OER Project Unit 1

What are the three frames focused on in this history course?

• Peoples, places, and things

• Political sphere, economic sphere, and social sphere

• Communities, production and distribution, and networks

• Large events, long-term processes, and revolutionary movements

Which of the following is the main reason frames are crucial in studying world history?

• To make sense of spatial relationships between events

• To avoid getting lost in the miniscule details of history

• To help you create a framework in which to debate history

• To make it easier to remember people and dates in time

What question below best fits with the network frame narrative?

• How did the expansion of the Silk Road affect the people living along these trade routes?

• How did the Industrial Revolution change the way work was treated in society?

• What group of people was most affected by changes in land ownership during the modern age?

• How did the leadership structure change as foragers transitioned to farming?

Networks can definitely improve the lives of people by enabling the spread of ideas and technology, fostering cooperation and mutually benefiting those involved. What are some negative impacts networks have on the people they connect? Choose the best answer.

• Collaboration and exchange

• Violence and disease

• Breakdown of the economy

• Destruction of communities

What aspect of communities has stayed the same over the course of human history, even as they have changed their form and structure?

• The human need for communities

• The way communities grow

• The means of community formation

• The general size of communities

Why might the narrative of the “Rise of the West” be unreliable? Choose the best answer.

• It is not supported by any evidence.

• It only focuses on broad patterns.

• It is a fairly new narrative.

• It only incorporates one perspective.

Which describes the economic relationship between Europe and China in 1750?

• European merchants were desperate to break into Chinese markets, but Chinese leadership was not impressed enough by European goods to start trading.

• Chinese merchants were desperate to break into European markets, but European leadership was not impressed enough by Chinese goods to start trading.

• Europe had the world’s largest economy at the time, but only because they were supported by rich Chinese trade markets.

• European markets were the largest producers of cloth and fine goods, and Chinese companies wanted access to European wealth.

Why does this course begin in 1750?

• To help us understand change and continuity in a useful way

• To cover all of recorded history as found in written documents

• To create a narrow focus by studying a short period

• To help us apply what we know about ancient societies

What did the production and distribution of goods look like in 1750?

• Goods traveled vast distances quickly on extensive trade networks.

• Technology made this year stand out from those before.

• Most people had specialized jobs.

• Most people were still farmers who produced their own food.

Which of the following best describes the subject “world history” before the 1960s?

• The subject was introduced to college students only.

• The subject had many different versions.

• The subject was taught globally.

• The subject didn’t exist.