1. Points for Discussion – Explain current events that impact the world.
Focus 9/6
The study of global history can be broken down into categories: Economics, Politics/Government, Social, Ecology, and Geography. Economists, archeologists, geographers, historians, anthropologists, and ecologists all play a role in the study of global history. Global history is a complex dissection of how the world works and the past connections that got us here.
Points for Discussion – Explain current events that impact the world.
Critical Lens – World events impact us daily.
Term to Know – interconnected

2. Five Themes of Global History
Geography
Ecology
Economics
Politics
Culture

3. Geography
Geography – study of the Earth’s physical features

4. Ecology
Ecology – study of organisms and environment

5. Economics
Economics – study of the distribution of resources in a society. (who gets what, when, and how)

6. Politics
Politics – activities associated with the government

7. Culture
Culture – shared beliefs and values of a specific group (how people live)

8. Closure
Identify five problems facing the world and explain which of the five themes each belongs.