The Five AP World History Themes
1. Impact of interaction among and within major societies.
2. Impact of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment.
3. Systems of social structure and gender structure.
4. Cultural, religious, and intellectual developments.
5. Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political
identities, including the emergence of the nation-state.
First Quarter: August 18 – October 23, 2008
A. UNIT 1. Foundations, c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE (4 weeks)
This is about the longest time span, 8000 B.C.E. to approximately 600 C.E. Topics will include prehistory
societies, ancient civilizations including China, Africa, Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, the Mediterranean,
Caribbean, North America, Middle America and South America. Students will keep their Cornell
Notebooks according to what they read and they will be comparing and contrasting all civilizations and
how they have helped our society today. Students will be tested every Unit.
Focus questions: What is “ civilization” ? Who is “ civilized” ? Does change occur by diffusion
or
independent invention?
Topic 1. Locating world history in the environment and time
Topic 2. Developing agriculture and technology
Topic 3. Basic features of early civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, Shang; Mesoamerican
and Andean
Topic 4. Major Belief Systems: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Confucianism, and
Daoism; polytheism and shamanism
Topic 5. Classical civilizations: Greece, Rome, China, and India including migrations of the
Huns, Germanic tribes
Topic 6. Interregional networks by 600 CE and spread of belief systems
Comparisons: early civilizations, major belief systems, systems of social inequality, cities,
political systems, trading systems, migrations, role of nomadic peoples.
B. UNIT II. The Post Classical World 600– 1450 (5 weeks)
In this unit, we will cover the rise and spread of Islam, the Byzantine world, the growth of Western Europe
including the Middle Ages and Renaissance as well as the Middle Ages of Asia. This section covers a
time period from approximately 600 C.E to 1450 C.E. Students will be tested every Unit.
Focus questions: Should we study cultural areas or states? Did changes in this period occur
from the effects of nomadic migrations or urban growth? Was there a world economic network
during this period?
Topic 1. The Islamic World, the Crusades, and Schism in Christianity
Topic 2. Silk Road trade networks, Chinese model and urbanization
Topic 3. Compare European and Japanese feudalism, Vikings
Topic 4. Mongols across Eurasia and urban destruction in Southwest Asia, Black Death
Topic 5. Compare Bantu and Polynesian migrations, Great Zimbabwe and Mayan empires and
urbanization; Aztec and Incan empires and urbanization
Topic 6. Ming Treasure Ships and Indian Ocean trade networks (Swahili coast)
Comparisons: Japanese versus European feudalism, European monarchy versus African
empires, role of major cities, Aztec versus Incan empires.
Second Quarter : October 27 – December 15, 2008
C. UNIT III. The World Shrinks 1450– 1750 (4 weeks)
The main focus is on the Age of Exploration, imperialism and its economic, political and social impact on
a global scale. It will cover a time period from approximately 1450 C.E. to 1750 C.E. D. Students will be
tested every Unit.
Industrialization and Western Hegemony: This section challenges us to consider the rapidly changing
modern world in light of the industrial period. We will continue to explore the impact of western dominance
on the world. This will cover from 1750 C.E. to 1914 C.E. Students will be tested every Unit.
Focus questions: To what extent did Europe become predominant in the world economy
during this period?
Topic 1. “ Southernization” in Western Europe and the Scientific Revolution and Renaissance;
Change—R eformation and Counter Reformation
Topic 2. Encounters and Exchange: Reconquista, Portuguese in Morocco, West Africa,
Spanish in the Americas
Topic 3. Encounters and Exchange: Portuguese in Indian Ocean trade networks, Manila
galleons and the Ming Silver Trade
Topic 4. Labor Systems in the Atlantic World—T he Africanization of the Americas (slave trade,
plantation economies, resistance to slavery); Labor systems in the Russian Empire and
resistance to serfdom
Topic 5. Expansion of Global Economy and Absolutism: Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Bourbons,
Tokugawa, and Romanov
Topic 6. Effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade on demography in West Africa, resistance to the
Atlantic slave trade, and expansion of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa
Comparisons: Imperial systems in Europe versus Asia; coercive labor systems, empire
building in Asia, Africa, and Europe; interactions with the West (Russia versus others).
E. UNIT IV. The 20 th Century 1750– 1914 (5 weeks)
Internationalism, globalization and interdependence are the themes of this section. We will study the
independence movements of former western colonies and territories. This section covers post World War
I to the present. Students will be tested every Unit.
Focus questions: Through what processes did the influence of industrialization spread
throughout the world? How did the rights of individuals and groups change in this period? To
what degree did new types of social conflict emerge during the nineteenth century? How and
with whom did the idea of “ The West” as a coherent and leading force in history gain currency?
Topic 1. European Enlightenment, American, French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions,
Napoleon
Topic 2. British Industrial Revolution and De-Industrialization of India and Egypt
Topic 3. Imperialism and Industrialization
Topic 4. Nationalism and Modernization
Topic 5. Anti-Slavery, Suffrage, Labor, and Anti-Imperialist movements as Reactions to
Industrialization and Modernization
Topic 6. Chinese, Mexican, and Russian Revolutions as Reactions to Industrialization and
Modernization
Comparisons: Industrial Revolution in Europe versus Japan, political revolutions, reactions to
foreign domination, nationalism, western interventions, women in Europe of different classes.
Third Quarter: January 20 – March 26, 2009
F. UNIT V. The 20 TH Century Continued 1914– 2009 (6 weeks)
Internationalism, globalization and interdependence are still the themes covered. We will study genocide
(other than the Holocaust), terrorism and the European Union. This section covers post World War I to
the present. Students will be tested every Unit.
Focus questions: How do ideological struggles provide an explanation for many of the conflicts
of the 20th century? To what extent have the rights of the individual and the state replaced the
rights of the community? How have conflict and change influenced migration patterns internally
and internationally? How have international organizations influenced change?
Topic 1. World War I, Total War, and Reactions to the 14 Points
Topic 2. Rise of Consumerism and Internationalization of Culture
Topic 3. Depression, Genocide (Holocaust) and Authoritarian Responses
Topic 4. World War II and Forced Migrations
Topic 5. United Nations and Decolonization
Topic 6. Cold War, Imperialism, and the End of the Cold War
Topic 7. Terrorism, Genocide and the European Union
Comparisons: Decolonization in Africa versus India, role of women in revolutions, effects of the
World Wars on areas outside Europe, nationalist movements, impact of Western consumer
society and culture on others.
G. The AP Exam: Review (3 weeks)
We will review all the concepts discussed in class. Question & Answers sessions, study guides
and group work will be in place in order to ensure the student has grasped the material.
Fourth Quarter: March 30 – June 4, 2009
H. The AP Exam: Practice Exams (5 weeks)
We will have had in-class writing workshops once or twice a week in order to help the students
focus on preparing for the CCOT, DBQ and C&C essay. We will also have mandatory study
groups after school on Wednesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm delving into the AP exam; taking
practice exams, learning test taking strategies and time management, reviewing writing
requirements and general expectations for the test. A mandatory timed Mock A.P. Exam will be
held in April in order to further prepare the students for the lengthy exam.
AP World History Exam May 14, 2009 at 8:00am.
H. Final Exam Project (4 weeks)
After the Exam, the students will have a Final Exam Project to complete. They will make a
biographical documentary based on their lives. More information will be given as the time
approaches.
Ms. Maresma Advanced Placement World History
2008-2009 Daily Home Learning Assignments
NOTES:
1. This is a Tier One University Level course. Prepare to work, and study at a Harvard University
level pace. YOU are responsible for completing all the Daily Home Learning Assignments listed.
I reserve the right to change the due dates and assignments.
2. This is given to you in advance so you may plan out your time to study. USE YOUR TIME
WISELY IN THIS COURSE.
3. Chapter summaries are due each Monday following the chapter being assigned as a reading
assignment. For instance, Chapter 1 Summary is due on August 25TH because it was assigned as
reading on August 18TH.They are due within your Cornell Style notebook.
4. All charts are in the worksheets will be handed out. These are due on the day they appear on the
assignment sheet unless otherwise directed.
5. All timed writings will be scored as essay grades.
6. One day each week will be set aside to do work in the document readers.
7. As stated in the class syllabus, late work is not an option. It will not be accepted.
You know of the assignments in advance. No excuses.
First Quarter: August 18 – October 23, 2008
August
18 - Read Chapter 1 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
19 - Read Chapter 1 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
20 - Do Chapter 1 Worksheet; WRITING LAB (SQ3R, Speed Reading), Essay:
Compare and Contrast the advantages and disadvantages in using
“c ivilization” as the basic unit of historical study.
22 - Read Chapter 2 in Bulliet, and Ch. 2 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook. Complete Ch. 2 Worksheet.
- Charts 1.1 – 1.3 and Charts 2.1 and 2.2 (due Tuesday, 8/28)
26 - WRITING LAB: What is a thesis?, Essay: How did Phoenicia differ from
the civilizations of Egypt, Assyria and Israel?; Charts 3.1 and 3.2
28 - Read Chapter 3 in Bulliet and in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style
Notebook, Charts 4.1 and 4.2
September
1 - NO SCHOOL (Labor Day); Study for UNIT TEST.
2 - UNIT TEST: Chapters 1-3 in Bulliet and Wiesner; Cornell Notebook Check,
Read Chapter 4 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook. and
Ch. 4 Worksheet
4 - Essay: Discuss the legacy of Greece and Persia. What effect did they have
on their neighbors and on their descendants?; WRITING LAB (Finding the
Main Idea)
- Read Chapter 5 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Notebook
- Do Charts 5.1 and 5.2
8 - Read Chapter 6 in Bulliet, Chapter 4 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook, Chart 6.1 & 6.2
10 - WRITING LAB (Vocabulary; Context Clues; Grouping)
- Essay: Discuss Asian migrations. Why did people migrate? Where did
they go? How did they get there? What was the impact of their migrations?
12 - Read Chapter 7 in Bulliet, Chapter 5 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook, Ch. 7 Worksheet and Chart 7.1 & 7.2
16 - WRITING LAB (Compare & Contrast Essay Formats), Essay: How did the
Abbasid caliphate differ in style and substance from the Umayyad
caliphate?; Charts 8.1 and 8.2, Read: Chapter 8 in Bulliet, Chapter 6 in Wiesner,
do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
18 - Read: Chapter 10 in Bulliet, Chapter 7 in Wiesner, do Chapter
Summary in Cornell Style Notebook, Ch. 10 Worksheet, Charts 10.1 and 10.2
22 - WRITING LAB (Using facts as evidence); Essay: Compare and contrast the
roles and status of men and women in Song dynasty China. Be sure to
consider men and women of all classes.
24 - WRITING LAB: Using S.O.A.P.S., P.I.E.M.A.S.T.E.R., S.P.R.I.T.E.; STUDY
FOR UNIT TEST
26 UNIT TEST: Chapters 4-7 in Bulliet, 4-5 in Wiesner; Cornell Notebook Check,
Read: Chapter 11 in Bulliet and Chapter 9 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook
October
1 - Read: Chapter 12 in Bulliet, Chapter 8 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook.
3 - WRITING LAB: DBQ w/1; Charts 11.1 and 11.2, Essay: What evidence do
historians use to support their characterizations of American civilizations
before 1500?
7 -Charts 12.1 &12.2; Read: Chapter 13 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell
Style Notebook
10 - WRITING LAB DBQ w/2; Charts 13.1 and 13.2, Essay: Describe the process
by which trade was conducted on the Indian Ocean. Who participated, what
kinds of vessels were used, what goods were exchanged, and who
benefited from the system?
14 - Ch. 13 Worksheet, Charts 14.1 and 14.2, STUDY FOR UNIT TEST
16 - UNIT TEST: Chapters 8-11 in Bulliet; Cornell Notebook Check.
20 - WRITING LAB: DBQ w/3 & 4
22 -. Read: Chapter 14, Chapter 10 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in Cornell
Style Notebook. Ch. 14 Worksheet.
Second Quarter : October 27 – December 15, 2008
27 - Essay: Compare Ming China’ s and Europe’ s attitudes and actions toward
exploration from 1400 to 1550 C.E.; WRITING LAB: DBQ w/5&6; Charts 15.1
& 15.2
29 - Read: Chapter 15 in Bulliet and Chapter 11 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook.
31 - Read: Chapter 16 in Bulliet and Chapter 12 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook
November
5 -Ch. 16 Worksheet, Charts 16.1 and 16.2
7 - Charts 17.1 and 17.2, Essay: Choose any two of the following mother
countries: England, Portugal, France and Spain. Discuss how each
colonizing country affected the character of its colonial empire in America.
For example, how did the policies and attitudes of the Spanish people and
government affect Spanish America?,; WRITING LAB: DBQ w/7&8
12 - Read: Chapter 17 in Bulliet and Chapter 14 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook, Ch. 18 Worksheet, Charts 18.1 & 18.2
14 - Essay: How did the global network change from 1500 to 1800 C.E.?;
WRITING LAB: DBQ w/9&10, STUDY FOR UNIT TEST
18 - UNIT TEST: Chapters 12-15 in Bulliet; Cornell Notebook Check.
20 - Read: Chapter 18 in Bulliet and Chapter 13 in Wiesner, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook.
24 - Read: Chapter 19 in Bulliet and Volume 2, Chapter 4 in Wiesner, do Chapter
Summary in Cornell Style Notebook, Charts 19.1 and 19.2, Ch. 19 Worksheet
26 - WRITING LAB: Thesis Statements, Essay: Compare the rise and decline of
the three Muslim Empires: the Ottomans, the Safavid, and the Mughal.
27-28 -NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)
December
2 - Ch. 20 Worksheet, Charts 20.1 and 20.2
4 - Essay: Discuss the theory that the fall of the Ming dynasty and the rise of
the Qing dynasty were not related only to conditions in China but also to
larger global trends.; WRITING LAB: Continuity & Change over Time)
8 - Read: Chapter 20 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
10 - WRITING LAB: Analysis, AP Rule of 3 & Scoring Rubrics
12 - Charts 21.1 and 21.2; Essay: Compare the degree to which the American,
French, and Haitian Revolutions achieved their political goals.; WRITING
LAB: DBQ Grouping
16 - Read Chapter 23 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
18 - Charts 22.1, 22.2, 23.1 and 23.2; WRITING LAB: CCOT Analysis, AP Rule of
6 & Scoring Rubrics; Essay: What political, economic, social roles did
migration play in the Americas during the nineteenth century?
22-29 - Enjoy your Winter Break!
January
5 - Charts 24.1 and 24.2, Timed Writing (19)
7 - Read Chapter 24 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style
Notebook, Ch. 25 Worksheet, Chart 25.1 and 25.2
9 - MIDTERMS
13 - MIDTERMS
15 - NO SCHOOL
Third Quarter: January 20 – March 26, 2009
21 - WRITING LAB: Thesis statements, Timed Writing (20)
23 - Read Chapter 25 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
27 - WRITING LAB: DBQ POV & MV, - Ch. 26 Worksheet, Chart 26.1 and 26.2;
STUDY FOR UNIT EXAM
29 - UNIT EXAM(Ch. 18-21); ; Cornell Notebook Check.
February
2 - Timed Writing (21), Read Chapter 26 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook; WRITING LAB: DBQ POV & MV, Chart 27.1 and 27.2
4 - Timed Writing (22), Read Chapter 27 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook.
9 - WRITING LAB: Analysis and “R ule of 3” , Chart 28.1 and 28.2, Timed
Writing (23)
11 - Read Chapter 28 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook,
Chart 29.1 and 29.2, Ch. 29 Worksheet, Timed Writing (24)
13 - WRITING LAB: Thesis Writing for DBQ, CCOT, CC, Read Chapter 29 in
Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook, Chart 30.1 and 30.2, Ch.
30 Worksheet
18 - WRITING LAB: Analysis and “R ule of 3” in a CCOT, STUDY FOR UNIT
EXAM
20 - UNIT EXAM (Ch. 22-25) ; Cornell Notebook Check, Read Chapter 30 in Bulliet,
do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook, Chart 31.1 and 31.2
24 - WRITING LAB: Thesis statements, Timed Writing (26)
26 - Read Chapter 31 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
March
2 - Read Chapter 32 in Bulliet, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook,
Chart 32.1 and 32.2
4 - WRITING LAB: DBQ – grouping, Timed Writing (28),Chart 33.1 and 33.2
6 - WRITING LAB: DBQ- POV, analysis and MV, STUDY FOR UNIT EXAM
10 - Unit Test (Ch. 26-33) ; Cornell Notebook Check, Read Chapter 33 in Bulliet, do
Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
12 - Timed Writing (32), WRITING LAB: DBQ- POV, analysis and MV
16 - Timed Writing (33), Read Discovering the Global Past, Volume 2, Chapter 4,
do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
18 - 5 Steps to a 5, Chapters 1-2
20 - WRITING LAB: Thesis statements, analysis, conclusions, Timed Writing—
Free-write
24 - Read Discovering the Global Past, Volume 2, Chapter 5, do Chapter Summary
in Cornell Style Notebook.
26 -5 Steps to a 5, Chapters 3-4, Read Discovering the Global Past, Volume 2,
Chapter 6, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook.
Fourth Quarter: March 30 – June 4, 2009
31 - 5 Steps to a 5, Chapters 5-6, WRITING LAB: DBQ- POV, MV, grouping, Read
Discovering the Global Past, Volume 2, Chapter 7, do
Chapter Summary in Cornell Style Notebook, Timed Writing
April
2 - 5 Steps to a 5, Chapter 7-8, WRITING LAB: DBQ- analysis, POV, MV, Read
Discovering the Global Past, Volume 2, Chapter 8, do Chapter Summary in
Cornell Style Notebook, - Timed Writing
4 - MOCK A.P. EXAM 8:00am-12:00pm
5-12 - SPRING BREAK: Cracking the AP Exam, Chapters 9-10, Read Discovering
the Global Past, Volume 2, Chapter 13, do Chapter Summary in Cornell Style
Notebook.
13 WRITING LAB: Scoring Rubrics
15 Review
17 Review
21 Review
23 Review
27 Practice MC Exam 1
29 Practice MC Exam 2
May
1 - Practice MC Exam 3
5 - Practice MC Exam 4
7 Final review; Cornell Notebook Check.
11 -Final review; Cornell Notebook Check.
13 - Rest Day (You’ re going to do great, just relax!)
14 - AP Examination @ 8am; Breakfast @ 6am
15 - Game Day! Bring your favorite board game. You deserve it for all your
hardwork!
19 - Final Exam Project Announcement, Final Exam project due ___________.
21 26 28 -FINAL EXAMS PERIODS ____ & ____
29 - FINAL EXAMS PERIODS ____ & ____
JUNE
1 - FINAL EXAMS PERIODS ____ & ____
2 - FINAL EXAMS PERIOD ____
3 - FINAL EXAMS (Make-Up)
4 - FINAL EXAMS (Make-Up)
5 -NO SCHOOL! HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
And e-mail me when you get your scores in July!