Social Studies 8MF

Social Studies

Grade 8 Social Studies Course Outline

Course Description:

The grade 8 social studies curriculum is based on the key concept of World History:  Societies of the Past.  Students study the significance of past societies and how they have influenced us today.

Units of Study:

1.       Cluster 1:  Understanding Societies Past and Present

2.      Cluster 2:  Early Societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, or the Indus Valley

3.      Cluster 3:  Ancient Societies of Greece and Rome

4.      Cluster 4:  Transition to the Modern World (Circa 500 to 1400)

5.      Cluster 5:  Shaping the Modern World (Circa 1400 to 1850)

Assessments:

• Assignments
• Quizzes
• Tests
• ProjectsPresentations

Websites

Stories of Origin

Creation Myths from around the World

Link to Creation Myths

The Gods of Ancient Egypt, The Creation

Encyclopedia Mythica

Prehistory

Prehistory, Origins of Earth and Humans

Museum of Civilization, Mothers of Time, Paleolithic

Human Pre-History:  An Exhibition

Electronic Passport to Prehistory

Art

Detroit Institute of the Arts, Ancient Art, Mesopotamia:
http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/mesopotamia/mesopotamia.html

McClung Museum, Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur:
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/ur/ur.htm

Metropolitan Museum, The Art of Ancient Egypt:
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/a_index.htm

Art of Ancient Egypt:
http://www.multimedialibrary.com/FramesML/IM4/IM4.html

Detroit Institute of the Arts, Ancient Art, Egypt: http://www.dia.org/collections/ancient/egypt/egypt.html

The Ancient Indus Valley:
http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html
(excellent site with many images of art, writing, artifacts, excavation sites)

British Museum, Indus Valley:
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/home_set.html

Antiquity

The Silk Road

Great Wall of China

The Empire of Cyrus II

Ancient Greece

Han Empire

Map of the Maya World

Roman Empire

Interactive Map of the Roman Empire

Major Religions

 

Ancient Greece

 Social Studies for Kids, Greek and Persian Wars

Ancient Greece

Greek Architecture

The Ancient Olympics

Ancient Greece

Apology by Plato

Map of Ancient Greek World

Map of Ancient Greece

Myth Web

Mythography

History for Kids, Ancient Greece

 

Government

 

Ancient Greek Government

The Democratic Experiment

Ancient Greece and You

Ancient Greece and Rome


Ancient Rome

Ancient Greece:
http://www.ancientgreece.com/

BBC Historic Figures:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

BBC, History, Greeks:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/

Mr. Donn’s Ancient History, Ancient Greece:
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/#GREECE

Mr. Donn’s Ancient History, Ancient Rome:
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/#ROME

Greek Names vs. Roman Names:
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/names.html

The Origins for the Secular Names for the Days of the Week:
http://www.yashanet.com/library/secular-weekdays.html

Shakespeare Resource Centre, Play Synopses:
http://www.bardweb.net/plays/index.html

The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, Index of Ancient Greek Mathematics:
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Greeks.html

CyberSleuth Kids, History of Mathematics:
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Math/History/

Nove Roma, Roman Numerals:
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Nova, Archimedes:
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html

Latin phrases and words used in English:
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/latin-phrases.htm

Omniglot, A Guide to Writing Systems, Latin language:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/latin2.htm

Great Buildings, Pantheon: 
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Pantheon.html

Roman Forum:
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/dbishop/rome/Forum.html

The Roman Forum:
http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm

Seven Wonders, Greece:
http://www.ehistory.com/ancient/ListPreviewOnly.cfm
?LID=29&PreviewOnly=yes&public=yes&EID=4

Ancient Greek Architecture:
http ://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/greek.html

Ancient Roman Architecture:
http ://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/roman.html

Crusades

Medieval Crusades:
http://www.medievalcrusades.com/

The Crusades and the Rise of Islam:
http://www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html