Big history is the study of the beginning of times and how everything has evolved over millions and billions of years. You can think of it as a story of how everything has become the way it is now. In return, this long story helps us in a way formulate an understanding of humanity by explaining and connecting us to all aspects of reality. Now, how do we organize all of the data that can be studied dating back to billions of years? Simple: a “big timeline.” Additionally, big history is studied through the best available research methods: empirical evidence and scholarly methods.
2. Is this a new concept to you or have you heard of it before?
The topic of “Big History” is very new to me. I have never heard of big history and personally, I am disappointed that I have missed out on a wonderful topic throughout my years of study. However, I am excited about the opportunity that this WH course has provided me (an introduction to “Big History”).
3. Does it seem logical to you that history could be taught this way?
I believe that this is the only logical way that history could be taught! It offers food for thought; the topic awakens your curiosity; questions that you have never thought of before begin to “pop up.”
Web Sources.
bighistory.info
https://bighistory.org/
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