Why civilizations fall

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 6

• Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods and ideas over time and place in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 4.01: Describe the patterns of and motives for the migrations of people, and evaluate their impact on the political, economic, and social development of selected societies and regions.
  • Objective 4.02: Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of South America and Europe, and evaluate their significance for the economic, political and social development of cultures and regions.
  • Objective 4.03: Examine key ethical ideas and values deriving from religious, artistic, political, economic, and educational traditions, as well as their diffusion over time, and assess their influence on the development of selected societies and regions in South America and Europe.
• Goal 11: The learner will recognize the common characteristics of different cultures in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 11.01: Identify the concepts associated with culture such as language, religion, family, and ethnic identity, and analyze how they both link and separate societies.
  • Objective 11.02: Examine the basic needs and wants of all human beings and assess the influence of factors such as environment, values and beliefs in creating different cultural responses.
  • Objective 11.03: Compare characteristics of political, economic, religious, and social institutions of selected cultures, and evaluate their similarities and differences.

Grade 7

• Goal 4: The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods, and ideas over time and place in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  • Objective 4.01: Describe the patterns of and motives for migrations of people, and evaluate the impact on the political, economic, and social development of selected societies and regions.
  • Objective 4.02: Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of Africa, Asia,and Australia and evaluate their significance for the economic, political, and social development of cultures and regions.
• Goal 12: The learner will assess the influence of major religions, ethical beliefs, and values on cultures in Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  • Objective 12.01: Examine the major belief systems in selected regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia, and analyze their impact on cultural values, practices, and institutions.
  • Objective 12.02: Describe the relationship between and cultural values of selected societies of Africa, Asia, and Australia and their art, architecture, music, and literature, and assess their significance in contemporary culture.
  • Objective 12.03: Identify examples of cultural borrowing, such as language, traditions, and technology, and evaluate their importance in the development of selected societies in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Science (2005)

Grade 6

• Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
  • Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
  • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
    • Explain observations.
    • Make inferences and predictions.
    • Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
  • Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
    • Communicate findings.
    • Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
  • Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
    • Research.
    • Gather and analyze data
    • Visualize data.
    • Disseminate findings to others.
  • Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
    • Scientific text.
    • Articles.
    • Events in the popular press.
• Goal 7: The learner will conduct investigations and use technologies and information systems to build an understanding of population dynamics.
  • Objective 7.03: Explain how changes in habitat may affect organisms.
  • Objective 7.04: Evaluate data related to human population growth, along with problems and solutions:
    • Waste disposal.
    • Food supplies.
    • Resource availability.
    • Transportation.
    • Socio-economic patterns.
  • Objective 7.05: Examine evidence that overpopulation by any species impacts the environment.

Grade 7

• Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
  • Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
  • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
    • Explain observations.
    • Make inferences and predictions.
    • Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
  • Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
    • Communicate findings.
    • Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
  • Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
    • Research.
    • Gather and analyze data.
    • Visualize data.
    • Disseminate findings to others.
  • Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
    • Scientific text.
    • Articles.
    • Events in the popular press.