Social Studies / Overview

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

6th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence:

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/Social-Studies-6th-Grade-Georgia-Standards.pdf

7th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence:

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/Social-Studies-7th-Grade-Georgia-Standards.pdf

8th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence:

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/Social-Studies-8th-Grade-Georgia-Standards.pdf