What do you What do you think are some think are some of the possible of the possible themes of themes of History??? History??? ExplainExplain

Come up with at Come up with at least 2 least 2

9 Themes9 Themes

Continuity and ChangeContinuity and Change Political and Social SystemsPolitical and Social Systems Geography and HistoryGeography and History Religion and Value SystemsReligion and Value Systems Economics and TechnologyEconomics and Technology Impact of the IndividualImpact of the Individual Art and LiteratureArt and Literature DiversityDiversity Global InteractionGlobal Interaction

9 THEMES OF 9 THEMES OF WORLD HISTORYWORLD HISTORY

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SWBAT identify, infer, SWBAT identify, infer, interpret, and analyze interpret, and analyze

each of themes through each of themes through examples, definitions, and examples, definitions, and

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CONTINUITY AND CONTINUITY AND CHANGECHANGE Change is something that is Change is something that is

taking place among all taking place among all societies. Some are quick, societies. Some are quick, while others take place over while others take place over centuries. For example the centuries. For example the shifting role of women. shifting role of women.

Continuity is the enduring of Continuity is the enduring of traditions. In certain places traditions. In certain places the political system today is the political system today is affected by standards set affected by standards set 3000 years ago.3000 years ago.

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

Geography influences the Geography influences the work people do, the clothes work people do, the clothes they wear, the food they they wear, the food they eat, and how they travel. eat, and how they travel. An example for history An example for history would be the Egyptians who would be the Egyptians who have used the Nile River to have used the Nile River to transport people and goods transport people and goods since the time of the since the time of the pharaohs.pharaohs.

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMSSYSTEMS

Kings and queens, presidents Kings and queens, presidents and dictators, elected congress and dictators, elected congress – each society has a way to – each society has a way to govern itself. A government govern itself. A government tries to keep order within a tries to keep order within a society and protect it from society and protect it from outside threats. Societies have outside threats. Societies have important institutions including important institutions including the most basic - family. the most basic - family.

Social classes rank people Social classes rank people based on wealth, ancestry, based on wealth, ancestry, occupation, or education.occupation, or education.

RELIGIONS AND VALUE RELIGIONS AND VALUE SYSTEMSSYSTEMS

People since the early times People since the early times have turned to religion for the have turned to religion for the answers to such questions as, answers to such questions as, how was the world created? how was the world created? How can we tell right from How can we tell right from wrong? What happens to us wrong? What happens to us after death? after death?

Value systems have also shaped Value systems have also shaped societies like the respect for societies like the respect for parents and loyalty to the state parents and loyalty to the state as believed by the Chinese. as believed by the Chinese.

ECONOMICS AND ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY Technology and economy Technology and economy

are usually linked in that as are usually linked in that as technology has improved technology has improved over the years the economy over the years the economy has changed. Certain has changed. Certain aspects of the economy aspects of the economy have caused trading have caused trading networks, wars and networks, wars and contributed to the rise or contributed to the rise or decline of nations.decline of nations.

DIVERSITYDIVERSITY

In the present day as well In the present day as well as in ancient times the as in ancient times the diversity of human culture diversity of human culture is shown by the hundreds is shown by the hundreds of languages people speak. of languages people speak. Diversity is also reflected Diversity is also reflected in religions, social in religions, social systems, art, customs, and systems, art, customs, and forms of government.forms of government.

IMPACT OF THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL

Some people have such Some people have such an impact on events that an impact on events that we remember them long we remember them long after they die. Vietnam after they die. Vietnam still honors the Trung still honors the Trung sisters who fought sisters who fought against Chinese invaders against Chinese invaders nearly 2,000 years ago.nearly 2,000 years ago.

GLOBAL INTERACTIONGLOBAL INTERACTION

Nations interact in many Nations interact in many ways, through trade ways, through trade migration, or through war migration, or through war and conquest. Obviously and conquest. Obviously interaction today is much interaction today is much more instantaneous than more instantaneous than it was when people used it was when people used to travel by oxcart or to travel by oxcart or sailing shipsailing ship

ART AND LITERATURE ART AND LITERATURE

From the early day’s From the early day’s people have created art people have created art and literature to reflect and literature to reflect their lives and values. their lives and values. Some would do it by Some would do it by stone others by building stone others by building these great cathedrals these great cathedrals dedicated to their god.dedicated to their god.