Week 1: Skills Review
Thursday
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Today's Focus
Historical Thinking & Geography Skills
Estimated Time
1h 15m
Tasks for Today
4 tasks
1
Video
10 minWatch: Five Themes of Geography
Review the five themes of geography (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region) and how they connect to world history.
2
Reading
20 minRead: Historical Thinking Skills
Read the handout on historical thinking skills: Causation, Context, Continuity & Change, and Perspective. Take notes on each skill.
3
Activity
25 minActivity: Map Skills Review
Using National Geographic MapMaker, complete the map skills activity. Label key geographic features and regions that will be important for our study of world history.
Open MapMaker4
Discussion
20 minDiscussion: Perspective in History
Read the two short excerpts about the same historical event written from different perspectives. In the discussion board, explain how the author's perspective shapes their account. Reply to at least one classmate.