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[] **Essential Questions** Here are some of the essential questions that we have used in the past 2010-2011 school year. These are certainly not written in stone (most of them came from state ed guidelines), but James and I have used them to address various units of study. Perhaps these could serve as a "jumping off point" for us as we work together?! Let me know what you guys think! Paula What makes an event a "turning point" in history? How does physical geography affect people, places and regions? What helps a civilization to rise? What makes it fall? Do belief systems unite or divide people? How does the movement of people and ideas (cultural diffusion) affect history? How do advances in science and technology affect people, places and cultures? How do different economic systems throughout history (feudalism etc..) reflect the needs of a particular region and era? Can one individual change history? Why does the definition of "justice and human rights" change dramatically over place and time? #|help on how to format text ||  || Contributions to http://socst9.wikispaces.com are licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 License]. Portions not contributed by visitors are Copyright ||
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