SOL+1+Geo+&+Hist+Skills

a) identifying, analyzing, and interpreting primary and secondary sources to make generalizations about events and life in world history since 1500 a.d. (c.e.); b) using maps, globes, artifacts, and pictures to analyze the physical and cultural landscapes of the world and to interpret the past since 1500 a.d. (c.e.); c) identifying geographic features important to the study of world history since 1500 a.d. (c.e.); d) identifying and comparing political boundaries with the locations of civilizations, empires, and kingdoms from 1500 a.d. (c.e.) to the present; e) analyzing trends in human migration and cultural interaction from 1500 a.d. (c.e.) to the present; f) analyzing the impact of economic forces, including taxation, government spending, trade, resources, and monetary systems, on events since 1500 a.d. (c.e.).
 * WHII.1 ** The student will improve skills in historical research and geographical analysis by

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 * Why is history important? Watch the first minute of this video...**

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