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World History 10
Big History Timeline Review
Name: ___________________________ P: _____
A. Watch the short video “Our History in Two Minutes”. If you are doing this out of class, it can be found on
YouTube.
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Write down any ten of the 40 events on our Big History Timeline that appear in the video
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Briefly describe how that event was shown in the video (what you saw that reminded you of that
event).
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Write the date next to each event and highlight the date.
B. List five events from our Big History Timeline which were political revolutions or changes of power. Write
the date next to each event and highlight the date.
C. Write the five events from our Big History Timeline which were the most violent in your opinion. Write
the date next to each event and highlight the date.
D. List five events from our Big History Timeline after the birth of Christ which did NOT take place in Europe.
Write the date next to each event and highlight the date.
E. Write the five events from our Big History Timeline which you consider the most positive in their
influence or effects on humanity or the environment. Write the date next to each event and highlight the
date.
F. Write the five events from our Big History Timeline which you consider the most negative in their
influence or effects on humanity or the environment. Write the date next to each event and highlight the
date.
**Write one event that could be on both the list of most positive and on the list of the most negative
events of world history.
G. List the five events from our Big History Timeline which involve a change in people’s belief system or
view of the world. Write the date next to each event and highlight the date.
H. List five events from our Big History Timeline which involve some invention or advancement of science.
Write the date next to each event and highlight the date.
I. Write the five events from our Big History Timeline that you think are the most important or influential
events in history. SAY WHY you choose each event.. Write the date next to each event and highlight the
date.