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Historical Thinking

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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How do we know about the past?

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Interpretation
Inferences made from primary sources
Must be supported
Must be checked against other sources

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Ask questions of sources
Who created it?
When?
Purpose?
Values/World View?

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What makes it into "history"?
(Significance)
1.Results in change
2. Reveals enduring or emerging issues

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Has a meaningful place in the nation's narrative

Meaningful - changes over time and for different people
Narrative - story

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History is continuity and change

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Chronology-sequence of events

Turning Points-change in direction or pace

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8.

Progress and Decline

Complex process that can create progress for one group or idea and decline for another

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Periodization

Which events or developments constitute a period in history?

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History is causes and consequences

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Change is driven by multiple causes and creates multiple consequences

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Causes and consequences vary in their influence

Duration
Region
Group

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The interplay of people (individuals or groups)
And
Conditions
(Social, political, economic, cultural)

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Consequences can be unintended

Historical events are NOT inevitable

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Perspective on history changes

Historical context- how did people feel, think, act in the moment?
Based on evidence

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16.

We must try to understand.

We do NOT have to approve.

Passing judgement is often too simplistic

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Use diverse perspectives

Include the contributions, sacrifices, and injustices of marginalized groups

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