5 Course Themes Spice Why do we need

5 Course Themes Spice

Why do we need themes? Too much information over too many years Organize the information into overarching unified threads that continue throughout the course no matter what we are talking about. This is also a way to organize your thoughts for comparison and change over time

SPICE S: P: I: C: E: Social (4) Political (1) Interaction (5) Cultural (2) Economic (3)

Social Development and Transformation of Social Structures Gender roles and relations Family and kinship Racial and ethnic constructions Social and economic classes

Political State-Building (politics), Expansion and Conflict Political structures and forms of governance Empires Nations and nationalism Revolts and revolutions Region, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations

Interaction (environment) Interaction Between Humans and the Environment Demography and disease Migration Patterns of settlement Technology

Cultural Development and Interaction of Cultures Religions Belief Systems, philosophies, and ideologies Science and technology The arts and architecture

Economic Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems Agriculture and pastoral production Trade and commerce Labor systems Industrialization Capitalism and socialism

Activity Each group will create a visual representation of one of themes. What does that theme mean? After you create you poster you will write a comparative statement using what you learned this summer Do this for each theme Work in groups

Comparative statement Sports drinks and water are similar in that they are used by athletes because when you are working hard and sweating one needs to stay hydrated and both of these drinks hydrate the body to keep us from getting sick Whereas sports drinks and water differ in the nutritional value of the drinks. Sports drinks often times have more sodium which can be bad for you if you drink too much and water has nothing