Essential Questions Historical Analysis and Interpretation Says who? Who cares? so what? Are those who do not learn from the past doomed to repeat it? • Is history a story told by the "winners?" o How do we know what really happened in the past? o What should we do when the primary sources disagree? o How do the experiences of earlier groups & individuals influence later generations? Politics & Militarism ♣ How do Great Powers rise, and why do they fall? o Is war an extension of diplomacy, or a failure of it? o What makes an empire? ♣ What causes revolution? • What does a revolution look like? Government • Who rules, and to what ends? o What various forms does ‘Government’ take? o What is ‘legitimate’ authority? o What are the responsibilities of government? o What would happen if we had no government? Economics • How does something acquire value? o How much should an item cost? Who decides? o Why do we have money? • What is the ideal economic system? o Who should produce goods and services? o Should government regulate business/economy or be its partner? Technology & Change • What opportunities & problems arise from technological change? o What causes change? o Who resists change? Geography • How does where people live influence how people live? o Why do people move? • How do maps reflect history, politics, and economics? Art & Culture • Do the arts reflect or shape culture? o What is “art,” and why do humans create it? Religion & Philosophy • How do humans explain the nature and purpose of their existence? o Is science another form of religion? o In what ways are all religions the same? • How does a person find salvation? Cognitive Skills • Read for Understanding o Reading a textbook, Reading a (historical) novel, Critically Reading Journalism • Memorize Key Concepts & Facts • Think Critically o Explain, Interpret, Apply, Take Perspective (Points of View), Evaluate, Compare & Contrast • Organize thoughts and information o Summarize, Classify, Compare, Contrast • Identify Patterns (Categorize, Organize) o Apply to new conditions Research History with Primary and Secondary Sources Organize ideas in written formats of varying types (formal compositions, paragraph-length responses) using conventions of proper grammar and writing.

Essential Questions

Historical Analysis and Interpretation

•Says who? Who cares? so what?
•Are those who do not learn from the past doomed to repeat it?

•Is history a story told by the "winners?"

oHow do we know what really happened in the past?

oWhat should we do when the primary sources disagree?

oHow do the experiences of earlier groups & individuals influence later generations?

Politics & Militarism

♣How do Great Powers rise, and why do they fall?

oIs war an extension of diplomacy, or a failure of it?

oWhat makes an empire?

♣What causes revolution?

•What does a revolution look like?

Government

•Who rules, and to what ends?

oWhat various forms does ‘Government’ take?

oWhat is ‘legitimate’ authority?

oWhat are the responsibilities of government?

oWhat would happen if we had no government?

Economics

•How does something acquire value?

oHow much should an item cost? Who decides?

oWhy do we have money?

•What is the ideal economic system?

oWho should produce goods and services?

oShould government regulate business/economy or be its partner?

Technology & Change

•What opportunities & problems arise from technological change?

oWhat causes change?

oWho resists change?

Geography

•How does where people live influence how people live?

oWhy do people move?

•How do maps reflect history, politics, and economics?

Art & Culture

•Do the arts reflect or shape culture?

oWhat is “art,” and why do humans create it?

Religion & Philosophy

•How do humans explain the nature and purpose of their existence?

oIs science another form of religion?

oIn what ways are all religions the same?

•How does a person find salvation?

Cognitive Skills

•Read for Understanding

oReading a textbook, Reading a (historical) novel, Critically Reading Journalism

•Memorize Key Concepts & Facts

•Think Critically

oExplain, Interpret, Apply, Take Perspective (Points of View), Evaluate, Compare & Contrast

•Organize thoughts and information

oSummarize, Classify, Compare, Contrast

•Identify Patterns (Categorize, Organize)

oApply to new conditions

• Research History with Primary and Secondary Sources
• Organize ideas in written formats of varying types (formal compositions, paragraph-length responses) using conventions of proper grammar and writing.