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66926341265 Themes in World History•Interaction between humans and the environment. •Developement and interaction of cultures. •State-building, expansion, and conflict. •Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems. •Development and transformation of social structures0
6692634127Interaction between humans and the environment:Demography Migration Patterns of Settlement Creation of technology1
6692634128Developement and interaction of cultures:Religions Belief systems Science and technology Arts and architecture2
6692634129State building, expansion, and conflict:Political structures Empires Nations and nationalism Revolts and revolution Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations3
6692634130Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems:Agricultural and pastoral production Trade and Commerce Labor Systems Industrialization4
6692634131Developement and transformation of social structures:Gender roles and relations Family and kinship Racial and ethnic constructions Social and economic classes5
6692634135What makes a group of people civilized?Surplus food, cities, job specialization, organized government and religion, writing (in most cases), social classes, public works, and arts & architecture. Also war, patriarchy, and oppression of lower classes were evident in nearly all the 1st Era advanced settlements..6
6692634136What prevented a civilization from being civilized?Did not have a written language, food, b/c of migration they could not form a permanent settlement7
6692634141Name the staple crops:Wheat, rice, corn, yams/sweer potatoes, potatoes8
6692634142Name the characteristics of staple crops :Very versitile, nutritious, do not spoil very easily, last very long, a little bit can fill you up9
6692634143What new crop conquers the world?Wheat10
6692634144What era did mankind settle all the major continents?Paleolithic11
6692634147What does BCE stand for?Before common era12
6692634148What does CE stand for?Common era13
6692723988Historical thinking skills:1. Analyzing historical evidence: primary & secondary 2. Chronological reasoning (CCOT, Causation, & Periodization) 3. Comparison and Contextualization 4. Making Historical Connections (Synthesis) 5. Creating and supporting an historical argument14
6692770523Analyzing historical evidence (primary & secondary)Historical thinking skill which includes: the ability to analyze a source (6 sourcing questions and/or HIPPO) to demonstrate understanding of the significance, usefulness, reliability and/or limitations of a source.15
6692821466HIPPOAnalysis of a document which includes: Historical context (Who? Where? When? Significance of the document?) Intended audience (Who? Why?) Purpose of the document (Why?) Point of view (What is the author's background?) Outside information (Is it reliable compared to facts? Does/does not corroborate another source?)16
66929111906 Sourcing questionsAn alternative to HIPPO which includes: Who wrote the document? What is the author's background/perspective? (point of view) Where? When? Why was it written? And then ask: Is it reliable? (And then remember to corroborate with facts or other sources).17
6692943024Chronological reasoningHistorical skill which includes: 1) Causation: Understanding historical causes and effects including short term and long term. 2. CCOT: Recognizing and explaining historical Continuity (things stay the same) and Change Over Time. 3) Periodization: Describing, analyzing, and evaluating the ways historians divide time into different eras.18
6692999932Comparison and ContextualizationHistorical thinking skill which includes: 1) The ability to compare and evaluate different perspectives on history, historical events, or historical developments across or between different societies in different times or places. 2) The ability to connect historical events and processes to specific circumstances or time, place, or geography.19
6693046985Making Historical Connections (Synthesis)Historical thinking skill which includes: 1) The ability to connect a historical issue to a different historical context, era (including current issues), and/or geographical area. 2) The ability to make connections between different course themes or approaches to history (i.e. political, social, economic). 3) The ability to use insights from another field of inquiry (i.e. economics, politics, art history, etc.) to better understand a historical issue.20
6693081989Creating and supporting an historical argumentHistorical thinking skill which includes: 1) Creating a clear and comprehensive thesis 2) Gathering and using supporting evidence 3) Analyzing evidence in a way to support the thesis.21
6693106032Organizational strategies for DBQ/LEQ questionsWays to organize evidence and then develop body paragraphs by historical skill: 1. Comparison: subject-by-subject; OR point-by-point. 2. Continuity and change over time: Chronological OR Topical 3. Periodization: subject-by-subject OR point-by-point22

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