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Course Description

The World History AP course goes tremendously further than traditional history courses in requiring students to interpret primary sources, draw inferences based on larger repetitive themes and, in a very real way, become historians. While this course offers an opportunity to learn how to think critically and interact with the world on new levels, it would be untrue to proclaim the course does not have  series of idiosyncrasies that make it a more challenging course…like teaching 10,000 years of history, test-taking and essay-writing skills. I believe, however, that with organization and preparation, with academic transparency and a commitment to joining this truly learning community,  the select few who have chosen to embark down this path this year will be forever changed by the experience. 

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World History AP

Unit 0: Preamble - Packing Our Toolbox
  • Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Assignment - not assigned to 2020-2021 AP classes; but if you are interested...
  • Why Study History - by Stephen Kreis
  • Professionals of the Social Sciences
  • 4 Themes of Geography
    • ​Location, Regions, Movement and Human-Environment Interaction
      • ​​Diffusion & Syncretism

Unit 1: The Paleolithic & Neolithic Eras - The Great Settling Down
  • BIG HISTORY: Cosmic Calendar, Evolution, ​Human Diaspora, Paleolithic lifestyles [SPICE-T]
  • Neolithic Revolution: agriculture, domestication
  • Edible History - Standage excerpt

Unit 2: The Beginnings of Civilization - Middle East, India and China
  • ​Continuities and Changes, Making Connections
  • Historical Thinking Skills
  • "Rise of the State" and 8 Features of (Almost) All Civilizations
  • Cultural Hearths / Axial Age and Wisdom Traditions...setting the FOUNDATIONS of future civs
    • ​Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and the Caste System 
    • Confucianism, Legalism & Daoism: The Quest for Unity and the Confucian-Bases Chinese Civil Service Examination System
  • ​DBQ: The Spread of Buddhism - diffusion!
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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