CULTURE:



Historical Themes and Lenses

Taglieri

CULTURE:

Traditions

Religion

Superstitions

Customs

Rituals

Beliefs

Language

Ceremonies/Festivals

Entertainment

Food

Philosophy

Morals/Values

Lifestyle

TECHNOLOGY:

Tools and Instruments and the ways in which they are used

Transportation

Communication

Information

Energy

Building Material

Military

POLITICS:

Type of Government

Military

Security and Defense

Foreign Policy

Structure of Government

Voting Rights

Power

Freedoms and Rights

Issues

ECONOMICS:

Way in which goods and services are produced and exchanged

Money

Economic Systems

Industrial Development

Agricultural Development

Products

Natural Resources

Labor & Labor Rights

ENVIRONMENT:

Physical Geography

Mountains

Rivers

Coastline

Lakes

Pollution

Climate

Geopolitical Location

Human’s interaction with (also cultural)

Natural resources (also economic)

SOCIAL:

Class Groupings

Race/Ethnicity

Occupations/What People Do For Work

Where People Live/Rural & Urban

Crime

Education

Gender

Age Distribution

Family Structure

Population Demographics

Questions Historians Often Ask

Cause questions:

Why did something happen? What caused WWI? Why did the Europeans colonize Africa?

Effect questions:

What impact did something have on something else? How did the machine gun change the way in which WWI was fought? How did Imperialism effect the future political and economic development of Africa?

Compare and Contrast questions:

How was something similar to and different from something else? Discuss the similarities and differences between Mao and Gandhi? How did Imperialism in Africa compare to Imperialism in Asia? How do Japanese actions in WWII reflect Japanese culture?

Questions of Importance:

Of all of the possible answers which is the most important or influential? What was the primary cause of imperialism? What was the greatest achievement of Napoleon?

Judgment questions:

Was Napoleon a good leader? Was Pol Pot personally responsible for the deaths of so many Cambodians? Should have the United States entered WWII earlier?

Continuity and Change questions:

How much or how little did something change over time? When did the most important changes actually occur? What are the significant changes in baseball between today and when baseball was first invented? Was Russia in 1900 more like Russia in 1400 or 2000? How did the role the Catholic Church played in Europe change between 1000 and 1700?

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