AP World History Welcome Parents! Debra Cave, B.S., M.Ed.

AP World History College-level College-level Global events and trends Global events and trends Historical Thinking Skills Historical Thinking Skills Thematic Thematic Comparative Comparative “Periodization” “Periodization” Change & Continuity Change & Continuity Balanced Coverage Balanced Coverage

Historical Thinking Skills Historical Arguments from historical evidence Historical Arguments from historical evidence Chronological Reasoning Chronological Reasoning Comparison and Contextualization Comparison and Contextualization Historical Interpretation and Synthesis Historical Interpretation and Synthesis

Historical Periodization PeriodPeriod TitleDate RangeWeight 1Technological & Environmental Transformations To c. 600 BCE5% 2Organization & Reorganization of Human Societies c. 600 BCE to 600 BCE 15% 3Regional & Trans- regional Interactions c. 600 CE – % 4Global Interactions c % 5Industrialization & Global Integration c % 6Accelerating Global Change & Realignments c Present20%

Theme One Interaction between humans & the environment Interaction between humans & the environment demography & disease migration settlement patterns technology Example: Period 4: Increasing Global Interactions Changes and Continuities in the Atlantic World due to the Columbian Exchange

Theme Two Interaction of cultures Interaction of cultures religions beliefs systems philosophies ideologies science and technology arts and architecture Example: Period 2, 600 BCE-600 CE, Organization and Reorganization of Human Society Cultural Diffusion on the Silk Roads; Buddhism, sillk

Theme Three State-building, expansion & conflict State-building, expansion & conflict Forms of governance Forms of governance Empires, nations Empires, nations Nationalism, revolts, revolutions Nationalism, revolts, revolutions Example: Period 5 Industrialization and Global Integration Japan’s vs. China’s Reaction to Western Industrialization

Theme Four Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems agricultural and pastoral production trade and commerce labor systems industrialization capitalism and socialism Example: Period 3 Regional and Trans-regional interactions Serfdom, Slavery

Theme Five Development and transformation of social structures Development and transformation of social structures gender roles & relations family & kinship racial/ethnic constructions social/economic classes Example: Period 6, Accelerating Global Change and Realignments Changing Role of Women

Habits of Mind Constructing/evaluating arguments; analyzing POV and context. Assessing continuity/change over time and over different world regions. Assessing continuity/change over time and over different world regions. Understanding diversity of interpretation Understanding diversity of interpretation Seeing global patterns; connecting local developments to global processes. Seeing global patterns; connecting local developments to global processes. Comparing within and among societies. Exploring the relevance of world history to contemporary developments.

The Exam May 15, May 15, Section I: 70 Multiple Choice (55 min) Section I: 70 Multiple Choice (55 min) Section II: Free Response (130 min) Section II: Free Response (130 min) A. DBQ (50 min) A. DBQ (50 min) B. Change Over Time (40 min) B. Change Over Time (40 min) C. Comparison Essay (40 min) C. Comparison Essay (40 min)

Assignments Unit Tests (100 pts) Unit Tests (100 pts) Quizzes (25 pts) Quizzes (25 pts) Essays (50 pts) Essays (50 pts) Homework (25 pts) Homework (25 pts) Debates/Seminars/ Debates/Seminars/ /Presentations (25-50 pts) Research Papers/Projects ( pts) Research Papers/Projects ( pts) Class Participation (varies) Class Participation (varies)

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