AP World History Schedule
2015-2016(Burns)
Date:
Class Topic
Chapter/Assignments
8/31-9/4
Geography of the World and the advance of humans,
Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras, Early River Civilizations
Ch. 1
9//8 – 9/11
Ancient India and Ancient China, rise of the dynasty
Ch. 2 and 3
9/14- 9/18
Classical Empires: Rome, Greece, and introduction to
Document-Based Questions
Ch.4 and 5
9/21-9/25
Mesoamerican Civilization, Pre-Columbian
Ch. 6
Units 1 and 2 Test
9/28-10/2
Introduction to Judaism and Christianity and
Islamic Civilization
Ch. 7
10/5-10/9
African Culture
Ch. 8
10/12
Student Holiday
10/13-10/16
Gupta India and Traditional China
Ch. 9 and 10
10/19-10/23
Southeast Asia and East Asia
Ch. 9 and 11
10/26-10/30
Medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire
Ch. 12 and 13
Unit 3 Test
11/2-11/3
No School- Teacher Workdays
11/4-11/6
The Renaissance
11/9-11/13
The emergence of global markets, emphasis on expansion Ch. 14
of Islam, exploration, and the Columbian Exchange
Topic for research paper due
11/16-11/20
The Protestant Reformation and rise of Absolutism in
Europe
11/23-11/24
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires, and the
continued expansion of the Muslim Empires
11/25-11/27
No School- Thanksgiving Holiday
Ch. 13
Ch. 15
Ch. 16
Unit 4 Test part 1
Sources due
11/30-12/4
Ming and Qing China, Korea, and Tokugawa Japan
Ch. 17
12/7-12/11
The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment period
Ch. 18
12/14-12/18
Age of Revolutions. Emphasis on French, Haitian,
and American
Ch. 18
Unit 4 Test part 2
12/21-1/2
Student Holiday
1/4-1/8
Industrialization and the rise of Nationalism.
Unification movements in Italy and Germany
Ch. 19
Thesis due
1/11-1/15
The emergence of the West as a global power
Ch. 20
1/18-1/22
Review Week of Material
1/25-1/29
Age of Imperialism in Europe and North America
Ch. 21
2/1-2/5
China and Japan in transition, the effects of Imperialism
Ch. 22
Unit 5 Test
2/8-2/12
The Alliance system and World War I. The effects of the
Russian Revolution
Ch. 23
Outline due
2/15
Student Holiday
2/16-2/19
The Interwar Period in Europe and Asia
2/22-2/26
World War II
2/29-3/4
The Holocaust and Genocide
3/7-3/11
Rise of the Superpowers and the Cold War. The Stalin era
3/14-3/18
Cold War continued; emphasis on the fall of the Soviet
Union and the formation of Communism in China
3/21-3/25
3/28-4/1
4/4-4/8
4/11-4/14
4/15
Ch. 24 and 25
Ch. 25
Rough Draft Due
Ch. 25
Unit 6 Test part 1
Ch. 26
Ch. 27
Research Paper Due
Spring Break
The United States, Europe, and Latin America after 1945
Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East
Genocide and Terrorism
No School
Ch. 28
Ch. 29
4/18-4/22
The Pacific Century-South and Southeast Asia
Ch. 30
Unit 6 Test part 2
4/25-4/29
Case Study: Rise of postwar Japan and rebuilding efforts
post-earthquake and tsunami
Ch. 30
5/2-5/6
Case Study: North and South Korea
Ch. 30
5/9-5/11
5/12
AP Exam Review and additional Practice.
AP World History Exam @ 8:00
***Schedule and assignment dates are subject to change