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Grade 12, Workplace Preparation
Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Historical Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
B. Origins to the Fifteenth Century
B1. Society and Community: explain how various social and environmental factors affected the lives of people in two or more societies in different regions of the world and at different times up to the fifteenth century (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Cause and Consequence)
The environment had a major impact on the location of societies as well as their material life .
Did early societies need class structures and defined social roles in order to grow?
What are some key similarities in political and social structures in different regions and different times? How can we account for these similarities?
In what ways does culture shape religion? In what ways does religion shape culture?
What key beliefs and values emerged in early societies? How did they influence these societies?
B2. Politics and Conflict: demonstrate an understanding of political systems, political change, and conflict in some societies in different regions of the world and at different times up to the fifteenth century (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence; Continuity and Change)
Conflict played a large role in the decline of many early societies .
B3. Work and Economies: explain how aspects of the economy, including types of work, affected two or more societies in different regions of the world and at different times up to the fifteenth century (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Historical Perspective)
Agriculture and trade were very important to the development of early societies .
B4. Culture and Heritage: explain the significance of various cultural developments, including the contributions of some individuals, for the heritage of two or more societies in different regions of the world and at different times up to the fifteenth century (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change)
Religion/spiritual beliefs and language were key aspects of the culture and heritage of early societies .
Overview (continued)
Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A in with the expectations from strands B–D.
Strands B–D
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* See page 17 for a discussion of the purpose of big ideas and framing questions.
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