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Unit: Era 1 - Our Big History (13.82 billion years ago to the future)

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1.0: History Stories

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BEFORE YOU WATCH: What Makes History Usable?
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WATCH: What Makes History Usable?
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: The Danger of a Single Story
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WATCH: The Danger of a Single Story
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History StoriesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

1.1: Era 1 Overview

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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Era 1 Overview
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WATCH: Era 1 Overview
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READ: Era 1 Overview - History of Many Shapes and Sizes
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Collective Learning
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WATCH: Collective Learning
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Era 1 OverviewGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

1.2: History Frames

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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Frame Concept Introduction
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WATCH: Frame Concept Introduction
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Communities Frame Introduction
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WATCH: Communities Frame Introduction
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Networks Frame Introduction
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WATCH: Networks Frame Introduction
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BEFORE YOU WATCH: Production and Distribution Frame Introduction
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WATCH: Production and Distribution Frame Introduction
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History FramesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

1.3: The Big History Story

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READ: An Introduction to Big History
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The Big History StoryGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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About this unit

Human history started billions of years before humans existed. It may sound like a riddle, but using scales and frames to understand the various contexts of our past will show how history itself is a human invention.