2015-2016 AP World History Reading Calendar
The following is a calendar for the school year. Some changes may be necessary based on immediate needs
or schedule changes. Specific deadlines will be provided regarding testing, deadlines, and reading schedules.
NOTE: You will complete your reading using AP World History “Guided Tours” (reading guides), which
target specific knowledge and concepts. You are not required to read any chapter in its entirety, unless
otherwise directed to do so.
Dates
24-28 August
Reading
Chapters 1-6
(excerpts
TBA);
supplemental
readings
Topics
Introduction to class
Essays
Test and
Assessment
Elements
DBQ (You-BQ)
None
10 Multiple Choice
Begin Period 1:
Technological and
Environmental
Transformations, ???-600
BCE
Key Concept 1.1, Big
Geography and the Peopling
of the Eart
31 August-4
September
Chapters 1-6
(excerpts TBA)
and
supplemental
readings
Key Concepts 1.2, The
Neolithic Revolution and
Early Agricultural Societies,
and 1.3, Development and
Interaction of Early
Agricultural, Pastoral, and
Urban Societies
None
7-11
September
Excerpts from
Chapters 7-12;
supplemental
readings
Begin Period 2: Organization
and Reorganization of
Human Societies, c. 600
BCE-c. 600 CE
Expository
Tribal Council
10 Multiple Choice
5 Identifications
Tribal Council
Key Concept 2.1, The
Development and
Codification of Religious and
Cultural Traditions
14-18
September
Excerpts from
Chapters 7-12;
supplemental
readings
Key Concepts:
21-25
September
Excerpts from
Chapters 7-12;
supplemental
readings
28
September-2
October
5-9 October
Expository
10 MC, 5 ID
Key Concept 2.2
DBQ
10 MC, 5 ID, TC
Excerpts from
Chapters 7-12;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 2.3, Emergence
of Transregional Networks
of Communication and
Exchange
Comparison
Period 2 Exam
Excerpts,
Chapters 13-
Begin Period 3: Regional
and Transregional c. 600-c.
CCOT
15 MC, 5 ID, TC
2.1
2.2, Development of States
and Empires
21;
supplemental
readings
1450 CE
12-16 October
Excerpts,
Chapters 1321;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 3.1
DBQ
15 MC, 5 ID
19-23
October
Excerpts,
Chapters 1321;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 3.2, Continuity
and Innovation of State
Forms and Their Interactions
Comparison
15 MC, 5 ID, TC
26-30
October
Excerpts,
Chapters 1321;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 3.2
CCOT
20 MC, 5 Short
Answer
2-6
November
Excerpts,
Chapters 1321;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 3.3, Increased
Economic Productive
Capacity and its
Consequences
DBQ
20 MC, 5 SA, TC
9-13
November
Excerpts,
Chapters 1321;
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 3.3
Comparison
Period 3 Exam
16-20
November
Excerpts,
Chapters 2229 with
supplemental
readings
Begin Period 4: Global
Interactions, c. 1450-c. 1750
CCOT
25 MC, 5 SA
THANKSGIVING BREAK,
NO SCHOOL
None
None
23-27
November
Key Concept 3.1, Expansion
and Intensification of
Communication and
Exchange Networks
Key Concept 4.1, Globalizing
Networks of
Communication and
Exchange
30
November-4
December
Excerpts,
Chapters 2229 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 4.1
DBQ
25 MC, 5 SA
7-11
December
Excerpts,
Chapters 2229 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 4.2, New
Forms of Social Organization
and Modes of Production
None
30 MC, 5 SA, TC
14-18
December
FINAL EXAMS
None
Semester 1 Exam
over KCs 1.1-4.1
4-8 January
Excerpts,
Chapters 2229 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 4.2
None
TC
11-15 January
Excerpts,
Chapters 2229 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 4.3, State
Consolidation and Imperial
Expansion
Comparison
35 MC, 10 SA
18-22 January
Excerpts,
Chapters 2228 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 4.3
CCOT
Period 4 Exam
25-29
January
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Begin Period 5:
Industrialization and Global
Integration, c. 1750-c.1900
DBQ
35 MC, Essay
1-5 February
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 5.1
Comparison
40 MC, Essay
8-12 February
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 5.2,
Imperialism and Nation-State
Formation
CCOT
40 MC, TC, Essay
15-19
February
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 5.3,
Nationalism, Revolution,
and Reform
DBQ
40 MC, TC, Essay
22-26
February
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 5.3
Comparison
40 MC, Essay
29 February-4
March
Excerpts,
Chapters 2932 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 5.4, Global
Migration
CCOT
Period 5 Exam
Key Concept 5.1,
Industrialization and Global
Capitalism
7-11 March
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Begin Period 6: Accelerating
Global Change and
Realignments, c. 1900present
DBQ
45 MC, Essay
14-18 March
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 6.1, Science
and the Environment
Comparison
45 MC, TC, Essay
21-25 March
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 6.1
CCOT
45 MC, Essay
SPRING BREAK
28 March-1
April
4-8 April
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 6.2, Global
Conflicts and their
Consequences
DBQ
45 MC, TC, Essay
11-15 April
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 6.3, New
Conceptualizations of
Economy, Society, and
Culture
Comparison
**Mock Advanced
Placement World
History Exam,
8:00 AM, Model
United Nations
Room
18-22 April
Excerpts,
Chapters 3338 with
supplemental
readings
Key Concept 6.3
CCOT
Period 6 Exam
25-29 April
Exam Review and
Preparation
DBQ
45 MC, Essay
2-6 May
Exam Review and
Preparation
CCOT
45 MC, TC, Essay
9-15 May
** Advanced Placement
World History Exam, 8:00
AM
16-22 May
Final Projects
(and cricket)
23-29 May
Final Projects
30 May-3
June
End of Course, return all
copies of Traditions and
Encounters: 5th Edition to
the Library Media Center
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