Bridging History: Unit Three, the Third Marking Period
10th November through 11th December
Much of what humans believe to be truths are in fact, well, not true. Many ideas embedded in societies only have meaning because those societies give them meaning.
Theme 1: Identity & Membership
Theme 2: Disaster & Democracy
For "B" and "A" work, you will follow this link to the Weimar Republic documents page. There you will find a path I have created for you through a series of primary sources.
Theme 3: Building a Racial State
Note: Following this theme, we will view the PBS documentary, Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State. You can visit the companion site here, or watch on-line here.
Theme 4: Judgment & Legacy
Make your Nuremberg post here.
Theme 5: Early Empires
What makes an "empire"? Through the Mongol empire, the Mali empire, and the Inka empire, this unit examines the construction of empires, their administrative structures, legitimating ideologies, and the environmental and technological conditions that shaped them.
View the video here, or read the transcript, or both!
Useful Mongol video segment overview.
Useful Mali video segment overview.
Useful Inka video segment overview.