Louisiana

The Ancient World

• 4.1 Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to compare developments and describe instances of change and continuity.

  • Reading and creating timelines with BCE and CE (4-V.1)

• 4.2 Use a variety of primary and secondary sources to:

  • 4.2.a Analyze social studies content.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-U.1)

  • 4.2.b Explain claims and evidence.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-U.1)

  • 4.2.c Compare and contrast multiple sources.

    • Identify facts and opinions (4-U.1)

• 4.3 Explain connections between ideas, events, and developments in world history.

  • Reading and creating timelines with BCE and CE (4-V.1)

• 4.4 Compare and contrast events and developments in world history.

• 4.5 Construct and express claims that are supported with relevant evidence from primary and/or secondary sources, content knowledge, and clear reasoning in order to:

  • 4.5.a Demonstrate an understanding of social studies content.

  • 4.5.b Compare and contrast content and viewpoints.

  • 4.5.c Explain causes and effects.

  • 4.5.d Describe counterclaims.

• 4.6 Create and use geographic representations to locate and describe places and geographic characteristics, including hemispheres; landforms such as continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, and deserts; cardinal and intermediate directions; climate and environment.

  • Read a map: cardinal directions (4-I.1)
  • Identify lines of latitude and longitude (4-I.2)
  • Use lines of latitude and longitude (4-I.3)
  • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-J.1)
  • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-J.2)
  • Identify oceans and continents (4-J.3)
  • Select oceans and continents (4-J.4)
  • Name oceans and continents (4-J.5)

• 4.7 Use geographic representations and historical information to explain how physical geography influenced the development of ancient civilizations and empires.

  • Identify Earth's land features using photographs (4-J.1)
  • Identify Earth's land features using satellite images (4-J.2)

• 4.8 Describe the origin and spread of major world religions as they developed throughout history.

• 4.9 Describe the characteristics of nomadic hunter-gatherer societies, including their use of hunting weapons, fire, shelter and tools.

• 4.1 Describe early human migration out of Africa, first to Europe and Asia, then to the Americas and Australia.

• 4.11 Explain the effects of the Agricultural Revolution, including the barter economy, food surpluses, domestication of plants and animals, specialization, and the growth of permanent settlements.

• 4.12 Identify and explain the importance of the following key characteristics of civilizations: culture, specialization, infrastructure, stable food supply, government, technology, belief systems, writing, and social structure.

• 4.13 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of the ancient Near East.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.

• 4.14 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient Egypt.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.

• 4.15 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient India.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.

• 4.16 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient Greece.

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• 4.17 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient Rome.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.

• 4.18 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of ancient China.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.

• 4.19 Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of Indigenous civilizations of the Americas.

  • Skills covering this topic are not currently available for this grade level.