Historical Thinking Skills and Themes!
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- Q1Which Theme centers on how groups of people affect each other, the land, and natural resources?Politics (State Building, Expansion, and Conflict)Interactions (Between Humans and the Environment)CulturesEconomic Systems30s
- Q2Which historical thinking skill involves making connections between a given historical issue and other historical contexts, periods, themes, or disciplines?Synthesis45s
- Q3In which theme would you place a reading that compares the rulers/leaders of Egypt and Mesopotamia?Social StructuresEconomic SystemsInteractions (Between Humans and the Environment)Politics (State Building, Expansion, and Conflict)30s
- Q4Which historical thinking skill involves placing an event within a larger time period or region?Continuity and Change Over TimeSynthesisContextualizationComparison30s
- Q5In which Theme would you place this image?Interactions (Between Humans and the Environment)Politics (State Building, Expansion, and Conflict)EconomicsCultures30s
- Q6Which historical thinking skill involves identifying the similarities and differences between different historical people, places, and periods?Comparison45s
- Q7In which Theme would you place a discussion about Roman monetary policy?Social StructuresCulturesEconomicsPolitics30s
- Q8Which historical thinking skill involves the use of both primary and secondary sources?PeriodizationAnalyzing evidenceChronological reasoningArgumentation30s
- Q9In which Theme would you place a '90s movie about the different cliques (groups) in a high school?PoliticsEconomicsInteractions (Between Humans and the Environment)Social Structures30s
- Q10Which historical thinking skill discusses the extent to which one event led to another?Causation45s
- Q11Which historical thinking skill would be used to discuss whether slavery was a new system in the 17th century or one that was already in place?InterpretationSynthesisContinuity and Change Over TimeAnalyzing evidence30s
- Q12Which historical thinking skill applies best to the image above?Periodization45s
