Hawaii State Standards for Social Studies: Grade 6

HI.1. Historical Understanding: Change, Continuity, and Causality: Understand change and/or continuity and cause and/or effect in history

SS.6.1.1. Causes And Effects in History: Define causal relationships in historical chronologies 52
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.1.1.

HI.2. Historical Understanding: Inquiry, Empathy and Perspective: Use the tools and methods of inquiry, perspective, and empathy to explain historical events with multiple interpretations and judge the past on its own terms

SS.6.2.1. Historical Inquiry: Frame and answer questions through historical research 10
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SS.6.2.2. Historical Empathy: Explain the past on its own terms; not judging it solely by present-day norms and values 3
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.2.2.

HI.3. History: World Cultures/History: Understand important historical events from ancient times through the Renaissance

SS.6.3.1. Ancient Societies, 3000 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E: Examine written and physical evidence from ancient societies in Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River Valley 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.1.

SS.6.3.2. Ancient Societies, 3000 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E: Compare the writing, artifacts, and architectural remains from the Maya, Aztec, Inca, and early Pacific Island societies 7
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.2.

SS.6.3.3. Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E: Compare classical societies, including China during the reign of Han Wudi; Maurya India under Ashoka; Greek city-states under Pericles; and the Roman Empire under Augustus 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.3.

SS.6.3.4. Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E to 500 C.E: Describe the key figures and major beliefs of the major religious and philosophical traditions of ancient and classical times, including Judaism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Greek philosophy, Christianity, and Islam 19
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.4.

SS.6.3.5. Post-Classical Societies, 500 C.E. to 1500 C.E: Compare post-classical societies, including China at the time of Tang Taizong, the Abbasid dynasty at the time of Harun al-Rashid, the Carolingian Empire at the time of Charlemagne, and the Mali Empire at the time of Mansa Musa 2
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.5.

SS.6.3.6. Post-Classical Societies, 500 C.E. to 1500 C.E: Describe the trade networks, including the Silk Road and Saharan caravan trade; conflicts, including the Crusades and Mongol conquests; communications; and exchanges, including Chinese inventions and the bubonic plague, that linked the post-classical societies 6
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.6.

SS.6.3.7. Post-Classical Societies, 500 C.E. to 1500 C.E: Describe the re-establishment of Chinese imperial rule and the voyages of Zheng He 5
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SS.6.3.8. Post-Classical Societies, 500 C.E. to 1500 C.E: Explain the impact of the Renaissance and the European voyages of exploration 16
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.3.8.

HI.4. Political Science/Civics: Governance, Democracy, and Interaction: Understand the purpose and historical impact of political institutions and the similarities and differences in government across cultural perspectives

SS.6.4.1. Foundations of Democracy: Identify the foundations of democracy in classical Greece and Rome 5
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.4.1.

HI.5. Political Science/Civics: Participation and Citizenship: Understand roles, rights (personal, economic, political), and responsibilities of American citizens and exercise them in civic action 10
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard HI.5.

HI.6. Cultural Anthropology: Systems, Dynamics, and Inquiry: Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time

SS.6.6.1. Cultural Systems and Practices: Examine the ways in which different cultures have influenced families and communities 4
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.6.1.

SS.6.6.2. Cultural Dynamics/Change And Continuity: Use examples of changing culture to identify and analyze ways to respond to cultural differences and problems within and across groups (e.g., stereotyping, ethics) 15
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.6.2.

HI.7. Geography: World In Spatial Terms: Use geographic representations to organize, analyze, and present information on people, places, and environments and understand the nature and interaction of geographic regions and societies around the world

SS.6.7.1. Places and Regions: Describe the development of agriculture in the Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile river valleys 10
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.7.1.

SS.6.7.2. Human Systems: Describe the impact of printing, the compass, and gunpowder in China and Europe 7
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SS.6.7.3. Human Systems: Analyze patterns of cultural encounters and exchanges and assess their impact on societies 21
Suggested Titles for Hawaii Social Studies State Standard SS.6.7.3.

HI.8. Economics: Resources, Markets, and Government: Understand economic concepts and the characteristics of various economic systems

SS.6.8.1. Limited Resources and Choice: Explain exchanges of salt, gold, and other trade over the trans-Saharan trade routes and the impact of these exchanges 2
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SS.6.8.2. Limited Resources and Choice: Describe, in terms of opportunity cost, why it was so difficult for Christopher Columbus to find financial support for his voyages 5
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SS.6.8.3. Limited Resources and Choice: Explain the impact of the exchange of products throughout the Indian Ocean basin from CE 500 to CE 1500 6
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