Welcome to Mr. McLaughlin’s Social Studies Class!

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