Recipe for a Revolution
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY RECIPE FOR A REVOLUTION1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Recipe for a Revolution,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeCreate a recipe that explains the causes for a particular political revolution. Revolutions are often messy (and bloody!), and analyzing the causes and categorizing them will allow you to expand your understanding of how causation helps to explain historical processes and how historians focus on particular causes to shape people’s understanding of these events.Process1.Using what you know about revolutions (look back at the resources from this lesson or use outside research) createalist of “ingredients” (the causes of the revolution). You should have eight to ten causes in your list of ingredients.Rank your causes from most importantto least important, with 1 being the most important. This will be your ingredient list for the recipe. Ingredient (cause)Ranking
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200/ LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY RECIPE FOR A REVOLUTION22.In two or threesentences, explain how you ranked your ingredients. What made one cause more important than another?3.Create “directions” (that is, preparation steps). This can be accomplished by answering the following question: How does each cause come together (or get “mixed”) to create revolution?Think about the verbs you might see in a recipe,such as mix, blend, stir, chop, and sprinkle. There are lots of other examples—use your imagination! Your directions must include:•The event that triggered the revolution•Timeframe/periodization•Historical contextRECIPE FOR A REVOLUTIONList of ingredients
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200/ LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY RECIPE FOR A REVOLUTION3Directions