Notes from 4/18
The Scientific Revolution <--- this is a link |
Notes from 4/10/18
Causes of the Protestant Reformation <---- This is a link. Click on it.
Causes of the Protestant Reformation <---- This is a link. Click on it.
Introduction and first Prove It Paragraph for Enduring Issues essay
In Global History many issue have endured over time. Many civilizations have attempted to address these issues. The documents below bring up several enduring issues. One enduring issue suggested by these documents is innovation.
The enduring issue of innovation is common among the three documents. Innovation can be defined as, a change, a new method or idea. While all of these documents refer to agriculture, each document shows a new method for farming. For example, document 1 shows terrace farming, document 2 shows a rooftop garden and document 3 shows vertical farming.
In Global History many issue have endured over time. Many civilizations have attempted to address these issues. The documents below bring up several enduring issues. One enduring issue suggested by these documents is innovation.
The enduring issue of innovation is common among the three documents. Innovation can be defined as, a change, a new method or idea. While all of these documents refer to agriculture, each document shows a new method for farming. For example, document 1 shows terrace farming, document 2 shows a rooftop garden and document 3 shows vertical farming.
Definition of a Civlization:
A civilization is a complex society in which a large number of people live. The first civilizations which emerged after the Neolithic Revolution between 5500 and 2000 BCE were Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Shang China, and the Indus River Valley Civilization. These first civilizations began as cities. These cities were larger, more populated, and more complex than Neolithic villages.
Notes for Characteristics of Civilizations
History: History is an account of the past constructed from evidence. This account of the past differs based on one’s perspective.
Perspective: a point of view; a person’s role in an event.
Primary Source: a document or physical object that was written or created by someone during the time period being studied
Secondary Source: a document created after the time period being studied using primary sources to write about it
Annotation: the act of using symbols and notes to show what you are thinking while you read.
Sourcing: the act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.
Close Reading: the act of reading a source to identify the author’s argument and how they are making it.
Annotation: the act of using symbols and notes to show what you are thinking while you read.
Sourcing: the act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.
Close Reading: the act of reading a source to identify the author’s argument and how they are making it.
Corroboration: the act of comparing pieces of evidence to see where they agree or disagree.
Reliability: the usefulness of a source for a given purpose. Historians determine if a source is reliable for their purpose by considering their purpose for reading the source and by answering the following questions. Is it related to my purpose? What limitations does the source have? What other sources would be helpful to corroborate?
Constructing Arguments: the act of creating persuasive understandings of the past by using relevant evidence from primary and secondary sources.A historical argument IS:
A civilization is a complex society in which a large number of people live. The first civilizations which emerged after the Neolithic Revolution between 5500 and 2000 BCE were Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Shang China, and the Indus River Valley Civilization. These first civilizations began as cities. These cities were larger, more populated, and more complex than Neolithic villages.
Notes for Characteristics of Civilizations
History: History is an account of the past constructed from evidence. This account of the past differs based on one’s perspective.
Perspective: a point of view; a person’s role in an event.
Primary Source: a document or physical object that was written or created by someone during the time period being studied
Secondary Source: a document created after the time period being studied using primary sources to write about it
Annotation: the act of using symbols and notes to show what you are thinking while you read.
Sourcing: the act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.
Close Reading: the act of reading a source to identify the author’s argument and how they are making it.
Annotation: the act of using symbols and notes to show what you are thinking while you read.
Sourcing: the act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.
Close Reading: the act of reading a source to identify the author’s argument and how they are making it.
Corroboration: the act of comparing pieces of evidence to see where they agree or disagree.
Reliability: the usefulness of a source for a given purpose. Historians determine if a source is reliable for their purpose by considering their purpose for reading the source and by answering the following questions. Is it related to my purpose? What limitations does the source have? What other sources would be helpful to corroborate?
Constructing Arguments: the act of creating persuasive understandings of the past by using relevant evidence from primary and secondary sources.A historical argument IS:
- supported by information from reliable sources.
- researched and carefully put together