Historical Thinking Skills
The first thing you should do when examining a document
Source
Sourcing
The events that led up to an event and/or the events that are going on at the same time of an event
Historical Context
Historical Circumstances
Ancient Mesopotamia was located around these two rivers
Tigris
Euphrates
This city-state is known as the "birthplace of democracy"
Athens
The Indus Valley Civilizations emerged around this river
Indus River
When Close Reading you should be looking to identify these TWO things - along with key terms and ideas
Claims
Evidence
Geographic Context
These two ancient civilizations developed around the fertile crescent
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Mesopotamian
Greece is surrounded by these 3 seas
Aegean, Ionian, & Mediterranean
This civilization emerged in the Classical Era
Vedic Civilization
Applying knowledge of the events that happened before and the knowledge of where an event took place
Contextualizing
Society or Religion that believes in many Gods
Polytheistic
This monotheistic religion developed along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Judaism
This empire was located to the east of Greece - they tried to conquer Greece but were not successful
Persian Empire
The term for the hierarchy that exists in Hindu society
Hindu Caste System
Checking other sources to confirm the claim of the source
Corroborating
The mixing of multiple cultures
Cultural Diffusion
This primary source shows that a hierarchy existed in Ancient Babylonian society
Hammurabi's Code of Laws
As a result of Alexander the Great's conquest this culture emerged
Hellenistic Culture
Civilization thrived in this area (near the Indus and Ganges Rivers)
Indo-Gangetic Plains
If two sources make claims that are opposite of each other they...
Contradict
The use of canals and channels to bring water to areas of land for agriculture
Irrigation
This began when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem
Jewish Diaspora
Greeks utilized this trade network to gain wealth
Mediterranean Sea Complex
Along the western coast of Southern Asia wealth was accumulated through the use of this trade network
Indian Ocean Complex