ALL Classes: Global 9 and Global 10: Periods 1,2,5,6,8 - AIM 129

AIM 129

How do historians use cause and effect to explain events?

I.  Cause and Effect

A. Historians study relationships between events and concepts.

B. Cause
1.  Refers to something that contributes to the occurrence of an event, the rise of an idea, or the bringing about of a development.

C. Effect
1. Refers to what happens as a consequence (result, impact, outcome) of an event, an idea, or a development.