1. UNIQUE HISTORICAL EVENTS ARE OFTEN DRIVEN BY SIMILAR, REPEATED FORCES.
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UNIQUE HISTORICAL EVENTS ARE OFTEN DRIVEN BY SIMILAR, REPEATED FORCES.

2. POWER AND AUTHORITY History is made by the people
and institutions in power.
Who holds the power?
How did they get it?
System of government used to provide order?
How is power kept? Or lost?
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3. RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL SYSTEMS
Throughout history humans have been guided by their religious and ethical beliefs.
What beliefs are held by the majority of people in a region?
How do these beliefs differ?
How do the groups interact?
How are outsiders treated?
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4. REVOLUTION
Great change has often times only been accomplished through the use of force.
What long term institutions or ideas are being overthrown?
What caused people to make a radical change?
What are the results of the change?
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5. INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT
Humans have had to interact with their environment in order to survive.
How do people adapt to the climate and terrain where they live?
How have changes in the natural world forced people to change?
What changes(positive and negative) have people made to their environment?
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6. ECONOMICS
Man has always been concerned with how to use, exchange and control their resources.
What goods and services does a society produce?
Who controls the wealth and resources of a society?
How does society obtain more goods and services?
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7. CULTURAL INTERACTION
Throughout history people have shared many things, from music to food to ideas.
How have cultures interacted (trade, migration, conquest)?
What items have been passed on to other cultures?
What political, religious, and economic ideas have been shared?
What are the positive or negative effects of these interactions?
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8. EMPIRE BUILDING
HUMAN CULTURES HAVE SOUGHT TO GROW MORE POWERFUL BY DOMINATING AND CONTROLING OTHER GROUPS.
What motivates groups to conquer others?
How do they do it?
How do they control and rule the conquered people?
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9. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Humans share an endless desire to know more about their world and solve whatever problems they encounter.
What tools and methods are people using to solve their problems?
How do people gain knowledge and how do they use it?
How do the new discoveries and inventions change the way people live?
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