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Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.

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HSS-1.6 Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.

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Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services.

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HSS-1.6 Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy.

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Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport, and market goods and services and the contributions of those who work in the home.

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Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.

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HSS-6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.

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Describe the hunter-gatherer societies, including the development of tools and the use of fire.

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HSS-6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.

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Identify the locations of human communities that populated the major regions of the world and describe how humans adapted to a variety of environments.

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HSS-6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.

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Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing and shelter.

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Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.

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HSS-6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.

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Locate and describe the major river systems and discuss the physical settings that supported permanent settlement and early civilizations.

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HSS-6.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush.

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Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power.