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MODERN WORLD HISTORY What do you know about world history? 1 Theme ■ 1. What do you know about theme? ■ 2. Where have you heard about theme? ■ 3. What does theme have to do with world history? 2 Theme and world history??? ■ Themes in world history addresses a particular human activity over a period of time. Ring a bell? So what? Human activity and interaction helps shape history. Credit: http://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-sites/ 3 Major Themes that will be investigated! ■ Power and Authority – History is often made by the people and institutions in power. What comes to mind? -Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Alps. Does it express power & authority? How? Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps or Bonaparte at the St Bernard Pass, 1800-1 Credit: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/neoclassicism/a/david-napoleon-crossing-the-alps 4 Guiding Questions: ■ • Who holds the power? ■ • How did that person or group get power? ■ • What system of government provides order in this society? ■ • How does the group or person in power keep or lose power? ■ Think about our current president… 5 2. Religious and Ethical Systems: - Throughout history, humans around the world have been guided by, as much as anything else, their religious and ethical beliefs. Religion – a particular system of faith and worship. Ethics - moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior. Activity: list at least 3 particular systems of faith and worship and name a moral principal. Credit: http://www.nairaland.com/2997936/why-religion-sanctity-failed-test Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvFl6UBZLv4 6 Guiding Questions: ■ • What beliefs are held by a majority of people in a region? ■ • How do these major religious beliefs differ from one another? ■ • How do the various religious groups interact with one another? ■ • How do religious groups react toward nonmembers? 7 3. Revolution: - Often in history, great change has been achieved only through force. 8 B.P.Time: Credit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ ■ 1. What is the name of the painting? ■ 2. Who is the man in the middle of the poster? ■ 3. What country did this man participate in a revolution? 9 Guiding Questions: ■ • What long-term ideas or institutions are being overthrown? ■ • What caused people to make this radical change? ■ • What are the results of the change? Activity: Answer the guiding questions through your investigation of the following video clip Credit: youtube.com 10 4. Interaction with the environment - Humans have had to deal and adapt to their surroundings for survival ■ There are three ways humans interact with their environment; ■ Humans adapt to their environment – Natural hazards/disasters ■ Humans Modify their environment – Environmental issues – Major industries ■ Humans depend on their environment – Agricultural products – Land use ■ Credit: http://academic.emporia.edu/abersusa/gis/students/charlesworth/Environment.htm ■ Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU B.P. What is this place called? 11 5. Economics: - It has been a powerful force in human history and human cultures have been concerned how to use resources to satisfy their needs. ■ What is economics? ■ Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWPrMmv1Tis ■ Credits: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 12 Guiding Questions ■ • What goods and services does a society produce? ■ • Who controls the wealth and resources of a society? ■ • How does a society obtain more goods and services? 13 6. Cultural Interactions: -Today, people around the world share many things, from music, to food, to ideas. Human cultures actually have interacted with each other since ancient times. ■ What is culture? ■ Maybe the answer is here? ■ Credits: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 14 Guiding Questions: ■ • How have cultures interacted (trade, migration, or conquest)? ■ • What items have cultures passed on to each other? ■ • What political, economic, and religious ideas have cultures shared? ■ • What positive and negative effects have resulted from cultural interaction? 15 7. Empire Building: - human cultures have shared a similar desire to grow more powerful—often by dominating other groups. Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBMyE7rseE Credits: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ 16 Guiding Questions: ■ What motivates groups to conquer other lands and people? ■ • How does one society gain control of others? ■ • How does a dominating society control and rule its subjects? 17 8. Science & Technology: - All humans share an endless desire to know more about their world and to solve whatever problems they encounter. The development of science and technology has played a key role in these quests. ■ Activity: List as many technologies that you can in 20 seconds. 18 Guiding Questions: ■ • What tools and methods do people use to solve the various problems they face? ■ • How do people gain knowledge about their world? How do they use that knowledge? ■ • How do new discoveries and inventions change the way people live? 19 We will have a quiz on the material instructed in this PowerPoint ■ You will have a study guide which will reflect what is on the quiz. ■ There will also be a notebook grade associated with the PowerPoint during the quiz. 20