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71713489025 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
7171348903Interaction between humans and the environment:Demography Migration Patterns of Settlement Creation of technology1
7171348904Developement and interaction of cultures:Religions Belief systems Science and technology Arts and architecture2
7171348905State building, expansion, and conflict:Political structures Empires Nations and nationalism Revolts and revolution Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations3
7171348906Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems:Agricultural and pastoral production Trade and Commerce Labor Systems Industrialization4
7171348907Developement and transformation of social structures:Gender roles and relations Family and kinship Racial and ethnic constructions Social and economic classes5
7171348908What 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
7171348909What prevented a civilization from being civilized?Did not have a written language, food, b/c of migration they could not form a permanent settlement7
7171348910Name the staple crops:Wheat, rice, corn, yams/sweer potatoes, potatoes8
7171348911Name the characteristics of staple crops :Very versitile, nutritious, do not spoil very easily, last very long, a little bit can fill you up9
7171348912What new crop conquers the world?Wheat10
7171348913What era did mankind settle all the major continents?Paleolithic11
7171348914What does BCE stand for?Before common era12
7171348915What does CE stand for?Common era13
7171348916Historical 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
7171348917Analyzing 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
7171348918HIPPOAnalysis 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
71713489196 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
7171348920Chronological 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
7171348921Comparison 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
7171348922Making 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
7171348923Creating 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
7171348924Organizational 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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