Classroom Routine & Note-Taking
The first 2 things you grab when entering class.
What is a marker and whiteboard?
There are 7 continents and this many oceans on Earth.
What is 5 Oceans?
The diary and letters of a historical figure would be considered this type of source.
What is a Primary Source?
These are the 4 Directions shown on a Compass Rose.
What are North, East, South, and West
This is the name for the Earth’s geometric shape.
What is an Oblate Spheroid
The Potsdam History Department uses this Note-taking system.
What is Cornell Notes?
Economists, Sociologists, and Archaeologist all fall under this Field of the Sciences.
What is Social Science?
The relationship between historical actions and their related context and consequences.
What is Cause and Effect?
We now use these 2 acronyms instead of B.C. and A.D. to separate time before and after the year 0.
What is B.C.E. & C.E.
Humans generally prefer to settle near this geographic feature.
What is a River Valley?
When the beginning and end bells ring, this is expected from every student.
What is Sitting flat in our seats?
Identity & memory; Patterns & Parallels; and Narrative & Meaning are all reasons for this.
What are reasons to study history.?
Each persons unique and individual perspective.
What is Point of View
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres are separated by this line in the middle of our Globe.
What is the Equator?
A characteristic of civilization that is built for the use of the general public.
What is Public Works?
This is the only electronic device that you should bring to class every day.
What is a Chromebook?
If History can be compared to a criminal investigation, it would be this kind of case.
What is a Cold Case?
This is information regarding the broad location of a historical event or time period.
What is Big Geographic Context?
This theme of geography uses lines of latitude and longitude to give precise geographic context.
What is Location
What is Polytheism?
These 3 items are specifically not allowed in class.
Backpacks, Hoodies, Headphones
This is the English translation of the Greek Verb "Historia"
What is “To Inquire”
Specific information regarding the immediate cause of a historical event.
What is Little Historical Context?
All civilizations share this many basic features/characteristics.
What is 8?
A term that refers to the shared ancestry of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths.
What is Abrahamic Religions?