WHAP
2015-2016
Today
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Reading Schedule
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2015 Course Syllabus tab (at bottom of page)-Due by Thursday, 9 pm
Course Overview
Tuesday, August 11
Conclude course overview
Why Study History?
AP Course Curriculum Overview:
5 Historical Thinking Skills
5 Themes (HB #4)
History of the World in 7 minutes
History of the World in 2 minutes
HW: Follow schedule and be prepared for tomorrow!
Wednesday, August 12
Geography Quiz
AP Course Curriculum Overview:
5 Historical Thinking Skills
5 Themes (HB #4)
History of the World in 7 minutes
History of the World in 2 minutes
HW: Follow schedule for reading, etc.
WHAP Handbook
1: Title Page
2 (a,b): Course Overview
3: Must Know Dates
4: SPICE (5 Themes of WHAP)
5: Acronyms/SOAPStone
6: Historical Thinking Skills
7: Period 1 Key Concepts/Focus Questions
8: Answers to 1.1 and 1.2 Focus Questions (you will probably need more
than 1 page, but still label it #8)
9: Answers to 1.3
10 (a,b,c): Summer Maps
11: SPICE chart in your handbook for all 4 of the early river valley
civilizations (RVC)
Thursday, August 13
Period 1 PowerPoint/Notes
History of the World in 7 minutes
Homework: Check reading/view/do schedule
Friday
“Before We Ruled the Earth”
SPICE Chart River Valley Civilizations (finish for
homework)
Homework: Reading/view/do schedule
Time for a homework/reading check on Monday.
Everything from week 1 is fair game……videos, Ch. 1
Stearns, Bulliet and Bentley’s Ch. 1 & 2, course
overview
Welcome!
Welcome to Ms. Abernathy’s AP World History class.
Advanced Placement World History is structured around
the Five Themes woven into 19 key concepts covering six
chronological periods. This course will include lecture,
note taking, independent practice, document based
question analysis, and writing assignments. Students will be
required to take the primary role in their own learning.
Students must take the initiative to be successful in this
course. At any point that the student feels that they need
individual or more detailed instruction they must directly
contact the instructor for help. Do not fall behind, if you
need help – ask for it.
Sample Questions
“Regular” Question
When was World War I?
(A) 1903-1912
(B) 1912-1919
(C) 1914-1918
(D) 1914-1922
Sample Questions
Which of the following accurately compares the motives for fighting
World War I and World War II?
(A) Imperialism was a major motive in World War I but not in World
War II, as most colonial empires had already emancipated their
colonial possessions.
(B) In World War II the armies were more focused on killing the
enemy’s uniformed army than civilian population, resulting in fewer
non-combatant casualties than in World War I.
(C) The desire to develop new military technologies was a major
factor in World War I, but played only a minor role in World War II.
(D) In World War II racist attitudes played a major role, while in
World War I nationalism was a bigger motivation.
Periodization and Key Concepts:
The course is broken into six chronological periods of study
and, as well as six key concepts.
This course is also considered a survey course. A lot of
history must be covered in a short amount of time, so some
topics will not exactly be covered in great detail.
That is where your independent reading comes in….to fill in
the gaps.
Prehistory
Two Sub-Periods of the Stone Age
Paleolithic
Nomadic, hunting and gathering
Small bands led by those with specialized hunting knowledge
Neolithic
Sedentary, farming and herding
Semi-Nomadic: Slash/Burn (Shifting) and Pastoralism
Villages with tribal structures, families; chiefs
Geographic Component
It occurred at different times in different places
Chronological Component
Paleolithic from 1 million to 8000 BCE
Neolithic from 6000 BCE to 4500 BCE
Technology
Stone, bone and wood gave way to handicrafts, artifacts
ANCIENT PERIOD
Geography: River Valleys
From 8,000 BCE to 600 BCE
Begins with agricultural surpluses
Leads to towns, cities, changes to hierarchy
Generally small city-states, hereditary rulers
Elite classes especially warriors, priests
Rise of Institutions
Long lasting social patterns
Religion and Government
Time of Technological Innovation
Two Alternate Names
Hearth Civilizations, Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Bronze Age Civilizations
Ends with rise of large, regional empires
CLASSICAL PERIOD
600 BCE to 600 CE
Iron Age
Large, regional empires
Military aristocracies
Integrate regions
Cosmopolitan Traditions
Religions, Philosophies
Regional Civilizations
China, India, SW Asia (Cuneiform), Mediterranean
Mesoamerica and Andean America
Strong contacts between regional centers
Many areas outside classical civilizations
Ends with massive nomadic invasions
POST-CLASSICAL AGE
6th century CE to 1450 CE
Began with rise of Islam
First trans-regional civilization
Spans Eurasia and Africa
Era of two great powers: Islam, China
Ended due to Turks, Mongols, Black Death
Characteristics
Spread of universalizing religions, philosophies
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity
Saw rise of new civilization centers
Andes, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, SE Asia, Japan
Emergence of network of global contacts
Ages of Faith, Aristocracy,
Age of Increasing Inequalities especially Gender
EARLY MODERN ERA
1450 – 1750 CE
Rise of gunpowder empires
An Age of Absolutism
Rise of Western Europe
Religious Strife
World Shrinks
All continents included in world network
Global trade develops for first time
Great exchanges
Goods, products, flora, fauna, people, germs
Ideas especially European, Christianity
Demographic Shifts in Americas, Eurasia
MODERN AGE
1750 to 1914: “The West and the Rest”
Era of massive technological change
Era of many revolutions
Technological
Political
Social
Intellectual, Artistic
Vast trade networks
Western Global Hegemony
Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia
USA, Japan are newest powers
Dominance of Western Culture
Resistance
Modernization, Industrialization, Westernization?
Demographic shift; urbanization
CONTEMPORARY ERA
1914 to Present “Change, Change, Change”
1914 – 1945: Europe’s Twilight
1945 – Present: Atomic Age
The American Century, Retreat of Europe
Rise of Pacific Rim, India
Collapse of European empires
Jihad vs. McWorld
Modernization vs. westernization
Modernization vs. traditionalism
Secularism vs. change
Rise of new political forms
Non-State Governmental Organizations
Supranationalism; Internationalism
Mass culture
Technology, telecommunications dominate age
Demography and Environment as Major Concerns
Course Syllabus:
Because of the length of the course syllabus for this
class, it will be available on my class website (see Class
Resources below for the URL). Please read the syllabus
at your earliest convenience. You may download it at
your own discretion.
Class Resources
My class website is an extensive resource for handouts
and review materials. There are also many other great
teacher sites out there that will be a valuable source for
review resources. Links will be posted for some of
these on my website. Please refer often to my class
page often!
www.chambleewhap.weebly.com
Class Calendar
Each student will be given a calendar for each period
that details reading assignments, quiz/test dates, and
various assignments. Each student is expected to keep
this calendar in his or her notebook and add to it, as
necessary. It is important that students keep up with
their reading and additional assignments, as well as
keep track of upcoming quizzes and tests.
Notebook Requirements
Each student must prepare and maintain a large, spiral interactive notebook for AP
World History, in which they will keep all handouts and assignments in neatly. They
will also need a second one that only contains notes. Students are responsible for
bringing their notebooks to class every day.
Students will have a title page with their name and period on it. I strongly suggest that
you also write your name with a Sharpie on the outside of the notebook.
Every page must have a date and assignment number labeled on it in the top, outside
corner. You can use more than one page for an assignment, but it will still have the
same number.
All assignments must be handwritten unless you receive prior approval. No photo copies
will be accepted.
Assignments and handouts must be glued in NEATLY…..nothing hanging out or loose.
Tutorials
My tutorials will be from 7:45-8:05 every morning
(except when I have assigned morning duty) and 3:203:50 on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday afternoons.
Appointments are preferred and requested.
Contact Information
The best way to contact me is via email. I may every
effort to check email several times during the day and
respond within 24 hours.
Theresa_l_abernathy@dekalbschoolsga.org
Late-work Policy
Because assignments are posted well in advance, late
assignments will not be accepted (excused absences are
the exception).
Make-Up Policy
Students with unexcused absences will not be allowed to
make-up work from that day. With an excused absence,
students will have 3 days to make up an assignment. If the
absence occurred on the date something was due, it must be
turned in on the day they return. It is the student’s
responsibility to check my website or confer with me (before
or after school) about missed assignments.
*Missed tests due to an excused absence MUST be made up
within 3 school days.
Extra-Credit
There is no extra-credit. This is a college course.
Exam Days
Due to the extensive notice of due dates and upcoming
assignments, students who are absent the class period
before an exam will not be excused from the exam.
The student will take the exam as scheduled. The
policy also applies to notebook checks.
BYOD (Bring Your Own
Device)
Ms. Abernathy allows students to use electronic devices
for classroom activities ONLY. There may be times
when you will need headphones to watch videos on
your devices. Otherwise, the use of these devices in my
classroom is expressly forbidden. On first observed use,
a warning will be issued. At Ms. Abernathy’s discretion,
subsequent use may result in detention and/or a
discipline referral.
Required Supplies
All students are required to have the following for this course:
2 spiral notebooks ( large, college-ruled, at least 200 pages)- Be sure
a handout fits neatly inside!
Several glue sticks
Black/blue pens
Pencils for scantron use
Multiple color highlighters and colored pencils.
Additional requested materials (OPTIONAL BUT REALLY
NEEDED): reams of paper, hand sanitizer, tissue)
Grading Policy:
Guided/Group Practice: 45%
Chapter quizzes, timed essays, test simulations, WHAP Handbook
Assessment During Learning: 25%
Classwork, reading checks (announced and unannounced),
homework checks, geography assessments
Summative Assessment: 30%
Tests, final exam
Classroom Rules
Be respectful of everybody at all times.
Class discussions should be polite and orderly with only one person speaking at a time.
Everyone participates during all activities.
Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings or quietly go get a tardy consequence from the Attendance office.
Your tardy will NOT cause a disruption.
We will begin immediately when the bell sounds. Every second between now and May is critical. I mean
we are going to be talking about millions of years of history!
No food and drink (bottle, unflavored water is ok). That doesn’t mean you have them in your purses or
murses either.
No, I repeat, NO cell phones out in class. Charging of cell phones is also prohibited and will result in the
confiscation of your phone and power cord. Did I mention the millions of years of history that we have to
cover?
You are not allowed to work on classwork from another class. If you finish something early, you may take a
textbook to read ahead.
Please do not trash my room. Dispose of your trash in the proper place at the proper time. If your area is
dirty when you get there, please tell me so I can address it with the appropriate student and then please
dispose of it as a courtesy to me.
Always give your best effort. Learning the material is very important, but it is equally important to learn
how to analyze why something happened and the impact of that event globally.
Honor Code
At Chamblee Charter High School, we take great pride in the academic
achievements of our students, and integrity plays a critical role in maintaining
excellence at our school. We take cheating, in ANY form, to be a serious
violation of our Student Code of Conduct and you will have broken the trust
of your instructors, which is hard to repair. This includes, but is not limited
to, copying any kind of work from another student or sharing answers with
another student (collusion), plagiarism, or using any form of aid (a.k.a. cheat
sheet) on a test or quiz. The consequences are as follows:
Cheating referral to administration
Zero on the assignment
No future reference letters will be written on the student’s behalf.
You forfeit admittance into NHS and Beta Clubs.
In addition
Cheating will result in a loss of any future test curves.
Trust me…you are going to want this curve.
Also, I occasionally allow test corrections.
If you are caught cheating, you forfeit any
opportunities to do so.
One last thought…
Why study history?
https://youtu.be/vgm
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