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

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

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

4. Historical Periodization
Period Title
Date Range
Weight 1
Technological & Environmental Transformations
To c. 600 BCE 5% 2
Organization & Reorganization of Human Societies
c. 600 BCE to 600 BCE
15% 3
Regional & Trans-regional Interactions
c. 600 CE – 1450
20% 4
Global Interactions c 5
Industrialization & Global Integration c 6
Accelerating Global Change & Realignments
c Present

5. Theme One 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

6. Theme Two 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

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

8. Theme Four 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

9. Theme Five 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

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

11. Section I: 70 Multiple Choice (55 min)
The Exam
May 15, 2014.
Section I: 70 Multiple Choice (55 min)
Section II: Free Response (130 min)
A. DBQ (50 min)
B. Change Over Time (40 min)
C. Comparison Essay (40 min)

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

13. What do I expect from students?
Be Prepared
Be realistic
Accept challenge
Self advocate
Give their best effort

14. What can you expect from me?
High standards
Fair and reasonable
Support
Flexible
Accessible

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17. How You Can Help Get a Review Book Discuss global issues
Play devil’s advocate
Read/discuss history
Watch/critique historical films
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