AP WORLD HISTORY

AN INTRO TO CONTEXT:
“MY TIMELINE” ACTIVITY

MR. LENITON
BASIS PARK LANE HARBOUR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
 DO IT NOW
• What do we mean by the
word “context?” ( 背景 )
• In history class
specifically: what
importance might this
concept have?
• Please discuss with your
table-mates for 3 minutes
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LE context is an important part of life and literature, and
• Historical
without it, memories, stories, and characters have less meaning.
Historical context deals with the details that surround an
occurrence. In more technical terms, historical context refers to the
social, religious, economic, and political conditions that existed
during a certain time and place. Basically, it's all the details of the
time and place in which a situation occurs, and those details are
what enable us to interpret and analyze works or events of the
past, or even the future, rather than merely judge them by
contemporary standards.
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LE
• 历史背景是生活和文学的重要组成部分，没有它，记忆、故事
和人物的意义就会大打折扣。历史背景涉及到围绕一个事件的
细节。用更专业的术语来说，历史背景指的是在某个时间和地
点存在的社会、宗教、经济和政治条件。基本上，它是一个情
况发生的时间和地点的所有细节，这些细节使我们能够解释和
分析过去甚至未来的作品或事件，而不仅仅是以当代标准来判
断它们。
WHAT PART OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS THE
CONTEXT?
• The ancient Mayan civilization was one of the strongest and
most flourishing of the ancient Mesoamerican world. They
are known to us today for their polytheistic religious
practices, their advanced mathematics, and for their
extensive internal trade networks as well as their
agriculture. However, even though they were advanced
across these various disciplines and endeavors, their most
remarkable achievement overall was the development of
the Mayan calendar.
WHAT PART OF THIS PARAGRAPH IS THE
CONTEXT?
• The ancient Mayan civilization was one of the strongest
and most flourishing of the ancient Mesoamerican world.
They are known to us today for their polytheistic religious
practices, their advanced mathematics, and for their
extensive internal trade networks as well as their
agriculture. However, even though they were advanced
across these various disciplines and endeavors, their most
remarkable achievement overall was the development of
the Mayan calendar.
 TODAY’S LESSON: INTRODUCING
CONTEXT
• Today we will introduce the concept of
historical contextualization by asking you to
think about the story of your journey to here
at BASIS PLH in terms of your own journey’s
context.
• What were the events in your life that brought
you to this time and place today?
• Would you describe the cause as a singular
reason, or a mix of complicated reasons?
 TODAY’S TO-DO LIST:
Directions:
Complete the timeline on the following slide
1. Download this template
2. Type your name, date, and element
3. Put the date of your first day at BASIS in the middle.
4. Put the dates of 5 key events on both sides. Add text
and images for each event.
5. Submit the assignment in our TEAMS
 AP WORLD STUDENTS: MAKE A COPY OF
THIS PPT AND INSERT YOUR INFORMATION
HERE BELOW

Name: Eric Li
Date: 2021.9.1
Element: 9Li
 Key events leading up to first day Key events since the first day

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BASIS

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