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World History Foundations

Build the habits historians use to evaluate evidence, trace causes, and explain change over time.

Ready now: 3 lessons
Time: About 28 minutes
Level: High school foundation

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Thinking like a historian
Use sources, context, comparison, and evidence to make a historical claim.
1. 1.1
  Primary and secondary sources
  About 9 minutesReady
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2. 1.2
  Cause, effect, and historical context
  About 10 minutesReady
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3. 1.3
  Change and continuity over time
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World History Foundations

Move one idea at a time.

Thinking like a historian