1.2 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING 1. In small groups, construct a list of ten events, places or people that you consider to be the most significant in world history. Rank them in order of historical significance and then share your responses with your classmates. 2. After you have shared your responses, discuss some of the reasons each of the lists is unique and what would cause the lists to be similar or different.
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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 8
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LEVEL3
4, 5, 6, 9
7, 10, 11
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. What is heritage? A. A record of past events in order of time B. Information that has been passed from one person to another C. Everything that has come down to us from the past D. Information that indicates whether something is true or really happened 2. Describe the difference between primary sources and secondary sources. 3. Complete the following sentences by choosing words from the box.
Contestability
theory
debate
contradict
evidence
a. A hypothesis is a _______ or possible explanation that has to be tested by looking for _______ that might support it and other evidence that might _______ it. b. _______ is the situation when particular interpretations of the past are open to _______. 4. Describe a way to test primary sources for reliability. 5. Explain what the term ‘bias’ means and why we might not be able to trust a primary source. 6. a. What does it mean to empathise with the people you study? b. Identify the questions you might consider when trying to understand the perspectives of people in the past. ANALYSE AND APPLY 7. Each year, many countries donate money for conservation work to preserve historical sites. Why do you think so much effort goes into conserving traces of the past? 8. Look at the mind map in SOURCE3 and describe each of the types of sources pictured around the mindmap. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Suggest what we might learn about the past from old graffiti or one of the other types of primary sources listed in the SOURCE3 mindmap. 10. Explain why it might be wrong to think that primary sources are more reliable than secondary sources. 11. Today we live in a world where people are sometimes killed over differences in religion. How might a knowledge of history help bring understanding between different religions? Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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