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Origins of History: Unit 1 Overview

Origins of History: Unit 1 Overview

This first overview video introduces you to the origins of history, including how you fit into this history and the role you’ll play in shaping it.

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. 01:21 How can art help us understand history?
  2. 02:22 What is world history and what’s your role in it?
  3. 03:12 Why are there many world histories rather than one world history?
  4. 04:35 How does your history connect with the history of people all around the world?
  5. 05:42 What are the three frames you’ll be using in this course and what does each one mean?
  6. 06:37 How is history different from memory?