Historical Thinking Skills
What are the Historical Thinking Skills?
Sourcing, Corroboration, Close Reading and Contextualization
What is a global citizen?
Someone who wants to make the world a better place.
What is culture?
A way of life
What is the second largest continent?
Africa
What are Ancient West African Kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Which historical thinking skill requires you to find the claim of the author?
Close Reading
What is an international organization?
an organization made up members from more than one nation
What are the two types of culture?
Material and Non-material culture
How many countries are in Africa?
54 countries
What two resources did African kingdoms trade?
Salt and Gold
Which historical thinking skills requires comparing and contrasting?
Corrboration
Name two international organizations.
Red Cross: Helps with disaster response
UNICEF: Help protects childrens rights
WHO (World Health Organization): Helps with world health issues
UN (United Nations): Works to promote peace and security
Name two examples of material and non material culture.
Answers vary
What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Which African kingdom use to own Egypt?
Kush
Which historical thinking skills requires you to decide if the author is trustworthy?
Sourcing
Which international organization helps with world health issues?
WHO
Name three culture groups
Language
Age
Customs
Mythology
Clothing
What is the largest hot desert in Africa called?
The Sahara
Which African kingdom did Mansa Musa rule?
Mali
Which historical thinking skill uses this sentence starter?
Based on the background information, I understand this document differently because . .
Contextualization
Which international organization gave Palestine to the Jews?
United Nations
What is the definition of religion?
A system of faith and worship
How did all the African kingdoms grow in power?
Trade
What did Mansa Musa go on that caused Europeans to look at Africa?
Hajj