Mr. Munger
Modern World History
Family 10X
Study Guide Unit 1: Significance of History and the Ten Themes
I. Vocabulary: Be able to define, use in a sentence and give examples.
1. Primary Source
2. Secondary Source
3. Interpretation
4. Humanity
5. Archaeologist
6. Anthropologist
7. Artifact
II. Ten Themes of History: Be able to define, and give or recognize examples
of each.
1. Cooperation and Conflict
2. The Rise of Democracy
3. Impact of Ideas
4. Individuals and History
5. Human environment interaction (what are the two elements?)
6. Continuity and Change
7. Social Institutions (What are the main social institutions?)
8. History and Economics
9. Technology and history
10. Cultural Development
III. Essay: Why Study History?
Prepare to write an essay either defending or contradicting the following
statement:
“History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to
society.”
Use examples from the essay “Why Study History” by Peter N. Stearns to support
your position as well as your own thoughts and examples.
IV. What is History / How do historians work?
- Understand what primary / secondary sources are and be able to
give examples of both
- How do Archaeologists and Anthropologists study history?
- What is a historian?
- Why are dates necessary for historians?
- What are the Five W questions?
- What is interpretation and how does it effect the way history
is written?
- How do artifacts help us understand the past?