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Causation: Population Growth

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTHUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Causation: Population Growth,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeMost historical eventshave multiple causes, and these can beshort term, intermediate term, or long term. This is not only relevant when looking at history, but when looking at events in your own life. Analyzingdata to differentiate between short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term causes will help you understand population growthfrom 10,000 BCE to 500 CE.ProcessPart 1:Analyze the charts below, and then respond to the questions using information from the charts as well as what you’ve learned so far in this unit.
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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTH31.Why do you think world population remained relatively constant from 10,000 BCE to 4000 BCE?2.Between 10,000 BCE and 4000 BCE, how much did the world population grow?3.Between 4000 BCE and 2000 BCE, how much did the world population grow?4.Why do you think the population rose rather quickly during this 2,000-year period?5.Between 2000 BCE and 500 CE, how much did the world population grow?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTH46.Why do you think the populationrose even more dramatically over this 2,500-year period?7.Based on what you’ve already learned in this unit and the graph of urban area growth above, list as many effects of population growth that you can.8.In the space below, makea list of all the causes and effects you can come up with.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTH5Part Two:On the next page, you’ll see the Causation Tool. •Fill in the information about the event (dates, location, description).•Categorize the causes you’ve brainstormed into long term, intermediate term, and short term.•Add the effects of population growth from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE.In this activity, you are adding one more categoryof causal analysis: Type. Categorizing causes by historical type will help you group similar causes together, which is the kind of analysis that historians do when they categorize the economic or political causes of an event or process.•Review the different categories for type. There’s also a mnemonic device to help you remember these categories: PIECES.•Use the legend on the toolto categorize the cause by type. Historical types•(P)Political—What type of government, organization, or power structure was there? Who was in charge? Did people vote or have a say?•(I)Innovation—What did they invent? Were there any new developments or technologies?•($) Economic—What jobs were there? Did they use money? Did they trade?•(C)Cultural—What/whom did they worship? What/whom did they believe in? Did they have written language? Did they leave any artifacts behind, such as art, customs, sports, dress, language, music, dance, foods, celebrations?•(E)Environmental—How did they attempt to control or use the environment? What impact did the land, water, and nature around them have on the way they lived?•(S)Social—Were there different roles for men and women? Did they live in family units? Did they interact with other groups? Did they have a social structure (enslaved, priests, kings)?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTH6Causation ToolAdd the event you are analyzing and corresponding information. Then, if your teacher asks you to create a causal map, use your answers here to help construct that causal representation.EventDatesLoca-onBrief descrip-onList your causes and use the legend to help you label type and role.Causes: Long-termIntermediate-termShort-termList the effects of the event and use the legend to help you label type and role.EffectsLegendTypeRole(P) Poli.cal (I) Innova.on ($) Economic (C) Cultural (E) Environmental (S) Social() Triggering event—the most immediate cause of an eventNecessary Relevant
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 3.3ACTIVITYCAUSATION: POPULATION GROWTH79.Now, think about the historical significanceof the causes and consequences (effects) you identified. The acronym ADEcan help you determine if historical events or processes—in this case the causes and consequences of population growth from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE—were significant.•Amount—Think about how manypeople were impactedby the cause/effect.•Depth—Think about how stronglypeople were impactedby the cause/effect.•Endurance—Think about how longthis cause/effect impacted people.Review your tool and pick one cause and one effect that you think are the most historically significant (use ADEto help you). Answer the questions below based on your choices:What do you think is the most historically significant causeof population growthfrom 10,000 BCE to 500 CE? Explain your response.•What do you think is the most historically significant consequence of population growthfrom 10,000 BCE to 500 CE? Explain your response.