Reasons to Study Ancient History
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Objective
I can describe how studying ancient history can help us understand the world today.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Practice
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According to the video, what is the difference between "the past" and "history"?
The video mentions that humans have a tendency to repeat mistakes. Give an example from your own life where you repeated a mistake, and what you learned from it (or could learn from it).
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Exit ticket
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“Give one example of something we can learn from ancient history that can help us understand a problem or event happening in the world today. Explain your answer. The video mentions that studying history can help us understand how ordinary people shape history. How can understanding the role of ordinary people in ancient history help us understand current events? Explain your answer. ”
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