Chapter 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Artifact
Human made object from the past
Primary source
Historical record or documentation from an eyewitness to an event
Secondary source
Historical documentation from a person that did not witness an event first hand such as a historian
Bias
Personal preference/prejudice
Evidence
Info in many forms that historians use to reconstruct the past
Periodization
Division of history into periods of time
Spatial frames
Different geographic perspectives that historians apply to world events
Interregional
Referring to a land area covering 2 or more regions
Universal standards
Ideas or values such as human rights that are said to apply to all people
Cultural diffusion
Spread of cultural traits from one society or place to another
Kinship
Family relationship
World history
An account of the past on a world scale
Western heritage model
Focuses on classical civilizations of the Mediterranean world
Different cultures model
Maintaining a western focus but covering the rest of the world as well
Big picture model
Provides details about specific countries and regions
History alive model
Big picture view of world history
How do historians work (list 5 examples of how they gather evidence)
- document or letter
- artifact
- drawing
- piece of music
- info gathered from books or interviews
2 basic sources
Primary and secondary
3 periods of history
Ancient
Midevil
Modern
Habits of mind
- look for global patterns over time and space
- formation and spread of other belief systems and philosophies
- assesses universal standards in light of cultural differences
Interrogation
Ways in which people of the world have been drawn together by historical factors
List 4 types of cultural interaction
- growth and development of religions
- formation and spread of other belief systems
- ideas of science and technology and how they move across cultures
- artistic influences in paintings music literature etc.
List 5 examples of political structure
- forms of government
- nature and growth of empires
- development of nations
- political revolts and revolutions
- regional or global organizations
4 examples of economic structure
- birth of agriculture and expansion of trade
- how labor is organized and used
- rise of industry
- development of economic theories