Change and Continuity Over Time
APWH
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CCOT Essay
 This essay question deals specifically with
analysis of continuities and changes over time
covering at least one of the periods in the
course outline.
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It addresses, for example, technology, trade,
culture, migrations, or environment.
 The continuity and change over time questions
require analysis of process and explanation of
causation with specific examples.
What you need to be able to do:
Change
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- Recognize it as it occurs in history.
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- Identify & Understand the causes of change
Continuity
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-Recognize factors which remain the same
throughout an entire period
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-Identify & Understand factors which allow this to
continue
Step 1: Read and Analyze the Question
Analyze changes and continuities in long-distance
migrations in the period from 1700 to 1900. Be sure
to include specific examples from at least TWO
different world regions.
 Underline the important words or phrases you need
to address in your thesis statement.
Continuities
Beginning Date
End
Date
--I----------------I-------------------I-------------------I---------------I------------------I-----------------I-Changes
Step 2: Create a Timeline
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Timeline
with annotations
CCOT Exercise
Imagine a simple timeline that represents your own life. If you
were to note the 10-12 most important events on your timeline,
what might that timeline look like, and how would you analyze
the changes and continuities of your own life?
Directions:
1. Create a timeline starting with your birthdate and ending with
your current age.
2. Fill in the continuities on top and changes on the bottom with
the 10-12 most important events in your life.
Tomorrow
 Make sure your Stearns book is in class, we will be
working out of it in class on Wednesday.