Intro to World History – Review Topics (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the notes to help you prepare for the quiz.

__ BCE

Before Common Era

Ancient Era

3000 BCE- 600 BCE

Classical Era

600 BCE- 600 CE

Post-Classical Era

600 CE- 1450 CE

Early Modern Era

1450 CE- 1750 CE

Long 19th Century

1750-1900

20th Century

1900- Present

Empire

A group of diverse states or territories controlled by one ruler (called an emperor). Controlled by one centralized government.

Imperial

Relating to/associated to an empire

__ BC

Before Christ

AD ___

Anno Domini

__ CE

Common Era

I

1

V

5

X

10

Primary Source Analysis

Evaluate relevant evidence about the past from diverse sources from the time period in which we are studying (can be works of art, artifacts, etc.)

Causation

The events or ideas (big/small) that directly led or may have contributed to something we are studying. Also evaluates the impacts/effects (short and long term) or historical events/ideas.

Argumentation

The ability to create an argument and support it with relevant historical evidence and provide reasoning.

Contextualization

Connecting historical events and processes to specific circumstances of time and place as well as boarder, regional, national, or global processes.

18 World Regions

A predefined set of geographic regions referenced in class for map and region-identification tasks.

Telling Time in History

Methods for expressing dates in history, including centuries and specific years; students should convert between centuries and years.

Five Themes of World History

A framework for analyzing world history through five lenses: (1) Interaction with the Environment, (2) Development and Interaction of Cultures, (3) State-Building/Expansion/Conflict, (4) Creation/Expansion/Interaction of Economic Systems, (5) Creation/Expansion/Interaction of Cultural Developments and Social Structures.

Primary Sources

Original documents or physical objects created at the time of an event, used as evidence in historical analysis.

Secondary Sources

Analyses or interpretations of primary sources created after the event, used to understand and explain history.

Sourcing (HAPPY)

A source-analysis approach focusing on Historical context, Audience, Purpose, Point of view, and Why the source matters/credibility.

HAPPY (acronym)

A method for evaluating sources: Historical context, Audience, Purpose, Point of view, and Why it matters/credibility.