Blog 25: History and Knowledge...is there anything new?

Blog 25: Due Oct. 26th by Midnight

When considering how one gains knowledge or seeks for "truth" in history, many things must be taken into consideration. We will be looking at all of these questions throughout the upcoming weeks--

• Does the part of the world you live in determine which histories are important for you to know? 
• Do the ideals of a society or culture determine which histories are considered valid or invalid? 
• How does one determine what "truth" means in historical studies if, indeed, relativism so often impacts the version of history portrayed?
• Is it possible to really have a "global history" that everyone agrees on? 
• Do you think that the history you have learned in school thus far has prepared you for life in the greater world, or is history a subject of continues study and exposure? 
• Why should we care about what has already happened? Shouldn't we be concerned with the future, with progress, and with moving forward? Are the two intertwined? 

For this blog, we are going to build a TOK time capsule. Your task is to choose 3-5 items (you cannot post an item that someone before you has posted!) that you would put in a time-capsule, to be opened in 200 years from now.  Not only must you choose which items to include, you must include an explanation as to why each of these items should go into the capsule. What do the items tell a future generation about the history we are creating today?

You are welcome, as always, to respond to the TedTalk or to a question above as well, but everyone needs to respond to the Time Capsule question as well. Good luck!