Social Studies

Welcome to the 
HMS Social Studies Department
 
6th Grade: World History
  • Latin America
  • The Caribbean
  • Canada
  • Europe
  • Australia 
  • geography
  • history
  • government
  • economics    
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7th Grade: World History
  • Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan 
  • Southwest Asia (Middle East): Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey
  • Southern and Eastern Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam
  • geography
  • history
  • government
  • economics    
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8th Grade: Georgia Studies 
  • Pre-settlement/Native American Cultures
  • Colonization
  • American Revolution
  • Development of Georgia (constitutions, land distribution, etc)
  • Civil War and Reconstruction
  • World War I and II
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Developments since 1970 (Jimmy Carter, Olympics,Current Events)
  • Geography 
  • History
  • Government 
  • Economy