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C. THE WORLD, 1650–1789 OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1. Social, Economic, and Political Context: analyse the impact of some key social, economic, and political developments in different regions of the world between 1650 and 1789 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
C2. Communities, Conflict, and Cooperation: analyse various types of interactions between different groups from 1650 to 1789 and some forces that affected these interactions (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Historical Perspective)
C3. Identity,Citizenship,andHeritage:explainhowsomepolitical,cultural,andreligiousdevelopments contributed to identity, citizenship, and/or heritage in different regions of the world between 1650 and 1789 (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance)
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. Social, Economic, and Political Context
FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 describe some key social issues and/or developments during this period, and
explain their impact (e.g., with reference to the Enlightenment, the status of women, developments in class/caste structures, changes in feudal societies, the reinforcement of and challenges to inherited privilege)
Sample questions: “How did feudalism in Japan and Europe change during this period? Were changes to the feudal system similar in both societies? What impact did these changes have on people in these regions?” “What impact did colonial structures and practices have on the role of women in some First Nations and/or African communities during this period?”
C1.2 identify some significant developments in science and/or technology during this period, and analyse their impact (e.g., with reference
to the mercury thermometer, the Fahrenheit scale, the pendulum clock, navigational tools such as the sextant or the marine chronometer, the spinning jenny, the flying shuttle)
Sample questions: “What were some of Isaac Newton’s most significant scientific contribu- tions? Which of his ideas had the greatest social impact?” “How did new technologies related to spinning and weaving change the lives of some people for the better during this period? Did they make things worse for some other people?”
C1.3 explain some of the key economic effects
of colonialism during this period (e.g., with reference to the increase in international trade, the exploitation of colonial resources, loss of economic control among colonized people, the transatlantic and Arab slave trade)
Sample questions: “What are some of the long- term economic effects of colonialism? How do they continue to play a role in some countries’ economies in the present day?”
C1.4 describe political systems in different societies during this period and, where applicable,
how they changed from earlier times (e.g., with reference to absolute monarchies, constitutional monarchies, imperial systems, tsardoms, shogunates, developments in democratic governance)
Sample questions: “What regions experienced significant changes in political systems or structures during this period? Are there any common elements among these changes? How did the changes affect different groups?”
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