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What societies are dominant today and how did this happen? Why /How do some societies succeed ?

Last Class…. What societies are dominant today and how did this happen? Why /How do some societies succeed ?. An overview of Jared Diamond’s theory in Guns, Germs and Steel . Terms and Objectives. Last Class…. Objectives : Acknowledge the subjective nature of historical theories.

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What societies are dominant today and how did this happen? Why /How do some societies succeed ?

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  1. Last Class….. What societies are dominant today and how did this happen? Why/How do some societies succeed? An overview of Jared Diamond’s theory in Guns, Germs and Steel.

  2. Terms and Objectives Last Class….. • Objectives: • Acknowledge the subjective nature of historical theories. • List and describe previous theories of why some civilisations succeeded. • List and describe the three components of Jared Diamond’s theory, as described in Guns, Germs and Steel. • Terms: • Society • Civilisation • Theory • Geographic Luck

  3. Today. What are the common elements to why societies collapse? Why/How do some societies fail to succeed? An overview of Jared Diamond’s theory in Collapse.

  4. Terms and Objectives Today. • Objectives: • Acknowledge the subjective nature of historical theories. • List and describe the five point framework of Jared Diamond’s theory, as described in Collapse. • Consider Canada’s vulnerability to the five point framework. • Terms: • Society • Civilisation • Theory • Climate Change • Hostile

  5. Overview Survive, Thrive and Die. Jared Diamond’s 5 Point Framework (Collapse) Collaborative Work: Chunking Sharing Work Prep Start of Film, 2210: The Collapse

  6. 1. Survive, Thrive and Die.

  7. 2. Diamond’s Collapse Theory Environmental Damage Hostile Neighbours Human Response Climate Change Friendly Neighbours 

  8. 3. Collaborative Work • Checklist • Read your section in the provided text. • With your group, create a 1-sentence statement that summarises your section. Write this on your poster paper. • Identify 3-5 important facts, concepts or details that add detail to the statement. Put these on your poster in a way that others will understand by looking at them. • Can you think of a civilization, society or country that has been affected by this part of the Collapse theory? If so, write a statement about this on your poster. • Is Canada vulnerable to this part of the Collapse theory? Write a statement about this on your poster.

  9. 4. Sharing Work As the groups share, think about…. How does this point of the framework work with the point you investigated? What about this point makes sense? What about this point seems wrong, contradictory or confusing? What does this point make you think about (making connections)?

  10. Terms and Objectives Success? • Objectives: • Acknowledge the subjective nature of historical theories. • List and describe the five point framework of Jared Diamond’s theory, as described in Collapse. • Consider Canada’s vulnerability to the five point framework. • Terms: • Society • Civilisation • Theory • Climate Change • Hostile

  11. 5. Prep Read pages 8-12 on the Fall of Rome and complete the Reading Check. Suggested Method: Read the pages Answer the questions without looking at the pages Read the pages a second time and add to your answers.

  12. 6. 2210: The Collapse http://natgeotv.com/ca/2210-thecollapse

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