Lesson 1
Europeans first discovered the Rosetta Stone in ______.
1799
What two categorizations do Historians use to organize and interpret history?
Periodization and Spatial Frames
Gender roles, family customs, ethnic and racial differences, and social and economic classes are examples of which theme of history?
Social Structures
Custom relating to the position of men and women in society.
Gender Roles
The spread of cultural traits from one society to another.
Cultural Diffusion
When history helps us understand the experience and perspective of others it teaches us ____________.
Empathy
Which are three habits of mind to consider when studying history?
Global Patterns, Comparisons, Universal Standards
Human environment interaction is the __________________.
Interaction between human and the environment shaping actions and lifestyles.
The order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur.
Chronology
Information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion.
Evidence
Put the following events in chronological order: Christmas
New Year's Eve
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Christmas.
When using a Thematic Approach historians look at ____________?
Themes in history
Economic structures are ___________________________?
Organization of societies' economies, driving innovation, and exploration.
A personal leaning or preference for a particular outlook. Preferring one side.
Ideas or values, such as human rights, that are said to apply to all people.
Universal Standards
Traditional approaches to history focus on what approach?
Western Civilizations
What is it called when history is divided into periods based on major turning points or themes?
Periodization
Name an example of cultural interaction.
Growth and spread of religions and philosophies, etc.
A person’s way of thinking about or approaching a subject, as shaped by their character, experience, culture, and history.
Point of View
The process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events
Historical Interpretation
What are three ways we study the past?
Looking at evidence, using historical methods, and choosing a starting point.
What is it called when historians view history from national, regional, interregional, and global perspectives to make comparisons and identify patterns?
Spatial Frames
Names all five themes of history.
Cultural interactions, social structures, economic structures, political structures, and human environment interaction.
A letter is a ____________ type of source?
Primary Source