AP World HistoryAP World History Welcome Parents!Welcome Parents!

Debra Cave, B.S., M.Ed.Debra Cave, B.S., M.Ed.

AP World HistoryAP World History College-level College-level Global events and Global events and

trendstrends Historical Thinking Historical Thinking

SkillsSkills ThematicThematic ComparativeComparative ““Periodization”Periodization” Change & Change &

ContinuityContinuity Balanced CoverageBalanced Coverage

Historical Thinking SkillsHistorical Thinking Skills

Historical Historical Arguments from Arguments from historical evidencehistorical evidence

Chronological Chronological ReasoningReasoning

Comparison and Comparison and ContextualizationContextualization

Historical Historical Interpretation and Interpretation and SynthesisSynthesis

Historical PeriodizationHistorical PeriodizationPeriod 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. 1450-1750 20%

5 Industrialization & Global

Integration

c. 1750-1900 20%

6 Accelerating Global Change

& Realignments

c. 1900 - Present

20%

Theme OneTheme One Interaction Interaction

between between humans & the humans & the environmentenvironment

demography demography & disease & disease

migration migration settlement settlement

patterns patterns technologytechnology

Example: Period 4: 1450-1750 Increasing Global Interactions

Changes and Continuities in the Atlantic World due to the Columbian Exchange

Theme TwoTheme Two

Interaction of Interaction of culturescultures religions religions beliefs systemsbeliefs systems philosophies philosophies ideologies ideologies science and science and

technologytechnology arts and arts and

architecturearchitectureExample: Period 2, 600 BCE-600 CE, Organization and Reorganization of Human Society

Cultural Diffusion on the Silk Roads; Buddhism, sillk

Theme ThreeTheme Three State-State-

building, building, expansion & expansion & conflictconflict

Forms of Forms of governancegovernance

Empires, Empires, nationsnations

Nationalism, Nationalism, revolts, revolts, revolutionsrevolutions

Example: Period 5 Industrialization and Global Integration

Japan’s vs. China’s Reaction to Western Industrialization

Theme FourTheme Four

Creation, expansion, Creation, expansion, and interaction of and interaction of economic systemseconomic systems agricultural and agricultural and

pastoral productionpastoral production trade and commercetrade and commerce labor systemslabor systems industrialization industrialization capitalism and capitalism and

socialismsocialism

Example: Period 3 Regional and Trans-regional interactions

Serfdom, Slavery

Theme FiveTheme Five

Development and Development and transformation of transformation of social structures social structures gender roles & gender roles &

relationsrelations family & kinshipfamily & kinship racial/ethnic racial/ethnic

constructionsconstructions social/economic social/economic

classesclassesExample: Period 6, Accelerating Global Change and Realignments

Changing Role of Women

Habits of MindHabits of Mind

Constructing/evaluating arguments; analyzing POV and context.

Assessing continuity/change over time and Assessing continuity/change over time and over different world regions.over different world regions.

Understanding diversity of interpretation Understanding diversity of interpretation Seeing global patterns; connecting local Seeing global patterns; connecting local

developments to global processes.developments to global processes. Comparing within and among societies. Exploring the relevance of world history to

contemporary developments.

The ExamThe Exam

May 15, 2014. May 15, 2014. 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)

AssignmentsAssignments

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)/Presentations (25-50 pts) Research Papers/Projects Research Papers/Projects

(100-200 pts)(100-200 pts) Class Participation Class Participation

(varies)(varies)

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Be PreparedBe Prepared Be realisticBe realistic Accept challenge Accept challenge Self advocateSelf advocate Give their best Give their best

efforteffort

What can you expect from What can you expect from me?me?

High standardsHigh standards Fair and Fair and

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