World History AP

Unit 6: Worlds of the 1400's
  • Paleolithic Persistence, Pastoralists and Agricultural Villages
  • European vs. Ming Renaissance
  • Islamic Empires: Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Songhay
  • Aztec and Inca in the Americas
Unit 5: Golden Age of China
  • Sui, Tang and Song China
  • Wait for it...The MONGOLS!
Unit 4
  • Monotheism in the Post-Classical World​
Unit 3
  • Classical and Post-Classical Trade Routes
Unit 2 
  • 1st Wave and 2nd Wave "Classical Civilizations
    • ​Continuities and Changes, Making Connections
    • Historical Thinking Skills
    • Cultural Hearths / Axial Age and Wisdom Traditions...setting the FOUNDATIONS of future civs
Unit 1
  • The Beginnings:
    • BIG HISTORY: Evolution, ​Human Diaspora, Paleolithic lifestyles [SPICE-T]
    • Neolithic Revolution: agriculture, domestication and the Rise of the State
    • Early Human Civilizations: 1st Wave


Pre-Chapter 1 "Stuff"

Professionals of the Social Sciences
Why Study History - Steven Kreis
Chief Seattle - ​How Can You Buy or Sell the Earth
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Assignment 
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"There's no success like failure, and failure's no success at all" - Bob Dylan​




















Pay no attention to the mess below!

Ist Wave Civilizations
Over the next few weeks, we are going to learn TONS about the following groups of people:
  • Persians
  • Greeks
  • Romans
  • Indians (Mayuran and Gupta Dynasties)
  • Chinese (Qin and Han)
We need to have a pretty good idea (and evidence!) about all SPICE themes. This section of the course takes a week or so to get going because we get the necessary information over three successive chapters. Chapter 3 gives us the information about the governments and political systems, Chapter 4 their belief systems, philosophies and religious traditions and Chapter 5 diving into their social structures and hierarchies. If you have some extra time today/tomorrow, watch a the relevant CrashCourse videos, check out FREEMANPEDIA.com and Khan Academy goodies...all Sherer-approved AP sources for information! The video below is about the origin and Big Picture of the Classical Persian Empire.

Unit 2 Big Picture Introduction
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Here are some examples from a student who mastered both the class and the test!
Here's Something Cool!
TedTalk on the mysterious Indus Valley Script [about 17 minutes]
How To Outline Chapters from Strayer Text
  • Chapter Thesis
  • Main Heading Thesis
    • Evidence
  • Sub-Section Thesis
    • Evidence
      • Repeat
  • Key Terms
    • Identify
  • Key Places
    • Know where they are!
  • Chapter Examples of:
    • Diffusion, Common Phenomenon, Syncretism and C/C
 
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