Oklahoma Social Studies AWH.C.5.1

Social StudiesGrades 9–12Content Standards

The Standard

Locate on a historical map of the Mediterranean, the kingdoms of the Hittites and ancient Israel.

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students locate the Hittite kingdom in Anatolia and ancient Israel in the southern Levant on a historical Mediterranean map. They use the coastline and nearby land to check their placements.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can label both kingdoms on an unlabeled historical map. They place the Hittites north of Israel without treating modern country borders as ancient boundaries.
Common Misconceptions: Students may place the Hittites in Mesopotamia instead of Anatolia. They may put ancient Israel in Egypt or assume its borders matched those of modern Israel.
How to Assess It: Give students a blank Mediterranean map. Ask: "Mark the Hittite kingdom and ancient Israel. What map feature helped you place each one?"

Lesson moves

Give pairs a blank Mediterranean map and colored pencils; have them shade the Hittite heartland in Anatolia and mark ancient Israel on the eastern coast.
Show a historical map and ask: "Which kingdom is farther north? What on the map tells you?"
Play map swap: partners place two kingdom labels on unlabeled maps, then check their work against an atlas map.
Compare modern and historical maps; students find Turkey and Israel, then point to the older kingdoms without copying today's borders.

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