Quarter 1 Tier 1 Vocab Lesson

Honors World History
Quarter 1 Tier 1 Vocab

By Amy Obhof

Describe

​Definition

Needs additional information beyond a simple answer. This means that you must first identify, provide or list something, then provide more detail as to what it is or what it is like.

Open Ended

Describe how colonists felt about the Stamp Act in the American colonies?

• How or why something occurs.

  • Use evidence and/or reasoning.

    • Sometimes it is a process requiring steps in order.

  • Use "because" for "why" questions.

​Definition

Explain

Open Ended

Explain how coffeehouses spread knowledge in 17th century Europe?

Historical Context

​Definition

The political, economic, social, or cultural setting or precondition of a historical event.


Example: Prior to the Renaissance, Europeans were very isolated from one another. The Black Death had closed down ports as people tried to stop the spread of the disease by limiting their exposure to other people. It was not until the decrease in deaths from the Black Death, that Europeans began to open ports and interact with one another again by trading goods and interacting socially.

Open Ended

Provide the historical context of the American Civil War.

Interpret

Definition

Explain meaning of information, particularly from histoical sources or historical contexts.

Open Ended

Interpret the political cartoon seen here.

Reliability

​Definition

Provides trustworthy information based on evidence and reasoning that takes into consideration the author's authority, accuracy, bias and strength of evidence.

Multiple Select

An example of reliable source when researching the Renaissance would be ___________.

• An article from an academic history journal.

• A book about the Renaissance written by a historian.

• Leonardo da Vinci's Journals

• A TikTok about the Renaissance

Justify

​Define

To show or prove to be right or reasonable.

Open Ended

If you said that Martin Luther was correct in breaking from the Roman Catholic Church and forming his own, how could you justify that statement?

Significant

​Defintion

Important, worthy of attention, or indicative of something.

Open Ended

What was the most significant cause of the American Revolution?

Summarize

​Definition

To give a brief statement of the main points of something in your own words.

Open Ended

Summarize the following except in your own words.

"Talk of coffeehouses today, and we think of those chains of cafes run by companies such as Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffè Nero, serving a wide range of teas, coffees, smoothies and snacks.

But these are not a modern phenomenon.

In 17th and 18th century England, coffeehouses were also popular places for people from all walks of life to go and meet, chat, gossip and have fun, whilst enjoying the latest fashion, a drink newly arrived in Europe from Turkey – coffee.

Whilst the taste of 17th century coffee was not very palatable – indeed, it tasted quite disgusting according to accounts of the time – the caffeine in it and the ‘buzz’ it provided, proved quite addictive.

The first coffeehouse in England was opened in Oxford in 1652. In London, the first one was opened later that same year in at St Michael’s Alley, Cornhill, by an eccentric Greek named Pasqua Roseé. Soon they were commonplace."

-from English Coffeehouses/Penny Universities

Cause and Effect

​Definition

The causal relationship between an events where one event leads to another event. Questions using this skill typically require you to explain HOW an event caused another event.

Open Ended

In what ways did the Crusades cause the Renaissance? What effect did the Renaissance have on Europe?