AP World History
Semester Two Silent Bells
1/19-1/20
•  Compare the terms “core area” and
“dependent zone.”
–  Thesis Statement and Pre-Writing
ANSWER: Core area refers to the area, especially in western Europe, that
profited from the new global economy. It controlled international and
commercial services such as shipping, and it exported manufactured
goods in exchange for new raw materials from foreign countries.
Dependent zone refers to areas beyond western Europe in the world
economy that produced low cost goods, such as precious metals and
cash crops (sugar, spices, tobacco, and later, cotton). Africa joined this
zone through the export of slaves.
1/21
•  Evaluate the reasons allowing the West to
establish its dominance in the global trade
network of the 17th century.
–  Thesis Statement and Pre-Writing
–  Answer:
The withdrawal of possible rivals helped the West, in particular that of China and the Islam
world. The Ottomans were not as dedicated to commerce as were previous dynasties, and
they were not as fully in control of regions obviously critical to the Islamic trade network.
China made the decision to be self-sufficient and withdrew from the world trade network.
Japan made a similar decision and isolated itself. The West had an advantage through its
relative population growth in comparison with the others and through its technological
innovations directly related to seafaring and military power on the seas, especially the
cannon. The West defeated the Ottomans at Lepanto in the 16th century; China and Japan
did not challenge the West.
1/26-27
•  Compare the ways in which the
Renaissance, Reformation, and
Enlightenment had an effect on the
political organization of Europe.
–  Thesis and Pre-writing
1/28-29
•  Describe the Protestant churches that
were established because of the
Reformation. Define the nature of
religious warfare
–  Prewriting and Thesis.
2/1-2/2
•  Define the scientific revolution. What
were some of its major discoveries
–  Thesis and Pre-writing
2/3-2/4
•  Compare the extent of westernization
under Peter the Great compared to
Catherine the Great
–  Thesis Statement and Pre-writing
–  TURN IN
2/8-2/9
•  Trace Russian expansion under the
Ivans.
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
2/10-2/11
•  On page 416-417 of your textbook read
the document “The Great Exchange”
Answer the questions at the end of the
document.
2/12
•  #4 Imagine you are in a cage with bars
that are 2 inches apart. There is only one
door, but it is locked. On the floor there is
a saucer of water and a bale of straw.
There is a very hungry lion in the cage
with you. How will you survive?
2/16-2/17
•  Describe the social hierarchy of the
American colonies.
–  Pre-writing and thesis
2/18
•  #4 Imagine you are in a cage with bars
that are 2 inches apart. There is only one
door, but it is locked. On the floor there is
a saucer of water and a bale of straw.
There is a very hungry lion in the cage
with you. How will you survive?
2/22-23
•  Identify the nature of the Spanish system
of government in the American colonies
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
2/24-25
•  Describe the change that discovery of gold
and diamonds made on economic
organization of Brazil
–  Pre-writing and Thesis statement
2/26
•  Bobby recently purchased a 10 volume set
of encyclopedias. At present he has only
arranged the first 8 on his shelf in the
order shown below:
•  8,5,4,1,7,6,3,2
–  Using Bobby’s system where should volumes
9 and 10 go?
3/3-3/4
•  Compare and Contrast the Trans-Saharan
Slave trade to that of the Atlantic Slave
trade.
–  Pre-writing and thesis
3/5
•  Bobby recently purchased a 10 volume set
of encyclopedias. At present he has only
arranged the first 8 on his shelf in the
order shown below:
•  8,5,4,1,7,6,3,2
–  Using Bobby’s system where should volumes
9 and 10 go?
•  TURN IN SILENT BELLS TODAY!2,4,6
3/8
Compare and contrast the Safavid and
Ottoman empires.
Pre-writing and Thesis statement
3/15-3/16
•  Define the origins of the European
tribute systems.
–  Pre-writing and Thesis statement
3/17-3/18
•  Compare the European intrusion into
the African commercial system with
their entry into the Asian trade network.
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
3/19
I can outrun a horse
I can roar like a lion
But unlike my brothers
I can’t do no flyin’
What am I?
3/22
Compare and contrast the Safavid and
Ottoman empires.
Pre-writing and Thesis statement
3/23 & 3/26
•  Trace how the Dutch displaced the
Portuguese and compare their
participation in the Asian trading
network with that of the Portuguese.
–  Pre-writing and Thesis statement
4/5-4/6
•  Trace the success of the European
Christian missionary efforts.
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
4/7-4/8
•  Describe the steps which led to the
restoration of the Japanese shogunate.
–  Pre-writing and Thesis statement
–  Turn in Silent Bell Work 2, 4, 6
4/9
•  #16: A man walks outside to pick up the
morning newspaper. When he comes back
inside he is sunburned. He was only
outside for a few minutes, how did he get
sunburned?
–  Turn in silent bells per. 5, 7
4/19-4/20
•  Compare and Contrast the Brazilian
move to independence with other Latin
American independence movements.
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
4/22-4/23
•  In what ways did the United States
enter the political and economic affairs
of Latin America.
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
4/26-27
•  Compare the ways in which
industrialization manifested itself in
Japan and Russia
–  Pre-writing and thesis statement
4/28-29
•  Trace the social and economic changes
that took place in Japan as a result of
industrialization.
–  Pre-writing and thesis
4/30
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#29:
Most machines are bad when hot
Except for the stoves and heaters
Me, I’m of a different log
Joined with some other feeders
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For while my job is not to heat,
Heat is what I produce
But heat production’s not my beat
My job is to reduce it