Where Are We in History? Geography and Mapping Historical Eras
Help me give my students pull down maps for the front of the classroom to use as reference when we are discussing world history.
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The best way to learn about and understand the causes and effects of history is through the lens of historical thinking, vital themes and narratives, and geography. We analyze the forces of change and continuity over time and space, including the importance of geographical location, climate, and land features as factors that influence the choices that people and societies have made.
The use of maps and mapping activities help students to create a spatial context for history and help them to visually associate the roles that communities and networks have played across the globe.
From the Silk Road and the Columbian Exchange to Imperialism and global conflict, maps are a crucial resource for demonstrating how eras in history unfolded and why. For each unit, students create posters for gallery walks and peer learning, and they are required to draw a map of the place or region as part of their poster topic. In this way, they see how the use of the land and the movement of people has changed over time.
In my classroom, I currently have several small maps and two wall maps that I move around and hang up on the white board with magnets. This is unwieldy and problematic when I am referencing the maps and then need to write notes on the board. Some of the maps are very small and are difficult to see from the back of the room. Pull down maps would help me to incorporate geography into the history lessons more frequently and effectively.
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