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Welcome to A.P. World History

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Course Description In A.P. World History we will explore key themes of world history, including interaction with the environment, cultures, state-building, economic systems, and social structures, from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the present.

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The A.P. Exam Exam is Thursday, May 15 th Graded on scale 1 to 5 3, 4, or 5 = college credit 1,2 = no college credit

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The A.P. Exam Format Question TypeNumber of Questions Timing Multiple-choice70 questions55 minutes Document-based question 1 question50 minutes Continuity and change-over time essay 1 question40 minutes Comparative essay1 question40 minutes

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THE DBQ 10 Documents Must use all 10 Must suggest a document that is not in the DBQ you feel would help You must group the documents into 3 groups, based on their point of view or some similarity

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Continuity and Change Over Time Essay (CCOT) No documents, this is a free response essay Must analyze a change that occurs in a society over time Example: Analyze continuities and changes in trade networks between Africa and Eurasia from circa 300 C.E. to 1450 C.E. No documents, this is a free response essay Must analyze a change that occurs in a society over time Example: Analyze continuities and changes in trade networks between Africa and Eurasia from circa 300 C.E. to 1450 C.E.

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Comparative Essay No documents, this is a free response essay Must compare 2 regions with each other at a specific point in time Important you dont summarize one, then the other. Need to constantly go back and forth Example: Compare demographic and environmental effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas with the Columbian Exchanges demographic and environmental effects on ONE of the following regions between 1492 and 1750. (Africa, Asia, or Europe) No documents, this is a free response essay Must compare 2 regions with each other at a specific point in time Important you dont summarize one, then the other. Need to constantly go back and forth Example: Compare demographic and environmental effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas with the Columbian Exchanges demographic and environmental effects on ONE of the following regions between 1492 and 1750. (Africa, Asia, or Europe)

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Periodization If you were to write an autobiography at this point in your life, you may very well go chronologically How would you break up the chapters? A.P. World History breaks history into 6 chapters, called periods

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Period Number TitleTime FramePeriod Weights Textbook Chapters Period 1Technological and Environmental Transformations 8000 B.C.E 600 B.C.E. 5%1 Period 2Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies 600 B.C.E. 600 C.E. 15%2-5 Period 3Regional and Transregional Interactions 600 C.E. 1450 20%6-15 Period 4Global Interactions1450-175020%16-22 Period 5Industrialization and Global Integration 1750-190020%23-27 Period 6Accelerating Global Change and Realignments 1900- Present 20%28-36

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Course Themes As we study history, we must focus on 5 major themes for each unit we study These themes are

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Theme 1 - Environment Interactions between humans and the environment Demography (population) and disease Migration Patterns of Settlement Technology

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Theme 2 - Culture Development and interactions of cultures Religions Belief systems, philosophies, ideologies Science and technology Arts and architecture

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Theme 3 - Politics State building, expansion, and conflict Forms of government Empires Nations and nationalism Revolts and revolutions Regional, transregional, and global structures and organizations

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Theme 4 Economics Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems Agriculture and pastoral production Trade and commerce Labor systems Industrialization Capitalism and socialism

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Theme 5 Sociology Development and transformations of social structures Gender roles and relations Family and kinship Racial and ethnic constructions Social and economic classes

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P.E.C.E.S Well use term P.E.C.E.S. to remember the 5 themes P olitics E nvironment C ulture E conomics S ociology

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Important Info/Tips Use my website (have to go to Salk site) Keep up with course work and do reading/assignments Read slow, take notes Dont be absent and actively participate in class