By Travis RobinsonJanuary 16, 2012Text

Read the following slides as I go through and answer the following question

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Students will be able to accurately describe Thomas Carlyle’s The Great Man Theory

Students will also be able to describe the three characteristics that makes a individual be deemed as a Great Man/Women in History

Students will also be able to provide three examples of Great Man/Women in History

December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881

a Scottish sociological writer, historian and teacher

This theory was popularized in the 1840s in his book On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History.

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men”

Info on Thomas Carlyle

Info on Thomas Carlyle

The Great Man Theory

The Great Man Theory

History is about heroes and mankind is the major determinant of historical events

So if you want to get a accurate picture of historical events, study the lives of great men/women in it

According to Thomas Carlyle’s Great Man Theory, what’s is the major determinants of

history?

According to Thomas Carlyle’s Great Man Theory, what’s is the major determinants of

history?

Economics

The Nation-State

The Individuals in History

Other

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Characteristics of being Deemed a Great Man/Women in History

Characteristics of being Deemed a Great Man/Women in History

They are Charismatic - a personal charm that causes others to follow

They must have a certain amount of genius - intelligent or an expert in a field

Must be Divinely Inspired - A product of religion

Which characteristic is NOT a component of Thomas Carlyle’s

Great Man Theory

Which characteristic is NOT a component of Thomas Carlyle’s

Great Man TheoryA Great Deal of Charisma

Leadership Skills

A Great Deal of Intelligence

Divinely Inspired

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Discuss which of These Individuals Should be Deemed as Great Man/Women in History

Discuss which of These Individuals Should be Deemed as Great Man/Women in History

SummarySummaryThe Great Man Theory was created Thomas Carlyle

The Great Man Theory follows history through the deemed Great Man/Women that lived in it.

A Great Man/Women must be; charismatic, intelligent, and divinely inspired

ActivityActivityGet in groups of 3 and discuss whether you agree with Carlyle’s 3 attributes of what it takes to be a great man/women in history

Should any attributes be removed???? or added????

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