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A Big History of Everything – H2 (8:20)

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. 01:38 What is so important about the placement of the Earth in relationship to the Sun?
  2. 02:50 Why is the Moon so important to our Earth?
  3. 04:55 What does Jupiter’s location do for the safety of the Earth?
  4. 06:18 What kind of timeline does Big History follow? In other words, how is Big History’s timeline different from the ones we usually see that are just a straight line?
  5. 08:05 What is a threshold moment?