welcome to mr. mclaughlin’s social studies class!
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Welcome to Mr. McLaughlin’s Social Studies Class!. Why Learn About World History?. Where do you think this sign is located?. India. United Arab Emirates (UAE). Where is this off-shore oil rig?. Australia. Where is the world’s longest highway?. Where is the world’s busiest subway system?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Mr. McLaughlin’s Social Studies Class!
Why Learn About World History?
Where do you think this sign is located?
India
Where is this off-shore oil rig?
United Arab Emirates
(UAE)
Where is the world’s longest highway?
Australia
Where is the world’s busiest subway system?
Tokyo Metro
Where do these businessmen work?
Bermuda
What did ancient civilizations write
about on the earliest surviving clay tablets?
Taxes
Was Henry Ford the first to use the assembly line?
Ancient China: Teracotta Army & the Crossbow
Wait … Mr. McLaughlin, isn’t this just a pile of
rocks?
Salt
Where is this pyramid and sphinx
located?
Las Vegas
What’s the name of this painting?Where do you think this is?
Mona Lisa;The Louvre Museum
in Paris, France
Caesar Augustus;Atlantic City, NJ
What is this statue of?Where is it located?
Nice Job!
Why Learn World History?
• What do you know about this person?–Which are facts? (F)–Which are stereotypes, legends, or
exaggerations? (S)–Which are influenced by pop culture? (P)
• Why is this person important to history?
Cleopatra
Dracula
Christopher Columbus
Alexander the Great
Why Learn World History?
“When we're connected to others, we become better people.”
“When we're connected to others, we become better people.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture