Develop knowledge of different spatiotemporal scales, patterns, ideas, figures, and events from the past.

Evaluate primary source material and/or other historical evidence of past conditions, for example, behaviors, events, and social, cultural, economic, and/or political structures, assess divergent or complementary methods, materials, and/or methodologies in interpreting the human past.

Assess conflicting historical narratives based on evidence and methodologies.

Generate and evaluate arguments based the analysis of primary and scholarly sources.

Apply historical methods and knowledge to make informed judgments about the past and the present.

What events, conflicts, and continuities shaped an era of the human past?

What distinctive kinds of evidence do we use to interpret and understand the human past?

How have people made decisions and acted in light of historical knowledge?

How does the material and historical past survive in the present and affect our perception of both the past and the present?

What conditions and processes shape our approach to the human past?

Writing, totaling at least 10 pages in length or the intellectual equivalent

Presenting material to the class, smaller groups, or the public through oral presentations, webpages, or other means

Collaborating in pairs or groups to learn, design, solve, create, build, or research