Tools to Organize and Analyze the Past – Unit 1 – Lesson 7 Tools to Organize and Analyze the Past – Social Institutions

Why do historians often investigate social institutions? Historian Tools Significance Social Institutions Time (Temporal Frame) Space (Spatial Scale) When something happened Being worthy of a historian’s attention Education Religion Government Family Economy Language Where something happened Why do historians often investigate social institutions?

Perspectives on the Past What would a group of people need to develop in order to survive as a group for at least 100 years?

Our Ideas

What would a group of people need to develop in order to survive as a group for at least 100 years? 1. A way to produce and distribute goods such as food 2. A system for providing law and order 3. A way for people to share knowledge and learning 4. A set of beliefs and practices to help people make sense of the world 5. A way to communicate 6. A system of caring for and raising children

Matching Education Government Religion Family Language Economy 1. A way to produce and distribute goods such as food 2. A system for providing law and order 3. A way for people to share knowledge and learning 4. A set of beliefs and practices to help people make sense of the world 5. A way to communicate 6. A system of caring for and raising children Matching

Down the Line Do you think each of these social institutions address “needs?” Are these necessary elements in human culture or society? Why or why not? How has our society met societal needs? Do we have some variation in these?

E = Education G = Government L = Language R = Religion EC = Economy ACTIVITY Just an introduction Label examples of social institutions in the text. E = Education G = Government L = Language R = Religion EC = Economy F = Family

Lesson Summary Four tools that historians use to organize information include significance, social institutions, time, and space. Long-lasting patterns of meeting these basic social needs result in the creation of social institutions such as an economy, government, family, education, religion, and language. Using social institutions to organize and analyze an account is important for both the historian and reader. Analyzing and describing social institutions enables comparisons among societies.