Document 1

Terrace FarmingSeveral societies including the Chinese used terrace farming to create farmland where there is little. The technique involves cutting land away from a hillside to create flat surfaces that look like large steps. Plants can then be grown on the newly flattened sections.

Rice terracesSource: Rice terraces.png by McCouch S published under the

Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.Terrace farming technique

original slope of the hill fill from

the land cut away to make the terrace

land cut away to make the terrace stones

used to support the terrace

Document 2

Rooftop GardeningRooftop gardening is a technique for building a garden on top of a building. Some rooftop gardens are small and for personal use, while others are on the scale of small farms. In addition to providing food, the gardens help cool down the building, provide habitats for wildlife, and provide recreational activities for people.

There have been examples of rooftop gardens throughout history dating back to Mesopotamia, Rome, and the middle ages in Egypt, but have become more popular in the 20th and 21st centuries because of the lack of green space and food production in cities.

Components of a rooftop gardenSource: Components of a roof garden vs reference roof by Karen Liu

published under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication and modified by New Visions for Public Schools.

Rooftop Garden on the Astor Hotel in New York City from 1904.

Source: HotelAsterRooftopGarden.jpg by the New York Historical Society this work is in the public domain and has been modified by New Visions for Public Schools.

Document 3

Vertical Farming

Vertical farming is a technique for growing food that attempts to save as much space, energy, and water as possible by stacking crops vertically, usually in climate controlled facilities. Vertical farms have been created and proposed in skyscrapers and warehouses in and near cities because the buildings are already there and the food produced in them would already be close to most of the people who would consume, it thus saving the time and fuel it would take to ship food.

An example of the VertiCrop System, used in some vertical farms.

Source: VertiCrop System by Eigenes Werk published under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

A vertical farm design. Source: United Future by Chris Jacobs published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

3.0 License.

Enduring Issues BankThese nine issues commonly come up in Global History, but they are just a starting point. Choose an issue based on the documents presented, not on this list. When identifying an enduring issue be as specific as possible and try to identify causes and/or effects.

Conflict Desire for Power Inequity Need for and Impact of Innovation

Impact of Interconnectedness

Impact of Ideas and Beliefs

Environmental Impact Scarcity Population Growth

Task 1Identify at least three issues related to the document(s) identified above. You are not limited to the issues in the bank.

1. An Issue is a challenge of a problem.

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Task 2From the list of issues you identified, choose one that is an enduring issue evident in at least three documents.

An enduring issue is an issue that

● exists over time (endures), even in the present

● has had a significant impact on people been impacted by people throughout history

Task 3Make a claim that argues why the enduring issue you chose is significant.

Examples of claims that argue an enduring issue is significant because...

it AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE its EFFECTS are LONG LASTING it AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE and its EFFECTS are LONG LASTING

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because major conflicts like wars affect millions of people.

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because its effects are felt generations later.

Conflict is a significant enduring issue because major conflicts like wars affect the millions of people involved in them and later generations.

Task 4To support your claim, Identify at least three examples from your study of Global History and your observations of the world that show the issue you identified in your claim

● exists over time (endures), even in the present by choosing examples from multiple time periods● has had a significant impact on people or been impacted by people throughout history

ExampleIdentify the event, what happened, where it happened, when it happened, and who was

involved.

Time Period (ie- 1492, ancient history, classical era, early modern period,

during the Renaissance, after WWII, modern era)

Example: In 1947, after the British government gave up their power in India, the land was divided between India and Pakistan, but the separation led to violence. To this day there have been conflicts between the two nations.

Modern day, 1947-present

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1. Why do essays need an introduction?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. A “hook” is the first sentence. It is an interesting and/or emotional comment about the topic or theme. It is used to catch the reader’s attention and interest. (Do NOT write “Throughout history”)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Historical background gives the reader background. What is the essay about? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved? Etc.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. Claim/Thesis: What is the enduring issue and why is the enduring issue significant/important?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Doc 1 information Why significant and has endured over time and place

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Doc 2 information Why significant and has endured over time and place

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Doc 3 information Why significant and has endured over time and place

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