Map it Like it's Hot
Wearing a heavy coat in a Michigan winter is an example of this "Theme."
Human-Environment Interaction
The "Neolithic" turning point when humans stopped hunting and started this.
Farming
This 4,000-mile network connected China to the Mediterranean for trade.
Silk Road
The introductory paragraph that begins with "We the People."
Preamble
The secret system that helped enslaved people reach freedom in Canada.
Underground Railroad
The 1865 amendment that officially abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
A firsthand account of history, like a diary, map, or artifact.
Primary Source
This geographic theme explains how ideas, goods, and people travel.
Movement
Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia all began in these specific geographic areas.
River Valleys
When a religion or technology spreads from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
The system that allows one branch to block or limit the power of the others
Checks and Balances
Lincoln’s 1863 order that legally freed enslaved people in the South.
Emancipation Proclamation
The amendment that guaranteed Citizenship and Equal Protection.
14th Amendment
A personal "slant" or opinion that can make a source unreliable.
Bias
Using satellite data and computer layers to create digital maps.
GIS
This Greek city-state is famous for being the birthplace of Democracy.
Athens
The economic problem where there are unlimited wants but limited resources.
Scarcity
Marbury v. Madison gave the Court this major power.
Judicial Review
The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
Antietam
The amendment that protected the right to vote for all men
15th Amendment
Comparing two different sources to see if they agree.
Corroboration
Countries relying on each other for trade and resources.
Interdependence
This empire gave us the "Republic" form of government and the Senate.
Rome
Examples: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
World Religions
The first 10 amendments protecting individual rights.
Bill of Rights
The three-day "turning point" battle fought in Pennsylvania.
The name for Southern laws that enforced racial segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
Looking at who an author is to understand their perspective.
Point of View
A person who takes a risk to start a new business for profit.
Entrepreneur
This civilization was isolated by the Himalayas and built a "Great Wall."
China
An economy where the government—not the citizens—decides what to make.
Command Economy
The system that divides power between the National and State governments.
Federalism
The Union's "Anaconda Plan" used this to stop Southern trade by sea.
Blockade
The federal agency that built schools and provided food to former slaves.
Freedmen's Bureau
Knowing the "background" events happening at the time a source was made.
Context