1. Which of the following statements is the best definition of Big History?


A. Big History is the story of how the Universe came into existence and how stars and

planets form.


B. Big History weaves expert thinking about the Universe into a coherent story and

looks at the entire span of history at different scales. It’s a modern, scientific version

of an origin story.


C. Big History is the story of humans from the dawn of agriculture to the present.


D. Big History is the story of humans since the advent of writing language.

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