Each year I pull material from the origins course to cover more of the Empires in my Big History course, however each year am I frustrated with the method I use to cover that much material. I never really feel that the students know the material well. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to cover so much ground other than the classic jigsaw lesson? Looking for help...
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Jason Manning , I'm totally with you! Era 3 of Origins is a beast. I've often gone to BHP for ideas on how to simplify it
One thing I created to help that's not a jigsaw is this Growth of Empires Investigation. Another activity that is a variation on the jigsaw, was this Franken-Empire activity. It helped a lot in prepping for the Autopsy of an Empire activity later on. I've also had years where I really deep dive on just Han Dynasty and Rome, too. In any year, I've tried to hone in on the characteristics of empires which helps as we get to the Mongols and the Comanche and we test out those definitions. I hope it helps to know that you're not the only one struggling to get more out of studying empires! I'm also interested to hear how others confront this topic. Jessica Lindenmeier , how do you tackle empires in WHP?
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