HIS 154 Lecture 4: SJU History Notes Jul 2
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Introduction to forging the modern world: homework for jul 3: have reviewed textbook introduction and chapter one and read chapter 2 for tomorrow. Also read: courtney campbell dirt greed and blood just war and the colonization of the new world from 1992 lecture series. Events in history are consequences of what came before. Memory- how we think about the past- always changing. Be able to explain differences in human experience across time and place (understand context) Evaluate based upon empirical facts, various sources of evidence. Analyze and argue issues within conventional methods of discipline. Using primary (firsthand eyewitness accounts) and secondary sources (written after) artifacts are also used to build the story- chinese coins shows that trade btwn. *critical thinking, complex problem solving, judgment and decision-making, active listening. What does it mean to be modern: present/immediate, current/up to date, stylish. Modern ideas: globalization- trade in goods and technology, trade in ideas, trade in cultural values, capitalism, socialism, environmental sustainability, nationalism-
