4
Ancient China
5 Weeks
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
Foundational Skills
SS.6.G.2.3
Analyze the
relationship of
physical geography to
the development of
ancient river valley
civilizations.
Analyze
Physical features
of inner and outer
China
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SS.6.W.4.7
Explain the basic
teachings of Laozi,
Confucius, and Han
Fei Zi.
SS.6.W.4.9
Identify key figures
from classical and
post classical China.
SS.6.W.4.6
Describe the concept
of the Mandate of
Heaven and its
connection to the
Zhou and later
dynasties.
SS.6.W.4.9
Identify key figures
from classical and
post classical China.
Explain
Identify
Describe
Zhou Dynasty
Confucius
Lao Zi
Han Fei Zi
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Key Figures
Classical and post
classical China
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TCI Ch. 19 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 19 sections 2 -10
TCI processing ISN Pg.140
TCI Ch. 21 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 21 sections 2 – 5 ISN
TCI Processing ISN p. 152
https://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-china/
https://www.flocabulary.com/art-of-war-andlegislation/
The Great Wall DBQ
TCI Ch. 22 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 22 ISN sections 2 – 6
TCI Ch. 22 Processing ISN p.158
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Tibet-Qinghai
Plateau
Taklimaakan Dessert
Gobi Dessert
Northeastern Plain
North China Plain
Chang Jiang Basin
Mandate of heaven
Yin & Yang
Civil servant
Feudalism
Zhou Dynasty
Confucius
Lao Zi
Han Fei Zi
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
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Qin Shihuangdi
Standardize
Great Wall
Censor
Immortal
Blueprint
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 4
SS.6.W.4.10
Explain
Explain the
significance of the
silk roads and
maritime routes
across the Indian
Ocean to the
movement of goods
and ideas among Asia,
East Africa, and the
Mediterranean Basin.
SS.6.G.2.6
Explain the concept of
cultural diffusion,
and identify the
influences of different
ancient cultures on
one another.
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Maritime
Routes
Silk Roads
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5 Weeks
The Silk Road DBQ or
TCI Ch. 24 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 24 sections 2 -5
TCI Processing pg. 172
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/greatwallofchina/preview.weml
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/silkroad/preview.weml
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Caravan
Cultural
Diffusion
Trade Routes
Eastern Silk
Road
Western Silk
Road
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 5
The Ancient Americas
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
SS.6.W.2.10
Compare the
emergence of advanced
civilizations in Meso
and South America with
the four early river
valley civilizations
SS.6.G.6.2 Compare
maps of the world in
ancient times with
current political maps.
SS.6.W.1.5 Describe
the roles of historians
and recognize
varying historical
interpretations.
Compare
 Emergence of
advanced
civilizations
 Meso and South
America
 Four Early River
Valley
Civilizations
(Mesopotamia,
Nile, Indus,
Yellow)
 Roles of
historians
 Varying
historical
interpretations
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Describe
Recognize
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2 Weeks
Foundational Skills
Review River Valley Civilizations Chart
Locate geographic features of Mexico
“I See/I Think/I Wonder”
“Olmec Belief Systems”
Complete River Valley Civilizations chart with
Olmecs
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MesoAmerica
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Zapotec
Chavin
Blueprint
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 6
Ancient Greece
6 Weeks
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
Formative Assessment
Foundational Skills
SS.6.G.2.1
Explain how major
physical
characteristics,
natural resources,
climate, and absolute
and relative locations
have influenced
settlement,
interactions, and the
economies of ancient
civilizations of the
world
SS.6.W.3.3
Compare life in
Athens and Sparta
(government and the
status of citizens,
women and children,
foreigners, helots).
Explain
Physical
characteristics
Natural Resources
Climate
Absolute and
relative locations
Settlement
Economies
 CI Ch. 25 Preview/Introduction
 TCI Ch. 25 sections 2 – 5
 TCI processing ISN Pg. 182
 Peninsula
 Colony
 Aegean Sea
 Isolated communities
 Trade and Merchant
Ships
Compare
Athens
Sparta
SS.6.W.3.4
Explain the causes
and effects of the
Persian and
Peloponnesian Wars.
Explain
Persian and
Peloponnesian
wars
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TCI Ch. 27 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 27 ISN sections 2 – 10
TCI Ch. 27 Processing ISN p.195
http://www.schooltube.com/video/f8836a34
34a31a97579b/HORRIBLE-HISTORIES-WifeSwap-Spartans-and-Athenians
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Council of 500
Council of
Elders
Agora
TCI Ch. 28 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 28 sections 3 & 4
http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?lid=
6819119&SearchText=battle+of+thermopylae&ID
=226989
https://www.flocabulary.com/the-persianempire/
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Darius
Xerxes
Hellespont
Blueprint
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 6
Ancient Greece
SS.6.W.3.5
Summarize the
important
achievements and
contributions of
ancient Greek
civilization.
Summarize
Achievements
Contributions
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SS.6.W.3.7
Summarize the key
achievements,
contributions, and
figures associated
with The Hellenistic
Period.
Summarize
Key Figures
Achievements
Contributions
Hellenistic Period
SS.6.W.3.5
Summarize the
important
achievements and
contributions of
ancient Greek
civilization.
Summarize
Achievements
Contributions
Greek Civilization
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6 Weeks
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Pericles
Parthenon
Socrates
Myth
Acropolis
Panathenaic games
Greek religion,
sports, architecture,
sculpture, drama &
philosophy
 Alexander the Great DBQ
 TCI Ch. 30 Preview/Introduction
 TCI Ch. 30 Sections 2 -8
 TCI processing Pg. 214
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F5qlu3nSDY
(Mr. Nicky parody song for ancient Greece)
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Aristotle
Macedonia
Alexandria
Custom
 TCI Ch. 31 Preview/Introduction
 TCI Ch. 31 sections 2 – 11
TCI Ch. 31 processing pg. 218
 Herodotus
Achievements such as:
geometry, latitude,
longitude, biology,
literature, government,
medicine, mathematics,
astronomy, geography,
architecture, theater, &
sports
TCI Ch.29 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 29 sections 2-8 and
TCI Ch. 29 processing p.208
TCI Experiential Activity www.teachtci.com
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/athens/
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 7
Ancient Rome
Standard
Skills
(verbs)
Concepts
SS.6.G.2.1
Explain how major
physical
characteristics,
natural resources,
climate, and absolute
and relative locations
have influenced
settlement,
interactions, and the
Economies of ancient
civilizations of the
world.
SS.6.W.3.16
Compare life in the
Roman Republic for
patricians, plebeians,
women, children, and
slaves.
SS.6.W.3.10
Describe the
government of the
Roman Republic and
its contribution to the
development of
democratic
principles.
SS.6.C.1.2
Identify how the
government of the
Roman Republic
contributed to the
development of
democratic principles
(separation of
Explain
Physical
characteristics
Natural Resources
Climate
Absolute and
relative locations
Settlement
Economies
Compare
Describe
Identify
Roman Republic
Life
Patricians
Plebeians
Women
Children
Slaves
Government
Contribution
Democratic
principles
Representative
Civic Duty
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Formative Assessment
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TCI Ch.32 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 32 Sections 2-8
Processing Activity Pg.230
TCI Ch. 33 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 33 sections 2 – 5 ISN
Experiential Exercise www.teachtci.com
TCI Processing ISN p. 234
Brain Pop https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/romanrepublic/
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Blueprint
Etruscan
Rome
Gladiator
Cuniculus
Greco-Roman
Aquaduct
Plebeians
Patricians
Senate
Republic
Veto
Consul
Tribune
Constitution
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 7
Ancient Rome
6 Weeks
powers, rule of law,
representative
government, civic
duty).
SS.6.W.3.11
Explain the transition
from Roman Republic
to empire and
Imperial Rome, and
compare Roman life
and culture under
each one.
SS.6.W.3.8
Determine the impact
of significant figures
associated with
ancient Rome.
SS.6.W.3.9
Explain the impact of
the Punic Wars on the
development of the
Roman Empire.
SS.6.W.3.15
Explain the reasons
for the gradual
decline of the
Western Roman
Empire after the Pax
Romana.
SS.6.W.3.11
Explain the transition
from Roman Republic
to empire and
Imperial Rome, and
compare Roman life
and culture under
each one.
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Explain
Determine
Roman Republic
Punic Wars
Culture
Daily Life
Key Figures
Roman Empire
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TCI Ch. 34 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 34 sections 3-6 ISN
TCI Ch. 34 Processing activity Pg. 240
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/paxromana/ (Brain Pop)
Explain
Transition
Compare
Longevity
Roman Republic
Imperial Rome
Daily Life
Empire
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TCI Ch. 35 Preview/Introduction
TCI Ch. 35 sections 2-10 ISN
TCI Ch. 35 processing Pg. 246
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldh
istory/riseoftheromanempire/ (Brain pop)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VIK1cEtE (Mr. Nicky parody song for Rome)
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Dictator
Punic Wars
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Pax Romana
Forum
Rule of Law
Paterfamilias
Colosseum
Circus Maximus
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016
Unit 7
SS.6.W.3.12
Explain the causes for
the growth and
longevity of the
Roman Empire.
SS.6.W.3.13
Identify key figures
and the basic beliefs
of early Christianity
and how these beliefs
impacted the Roman
Empire.
SS.6.W.3.17
Explain the spread
and influence of the
Latin language on
Western Civilization.
13
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Identify
Key Figures
Christianity
Roman Empire
Basic Beliefs
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Explain
Influence
Latin Language
Western
Civilization
 TCI Ch. 38 Preview/Introduction
 TCI Ch. 38 sections 2 – 6 ISN
TCI Ch. 38 Processing Pg.262
TCI Ch.36 Preview & Introduction
TCI Ch.36 sections 2-6
TCI Ch. 36 processing p.251
6 Weeks
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Christianity
Constantine
Jesus
Resurrection
Missionary
Disciple
Parable
Messiah
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Patron
Renaissance
Latin
Stoicism
Natural Law
Triumphal Arch
Aquaduct
6th Grade World History Curriculum Guide 2015-2016