What Makes a Civilization? — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies
Chapter: Early Humans & the Neolithic RevolutionWhat these drills covers
By the end of What Makes a Civilization? you should be able to:
- I can explain what makes a civilization? with accurate places, periods and defined terms.
- I can distinguish a supported observation from an inference in the supplied evidence case.
- I can justify a comparison or conclusion and explain a meaningful limit.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: civilization, city, government, organized religion, writing.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
No. It describes selected organizational patterns and has a history that must be examined critically.
No. It describes selected organizational patterns and has a history that must be examined critically.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
No. States can include multiple languages and language communities can span states.
No. States can include multiple languages and language communities can span states.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
They can reveal practices and experiences that elite texts leave out.
They can reveal practices and experiences that elite texts leave out.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Matched categories, specific evidence and explicit limits rather than a simple higher/lower ranking.
Matched categories, specific evidence and explicit limits rather than a simple higher/lower ranking.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.