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Frames in Unit 2 (4:34)

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 00:54 What were some of the biggest communities – empires – in 1750?
  2. 02:05 What other kinds of communities were important to people’s lives, or governed people, around 1750?
  3. 02:29 What, according to this video, did almost everyone share in this period, whether they lived in a big empire or a smaller community?
  4. 03:00 What were three new ideas about community that emerged in this period, according to this video?
  5. 03:13 What new kind of community did these ideas help to create?