Fifth Grade Social Studies
1st Grading Period (4 weeks)
Power Objective:
Academic Vocabulary:
 Compare characteristics of early Indian civilizations.
(5.H.2MC)
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tribe
Maya
Inca
Aztec
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Mississippian
polytheism
monotheism
maize
Early Indian Civilization in the
Western Hemisphere
Enduring Understanding:
Essential Question:
 Civilizations of the past can teach us about our future.
 How have ideas and events from the past shaped the
Western Hemisphere today?