History of the Ancient and Medieval World The Study of History: Setting the Stage Walsingham Academy Mrs. McArthur Room 107.

History of the Ancient and Medieval World

The Study of History: Setting the Stage

History of the Ancient and Medieval World

The Study of History: Setting the Stage

Walsingham Academy

Mrs. McArthur

Room 107

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by: Sept. 15

Project*: Personalized NotebookProject*: Personalized NotebookCreate a personalized cover using DTP*: (front, back, spine) for your

history notebook. The components include:

•Personal information: your name, course title, school, year•Visual Representation of each of the key themes presented in lecture (notes) and summarized on your handout. Each visual must have a clearly identifiable number.•Key: identifying the visual representations by theme.

•Your choices should reflect our subject and if possible your interests. (Suggestion: look through the text for some ideas.)

*(Rubric and Extra Credit details on handout.)Project Due Date: Friday, Aug. 29

*DTP = Desktop Publishing (Use Word or PowerPoint)

Rubric: 10 Key Themes of Study of HistoryRubric: 10 Key Themes of Study of History

• Personalized Information = 2 points

• 10 Themes = 10 points

• Key = 5 points

• Attractiveness, attention to detail, incorporation of criticism = 3 points

Total = 20 points

Rubric: 10 Key Themes of Study of History

• Attempted: The components listed are not all present or they are poorly conceived or the project is late

• Adequate: All components present and are easily identifiable.

• Very Good: All components present and easily identifiable Project reflects care in execution.

• Exemplary: Components carefully and creatively conceived and arranged to reflect effectively the reoccurring themes of this course.

What is History?What is History?

A study of man’s past. (working definition)

History: Study of Man’s Past

History: Study of Man’s Past

To study history, one must understand 2 key concepts:

• Chronology of events

Examples from our history:• Duration of time

Examples: Proportional and Relative representations of time

Place in Chronological OrderPlace in Chronological OrderEnglish arrive in Jamestown

The Great Depression

War Between the States

World War II

American Revolution

My Birth

Assignment 1Assignment 1

(1) Read text, pp 4-5

(2) Read handout, watch internet video and answer questions on separate piece of paper in complete sentences

(3) Storage device

Quick Fact File*Quick Fact File*

• The earth is about 4,000,000,000 years old.• Homo-Sapiens appeared about 100,000 years

ago.• Homo-Sapiens-Sapiens appeared about 40,000

years ago.• The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago.• Civilization arouse about 5,000 years ago.

*This is based on scientific theory and is necessarily approximate.

Assignment 2Assignment 2

(1) Work on Project

Making Connections-Sample 1

Making Connections-Sample 1

From the 2 activities: M&M theory of time management and History of the World in 7 Minutes, what conclusions do you draw about the period of time we will be studying in this course?

Hint: Think in terms of amount of and pace of time.

Making Connections-Sample 2

Making Connections-Sample 2

Of the 7-minute History of the World, how many seconds/minutes represent time that will be covered in this course?

Hint: Be sure to refer to the course description in the syllabus.

Making Connections-Sample 3

Making Connections-Sample 3

Why does the viewer of the 7-minute History of the World have to wait a couple of minutes before beginning a historical count down?

Hint: Be sure to refer to the course description in the syllabus. The video offers its own explanation.

Student Sample SolutionStudent Sample Solution

Summary: 2 Versions of Historical TimeSummary: 2 Versions of Historical Time

• Relative Time -The video encouraged us to understand that change is sometimes slow and sometimes very rapid. However, this view of time is not …

• Proportional Time - The M&Ms allowed us to see that man’s role in earth’s existence is a matter of “chocolate dust.” With this view it is hard to see man’s accomplishments.

What is Culture*?What is Culture*?

• An integrated pattern of knowledge, behaviors, beliefs that is transmitted from one generation to the next - key part of defining what it means to be a human being.

• The specific aspects of culture are shared by members of a human group-race, ethnicity, religious or political group.

• Behaviors include: language, religion, beliefs and customs (traditions), lifestyle, art, technologies, etc.

*Classroom Activity: 6 objects to identify and definitions of Social Scientists

Assignment 3Assignment 3(1) Definitions of Social Scientists – See

following slide of PP show.

(2) Read pp. 6-7 of text answering 3 questions posed on pp 7.

Social Sciences: InterdependentSocial Sciences: Interdependent

• What is it?• Who does it?• What do they do?• Why do they do it?

Archaeology, history, geography (See text’s definitions.)

(1)Anthropology (2)Economics (3)Statistics

(4)Sociology

(5)Political Science (6)Psychology

Assignment 4Assignment 4

(1) Complete project

Assignment 5Assignment 5

No Additional Work