How to learn Grade 5: Social studies

Louisiana academic standards: Social studies, Grade 5

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1. Grade 5: The Medieval Period to Early Modern World · Describe the origins, accomplishments, and geographic diffusion of the Renaissance as well as the historical developments of the Protestant Reforma

1. Printing Press & Renaissance: The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg and its arrival in England with William Caxton; how printed books changed everything; the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

2. Grade 5: The Medieval Period to Early Modern World · Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of Medieval West African Kingdoms.

1. Medieval Worlds Beyond Europe: The medieval world beyond Europe: the Islamic Golden Age (maths, medicine, architecture), the Mali Empire and Mansa Musa, Song Dynasty China; how the medieval world was connected through trade routes like the Silk Road
2. Towns & Trade: The growth of medieval towns: markets, guilds, the merchant class; how towns won charters of self-governance; the shift from purely rural to partly urban life

3. Grade 5: The Medieval Period to Early Modern World · Describe the geographic, political, economic, and cultural structures of Europe during the Middle Ages.

1. Magna Carta and Limiting Royal Power: King John, the barons' revolt, and the sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215; what the Magna Carta said about limiting the king's power; its lasting importance for democracy and rights
2. Medieval Legacy in Modern Life: What the Middle Ages gave us: Parliament, universities, common law, Gothic architecture, the English language (Anglo-Saxon + Norman French), place names, surnames; why we are still fascinated by the medieval world
3. The Black Death: The Black Death of 1348-49: what the plague was, how it spread, its devastating death toll; how it changed society by giving surviving workers more power and higher wages
4. The Medieval Church: The enormous power of the medieval Church: monasteries and the daily life of monks and nuns; building great cathedrals; pilgrimage as a religious journey; the Church's influence over everyday life
5. The Crusades: A simplified account of the Crusades: why Europeans travelled to the Holy Land, what they found there, the cultural exchange between Christian Europe and the Islamic world

4. Grade 5: The Medieval Period to Early Modern World · Construct and express claims that are supported with relevant evidence from primary and/or secondary sources, content knowledge, and clear reasonin

1. Vocabulary: historical thinking: Know and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE, AD/CE, century, decade, era, period, timeline, excavation, archaeologist, interpretation, corroborate, bias, perspective — and apply these terms when discussing how we know about the past and how reliable our knowledge is