Big History

Unit 9 Acceleration

Unit 9 Acceleration Guide:

Unit 9 Driving Question: To what extent has the Modern Revolution been a positive or a negative force?

Learning Outcomes

Describe accelerating global change and the factors that describe it.
Understand the key features that define the Anthropocene.
Describe the acceleration in world population, technology, science, communication, and transportation. Explain how they have benefited and threatened humanity.
Explain the changes in the use, distribution, and importance of natural resources on human life.
Analyze the causes and consequences of major revolutions in global political, economic, and social networks. (WH)
Analyze the causes and consequences of shifts in world population, including the impact of industrialism and commerce. (WH)
Analyze the causes, characteristics, and long-term consequences of World War I, the Great Depression and World War II. (WH)

Reading and Questions for April 8th

Reading and Questions for Thursday March 31st

Anthropocene Article:

Unit 8 Exploration & Expansion

STUDY GUIDE for UNIT EXAM:

Unit 8 Driving Question: What are the positive and negative impacts of interconnection?

Learning Outcomes

Analyze what propelled the expansion and interconnection of agrarian civilizations.
Investigate the implications of interconnected societies and regions by looking at spread of people, plants, animals, disease, goods, and ideas. (WH)
Explain how new networks of exchange accelerated collective learning and innovation.
Describe the changing characteristics of societies in the four world zones before and after oceanic travel and the thickening of global networks.

Guns, Germs and Steel Essay

Viewing Guide #1:

2-26 & 29 2016

2-22-16

TUESDAY “When Humans Became Inhumane.” Article:

Essay Question: Name some of the ways in which you still see the impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade Today. Explain how they are connected.

TUESDAY World Zone Game 2-16-16

WEDNESDAY Explorer Project 2-11-16