Advanced Placement World History – Essay Assignments 2015-16
Essay #1 – Compare and Contrast
Due: 9/18 – Green day classes
9/21 – White day class
“Compare and contrast the political and economic systems of two early civilizations –
using any two of the following: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley.”
Essay #2 – Compare and Contrast
Due: 9/30– Green day classes
10/1 – White day class
“Compare and contrast the political and social structures of any two of the following
classical civilizations: Classical Athens, Classical Sparta, Roman Republic, Roman
Empire”
Essay #3 – Compare and Contrast
Due: 10/27 – Green day classes
10/26 – White day class
“Compare and contrast the core beliefs and structure of any two of the below religions:
Islam, Christianity, Judaism.”
Essay #4 – Change and Continuation over Time
Due: 12/1 – Green day classes
12/2 – White day class
“Analyze the changes and continuities in African religion and economy over the period
400 CE to 1100 CE” (hint: think before the Arabs arrived and after they arrived.)
Essay #5 – Change and Continuation over Time
Due: 12/9 – Green day classes
12/10 – White day classes
“What were the political and religious changes and continuities occurring in Medieval
Japan from approximately 500-800 CE.?”
Essay #6 – Change and Continuation over Time
Due: 12/17 – Green day classes
12/18 – White day class
“Describe and analyze the economic and religious changes and continuities in South East
Asia (Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Philippines) from 1200-1550 CE”
Essay #7 – Document Based Question
Due: 2/18 – Green day classes
2/19 – White day class
Document #1 – “Japan’s Warrior Class” – p. 297 in text
Document #2 – “Life in the Land of Wa” – p. 298 in text
Document #3 – “Scene of Urban Life” (picture) – p.299 in text
Read/view the three documents above. “Using the above documents, analyze the social
and economic structure of Medieval Japan.”
Essay #8 – Document Based Question
Due: 2/26 – Green day classes
2/29 – White day class
Document #1 – “Castle of Knights” – p. 192 in text
Document #2 – “Usamah, Book of Reflections” – p. 193 in text
Document #3 – “Fulcher of Chartres, Chronicle of the First Crusade” – p. 337 in text
Document #4 – “Account of Ibn Al-Athir” – p. 337 in text
Read/view the four documents above. What do these documents tell us about the
relationships between Muslims/Christians during the period of the Crusades?
Essay #9 – Document Based Question
Due: 3/9 – Green day classes
3/10 – White day class
Document #1 – Painting “Storming of the Bastille” – p. 491 in text
Document #2 – “Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen” – p. 492 in text
Document #3 – “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen” – p. 493
Document #4 – Painting “Women Patriots” – p. 494 in text
Document #5 – “Justice in the Reign of Terror” – p. 495 in text
Read/view the five documents above. “What are the main aims and beliefs of the French
Revolution and how are they achieved?”