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Explore how chronology, causation, and continuity help interpret historical events. Learn to define and plot timelines, study long and short-term effects, and identify enduring issues. Group activities enhance understanding by analyzing turning points, periodization, and making connections.
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quaestio: How can chronological reasoning skills be used to better understand historical events?NUNCagenda:Working as a group, discuss WHY we study history, with everyone contributing, and have a group member go up to the board to add at least one idea that isn’t already there.
Chronology Causation Continuity Turning Point Periodization Enduring Issue Contextualization Synthesis quaestio: How can chronological reasoning skills be used to better understand historical events?NUNCagenda:Working as a group, try to come to an agreement on a definition/ explanation for your group’s assigned term
time traveling • Chronology: the sequential order in which past events occur • Timeline: a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line • Similar to a number line in numbering and spacing with events PLOTTED along the line where they occur (not just a list of events along a line!) • Scope and Scale: What type of content and how much time are included
Ancient Timeline of HistoryHistory of Human Civilization Middle Ages Modern Classical 2000 CE 2000 BCE 1000 BCE 3000 BCE 1000 CE 1 CE
time is on my side • A Few Different Calendars • Hijri (Islamic): DhulHijjah 6, 1437 • Chinese: Wei 9, 4714 • Hebrew (Jewish): Elul 6, 5776 • Julian: August 27, 2016 • Gregorian: September 9, 2016
time is on my side Old Style – Found in some readingsBC = Before ChristAD = Anno Domini(in the year of our lord) 2000 AD 2000 BC 1000 BC 3000 BC 1000 AD 5000 BC 4000 BC 1 AD
time is on my side Modern Style – Used in our classBCE = Before Common/Christian EraCE = Common/Christian Era 2000 CE 2000 BCE 1000 BCE 3000 BCE 1000 CE 5000 BCE 4000 BCE 1 CE
causation • Causation = Relationship between cause and effect • Correlation DOES NOT prove Causation • If one thing happens alongside or following another thing, it MIGHT point to causation, but more evidence is needed to prove it • “I just tried Taro Bubble Tea for the first time, and now I feel sick.” • “There are less pirates on the seas than in the past, and more global warming…”
causation • Distinguish between Long Term vs Short Term • World War I: Long Term Cause= Industrialization & Nationalism • World War I: Short Term Cause= Assassination of Austrian Archduke • Global Warming: Short Term Effect= Hotter Summers • Global Warming: Long Term Effect= Mass Extinction?
causation • Common Words used to Indicate • Cause: reason, factor, historical circumstances, motivation, X led to • Effect: impact, influence, result, outcome, led to X
six major themes • Categorizing Cause and Effect • Political: governments/states, leadership,territory, military, war, diplomacy • Economic: wealth, trade/commerce,production, distribution, prices • Social: society, interaction, oftencombined as in... • Socio-Economic(ex: social class inequality, employment) • Socio-Political(ex: participation in government) • Socio-Cultural(ex: immigrants maintaining traditions)
causation • Categorizing Cause and Effect • Cultural: customs, traditions, music, art, food, values • Religious/Philosophical/Ideological: beliefs and ways of thinking • Technological: metallurgy, tools, weapons, transportation, defense • Environmental/Geographic: resources, climate, location, natural disaster
continuity andchange over time • Continuity and Change Over Time: How things remain the same... and/or change... over time
turning points • Turning Points are major events or changes that hold special importance in history because of the impact that cause or the significance they hold by people • Turning points are like season finale bomb shells • They are a really big deal, at least the show you’re watching • They cause a major TURN in the storyline • They often open up a new chapter in the story • You wouldn’t waste them mid-season • They make you say “Oh man! What’s gonna happen now?!”
periodization • Periodization: Dividing history into periods • Can never be done perfectly because history is complex • Different models based on different aspects of history • Before and after turning points (“The Middle Ages”) • Changes in technology (Stone Age, Iron Age, Computer Age) • Can be global or region-specific (Roman: Kingdom, Republic, Empire)
enduring issues • Enduring Issues are issues (very vague and broad) that endure (last over time) • Basically, they are common themes or trends that can be identified in different time periods and different parts of the world • The Enduring Issues essay on the Regents exam asks you to identify Enduring Issues across multiple documents as the basis of your essay
making connections • Once you understand the chronology of an historical event, you can gain a deeper understanding by • Comparing: Identifying similarities and differences with other historical events or even other perspectives on the same event • Contextualizing: Understanding the surrounding circumstances of an event • Synthesizing: Use those insights to make connections between different times and places and draw conclusions based on those connections
Chronological Reasoning ( S ) Social ( P ) Political ( I ) Interaction w/ Environment ( C ) Cultural ( E ) Economic ( T ) Technological Read two scenarios and for each, • List the causes and effects • Label each cause and effect with the appropriate category (put the initials in parentheses) • Identify examples of continuity and examples of change from before and after the main event • Pick the best period name • Come up with enduring issue found in the story