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Unit Essential Questions: What does Social Studies comprise of? Aim: What are the “big issues” that we find throughout the contemporary world?

Name: ____________________________________ Class Period:_________________Suchopar/Bellisari: Dream Team AP World Themes/Geography

The BIG Ideas:

The Six Themes of AP World History serve as unifying threads to help us examine broader ideas that exist throughout each period of history. Historical events never exist in a vacuum. Therefore, the Six Themes help us to think of the “Big Pictures.”It is strongly recommended that you memorize the Six AP World Themes, as they will significantly help you in your essay writing, groupings, and your application of the AP World Historical Reasoning Processes. The AP World Themes are: Theme 1: Humans and the Environment Theme 2: Cultural Developments and

Interactions Theme 3: Governance

Theme 4: Economic Systems Theme 5: Social Interactions and

Organizations Theme 6: Technology and Innovations

Day 1 Task:

Using the themes as reference brainstorm some of the many national and global current events topics.

Next, develop 10 questions that you have for a better understanding of the world that we live in.


ARGUMENTATION: It is clear that each of the six AP World Themes interconnects and impacts one another. Based on your discussions, which of the World Themes do you believe is most significant in shaping the world we live in? Provide three examples to support your argument.Argument: ____________________________ is the most significant World Theme in impacting the world because:

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Day 2 Task: What do you hear or see in the news or in social media that reflect AP World Theme 1? Try to think of at least one Theme 1 connection for each continent. Label your connection on the map.


Humans and the Environment in the Contemporary WorldAP World Theme 1: Humans and the EnvironmentAP Course Unit: Globalization (1900 to present)

Desertification:

Deforestation:

Impact?

Organizations:

Emergent epidemic diseases:

Diseases associated with poverty?

Diseases associated with longevity?

How are global and regional societies attempting to address the spread of diseases?


Day 3 Focus Question: How does this picture reveal the ideas of globalization and local diversity?

Globalization based on the image Local Diversity based on the image

Tensions between these two underlie political conflicts, economic uncertainty and pollution of the environment.

Examples of Globalization Positive and Negative Reactions (Points of View)

Multinational Corporations:

Efforts to Promote “Free Trade”:


The BIG Ideas:

Political and social changes of the 20th century led to changes in the arts and in the second half of the century, popular and consumer culture became more global.Arts, entertainment, and popular culture increasingly reflected the influence of a globalized society.Consumer culture became globalized and transcended national borders.

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. It denotes a style of music that was strongly influenced by traditional Jamaican folk music, American jazz and rhythm and blues, and African folk music. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary, and is deeply linked to the Ethiopian Rastafari religion, aiming to promote Pan-Africanism. Reggae music became associated with gospel throughout the world as an alternative to hymns and church singing. It is also seen as a way of spreading political and cultural messages.

How does Reggae reflect Globalization?

Bollywood

How does Bollywood reflect Globalization?


Day 4: Reactions to a Globalized World On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767- United Airlines Flight 175- appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center and sliced into the south tower near the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding building and the streets below. America was under attack.On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives, including two regional wars in the Middle East, to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. Only six people in the World Trade Center towers at the time of their collapse survived. Almost 10,000 others were treated for injuries.

Religious Fundamentalism:

Which of the AP World Themes are represented by the attacks of September 11, 2001? Select two of the six themes and support how they are represented with a specific example.

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The September 11 attacks happened 18 years ago. How do you think September 11, 2001 continues to impact the world we live in? Use the world themes to help guide your response.

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HOW DID THE WORLD COME TO THIS?

President Bush receives word of the attacks while in an elementary

school classroom in Florida.


Homework Assignment: Find a WORLD current events article that addresses either APW Themes 2, 3, 4 or 5.

o Bring in the articleo Complete the questions 1-4 below:

1. Describe the contemporary issue being addressed by the article: ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Where is this issue taking place? What regions of the world does it affect? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Evaluate how an APW Theme is represented by this contemporary issue by evaluating a specific example: __________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Evaluate: What do you think this issue tells us about the current world that we live in? ____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

IN CLASS: Major topics in global current events:


HOW DID THE WORLD COME TO THIS?

North America: Universal Human Rights: free speech, free elections, healthcare, racial violence…South America: Corrupt governments, drug trafficking, deforestation…Europe: Religious fundamentalism, free-trade…Africa: Overpopulation, disease, hunger, poverty, desertification, genocide…Middle East: Religious conflicts, religious fundamentalism/terrorism, gender rights…Asia: Overpopulation, Universal Human Rights, pollution, militarism…

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