Overview Know Want to Know Lets start off by listing what you know about historical continuity and changechange over time Ask yourself where have you heard this term before Also ask yourself what do you want to know about it ID: 1029331
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1. change over time/historical continuity Overview
2. Know, Want to KnowLet’s start off by listing what you know about historical continuity and change/change over time. Ask yourself: where have you heard this term before? Also ask yourself: what do you want to know about it?Let’s share our thoughts!
3. Definition Change over Time Means…Studying how a certain topic or theme in history has changed from one period to another period.Historians, people who study history, usually study change over time in long periods to understand how different processes on a global scale evolve. They often compare two different time periods to understand this. They ask questions like: What factors and events caused a change to a certain people, place, or things over a period of time, and what can we conclude about this? What might we predict about this based on the past?
4. Examples of ChangeClimate Change Migration/ImmigrationNew Ideas/InventionsWarTechnologyGlobalization
5. What is Historical Continuity?DefinitionWhile change over time records a change in history, historical continuity focuses on what stays the same. This is important to pay attention to because recognizing what stays the same allows historians to find commonalities among cultures, places, or ideas and determine why some things have not changed over time.They ask questions like: What factors remained the same over time, and what can we conclude about this? What might we predict about this based on the past? What are the common links among people, places, and events across the globe over time?
6. Examples of Historical Continuity Traditions and cultural values passed on to new generationsPolitical and societal systemsEconomic trade systems
7. Change is All Around Us! Scenario You grew up in a small rural town and moved away when your parents got a new job in a city on the other side of the state. Your grandparents still live in your hometown and you go back to visit them a couple times a year. Their home and their neighborhood has stayed the same since you left. On your most recent visit, you notice a brand new building has been built on the empty lot on the corner. Downtown, your favorite tree was cut down and a new public library was built in its place. What is different about these two photos? Are they of the same place?
8. Let’s Discuss…Scenario What parts of the scenario represent historical continuity and change over time? Why?What do you think is good or bad about the changes and continuities in this scenario? Why do you think way?You have a childhood friend who has still lived in town since you moved away. What would you ask them about the changes they’ve seen?