Writing & Reasoning Skills for AP World History 12-19 Sep 2017 (2 weeks) 1. Writing to Rubrics o What is a rubric? o Understanding the thesis statement o Law & Order approach to essay writing 2. Document-Based Questions o Dealing with primary source documents o Understanding point of view o Making connections between documents 3. Contextualization o Using context to explain the relative historical significance of a specific historical development or process. o Using context to understand how developments and processes influenced an event, document, or work of art. o Building arguments to support theories 4. Comparison o Analyzing comparisons between and among societies o Similarities and differences o Recognize similar situations in other regions or time periods 5. Causation (Cause and Effect) o Understanding the causes and effects of historic events and decisions o Building arguments to support theories 6. Change & Continuity Over Time o Maintaining chronology in history o Understanding causation o Impacts in global context o Recognize similar situations in other regions or time periods 7. Periodization o Understanding important turning points in historic events and decisions o Building arguments to support theories o Recognize similar situations in other regions or time periods 23 Aug First Day of School 19 Sep Summer Assignment Test
Period 1: 8000 BCE to 600 BCE Technological and Environmental Transformations 26 Sep 10 Oct 2017 (3 weeks) o 1.1 - Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth o 1.2 - Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies o 1.3 - Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies o Ways of the World Chapters 1 and 2. o History of the World in 6 Glasses Introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 o 26 Sep - Paleolithic Era (Ch. 1, Sec 1-2) Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations The Ways We Were o 29 Sep - Neolithic Revolution (Ch. 1, Sec. 3-5) Breakthroughs to Agriculture Globalization of Agriculture Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture Reflections: The Uses of the Paleolithic o 03 Oct - Civilization Emerges (Ch. 2, Sec. 1-2) Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations Erosion of Equality o 05 Oct - Rise of the State (Ch. 2, Sec 3-4) Rise of the State Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt Reflections: Civilization : What s in a Word? 21 Sep Early Dismissal 28 Sep Early Dismissal 10 Oct Period 1 Exam 09 Oct Staff Development (Student Holiday) 17 Oct Test Retakes (Summer Assignment, Period 1)
Period 2: 600 BCE to 600 CE Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies 12 Oct 07 Nov 2017 o 2.1 - Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions o 2.2 - Development of States and Empires o 2.3 Emergence of Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange o Ways of the World Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6. o History of the World in 6 Glasses Chapters 3 and 4. o 12 Oct Persians & Greeks (Ch. 3, Sec. 1) Empires and Civilizations in Collision: The Persians and the Greeks o 17 Oct Roman & Chinese Empires (Ch. 3, Sec. 2) Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese Reflections: Enduring Legacies of Second-Wave Empires o 19 Oct Chinese & Indian Belief Systems (Ch. 4, Sec. 1-2) China and the Search for Order Cultural Traditions of Classical India o 20 Oct Mediterranean Belief Systems (Ch. 4, Sec. 3-5) Moving Towards Monotheism: The Search for God in the Middle East Cultural Tradition of Classical Greece: The Search for a Rational Order Birth of Christianity with Buddhist Comparisons Reflections: Religion and Historians o 24 Oct Chinese & Indian Societal Inequality (Ch. 3, Sec. 3 Ch. 5, Sec. 1-2) Intermittent Empire: The Case of India Society and the State in China Class and Caste in India o 26 Oct Patriarchy & Roman Slavery (Ch. 5, Sec. 3-4) Slavery: The Case of the Roman Empire Comparing Patriarchies Reflections: Arguing with Solomon and the Buddha o 31 Oct African Civilizations (Ch. 6, Sec. 1, 4) African Civilizations Alternatives to Civilization: Bantu Africa Alternatives to Civilization: North America Reflections: Deciding What s Important: Balance in World History o 02 Nov Mesoamerican Societies (Ch. 6, Sec. 2, 3, 5) Civilizations of Mesoamerica Civilizations of the Andes 04 Sep Labor Day Holiday 11 Oct - PSAT 20 Oct End of 1 st Quarter 01 Nov Staff Development (Student Holiday) 03 Nov - Field Trip to Houston Museum of Natural Science 07 Nov Period 2 Exam
Period 3: 600 to 1450 CE Regional and Interregional Interactions 09 Nov 19 Dec 2017 o 3.1 - Expansion and Intensification of Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange o 3.2 - Continuity and Innovation of State Forms and Their Interactions o 3.3 Increased Economic Productive Capacity and Its Consequences o Ways of the World Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. o 09 Nov Silk Roads & Sea Routes (Ch. 7, Sec. 1-2) Silk Roads: Exchange across Eurasia Sea Roads: Exchange across the Indian Ocean o 10 Nov Sand Roads & American Networks (Ch. 7, Sec. 3-4) Sand Roads: Exchange across the Sahara American Network: Commerce and Connection in the Western Hemisphere Reflections: Economic Globalization Ancient and Modern o 14 Nov China Unifies and Looks Northward (Ch. 8, Sec. 1-2) Together Again: The Reemergence of a Unified China China and the Northern Nomads: A Chinese World Order in the Making o 16 Nov Chinese Eurasian Dominance (Ch. 8, Sec. 3-5) Coping with China: Comparing Korea, Vietnam, and Japan China and the Eurasian World Economy China and Buddhism Reflections: Why Do Things Change? o 17 Nov Birth of Islam (Ch. 9, Sec. 1-2) Birth of a New Religion Making of an Arab Empire o 28 Nov Islamic Encounters (Ch. 9, Sec. 3-4) Islam and Cultural Encounter: A Four-Way Comparison World of Islam as a New Civilization Reflections: Past and Present Choosing Our History o 30 Nov - Christianity Abroad (Ch. 10, Sec. 1-2) Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa Byzantine Christendom: Building on the Roman Past o 05 Dec Christianity in the West (Ch. 10, Sec. 3-4) Western Christendom: Rebuilding in the Wake of Roman Collapse The West in Comparative Perspective Reflections: Remembering and Forgetting Continuity and Surprise in the Worlds of Christendom o 07 Dec Rise of the Mongols (Ch. 11, Sec. 1-2) Looking Back and Looking Around: The Long History of Pastoral Nomads Breakout: The Mongol Empire o 08 Dec Mongolian Power (Ch. 11, Sec. 3-4) Encountering the Mongols: Comparing Three Cases Mongol Empire as a Eurasian Network Reflections: Changing Images of Nomadic Peoples
Period 3: 600 to 1450 CE Regional and Interregional Interactions (continued) 06 Nov 15 Dec 2017 o 12 Dec Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century (Ch. 12, Sec. 2-3) Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century: Comparing China and Europe Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century: The Islamic World o 14 Dec Human Communities Around the World (Ch. 12, Sec. 1 & 4) Shapes of Human Communities Civilizations of the Fifteenth Century: The Americas Reflections: What If? Chance and Contingency in World History 08 Nov - Field Trip to Houston Museum of Natural Science 20-24 Nov Thanksgiving Holiday 12 Dec Test Retakes (Period 2) 19 Dec Period 3 Test 20 Dec End of 2 nd Quarter (Early Dismissal) 21 Dec 03 Jan Winter Break
Period 4: 1450 to 1750 CE Global Interactions 08 Jan 09 Feb 2018 o 4.1 Globalizing Networks of Communication and Exchange o 4.2 New Forms of Social Organization and Modes of Production o 4.3 - State Consolidation and Imperial Expansion o AMSCO Chapters 15-20. o 09 Jan Protestant Reformation (Ch. 15, Sec. 1) o 11 Jan European Nation-States and the Enlightenment (Ch. 15, Sec. 2-3) o 16 Jan Americas in the Early Colonial Period (Ch. 16) o 18 Jan Africa in the Early Colonial Period (Ch. 17) o 23 Jan Russia Unifies and Expands (Ch. 18) o 25 Jan Ottoman Empire (Ch. 19, Sec. 1) o 26 Jan Safavid & Mughal Empires (Ch. 19, Sec. 2-3) o 30 Jan China Deals with Foreign Invaders (Ch. 20, Sec. 1-2) o 01 Feb East Asia Deals with Foreign Invaders (Ch. 20, Sec. 4-5) o 06 Feb Period 4 Review 04-05 Jan Staff Development (Student Holiday) 15 Jan Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 08 Feb Early Dismissal 09 Feb Period 4 Test
Period 5: 1750 to 1900 CE Industrialization and Global Integration 12 Feb 23 Mar 2018 o 5.1 Industrialization and Global Capitalism o 5.2 Imperialism and Nation-State Formation o 5.3 Nationalism, Revolution, and Reform o 5.4 Global Migration o AMSCO Chapters 21-24. o 13 Feb French & American Revolutions (Ch. 21, Sec. 1-2) o 15 Feb Romanticism & Unification (Ch. 21, Sec. 3-4) o 20 Feb Industrial Revolution Causes (Ch. 22, Sec. 1) o 22 Feb Industrial Revolution Effects & Responses (Ch. 22, Sec. 2-3) o 23 Feb Ottoman Empire (Ch. 23, Sec. 1) o 27 Feb Qing Dynasty China (Ch. 23, Sec. 2) o 01 Mar Meiji Restoration in Japan (Ch. 23, Sec. 3) o 06 Mar Imperialism Labor & Africa (Ch. 24, Sec. 1-2) o 08 Mar Imperialism in Asia, Latin America, and Australia (Ch. 24, Sec. 3-5) o 09 Mar BONUS DAY / STAAR GAP DAY o 20 Mar Period 5 Review 30 Jan Test Retakes (Period 3) 02 Feb - Field Trip to Museum of Fine Arts Houston 13 Feb Test Retakes 19 Feb Presidents Day Holiday 05 Mar Staff Development (Student Holiday) 06 Mar Test Retakes (Period 4) 09 Mar End of 3 rd Quarter 12-16 Mar Spring Break 22 Mar Period 5 Test ***As of August 2017, the date for Practice STAAR has not been determined (20-28 Feb). Therefore, the dates for Period 5 may be subject to change, if Practice STAAR falls on a B-Day.
Period 6: 1900 to the Present Accelerating Global Change and Realignments 26 Mar 27 Apr 2018 o 6.1 Science and the Environment o 6.2 Global Conflicts and Their Consequences o 6.3 New Conceptualization of Global Economy and Culture o AMSCO Chapters 25-30. o 27 Mar World War I Causes & Combat (Ch. 25, Sec. 1-2) o 29 Mar World War I Results & Russian Revolution (Ch. 25, Sec. 3-4) o 03 Apr Depression & Nationalism (Ch. 26) o 05 Apr STAAR Test. Available class time will be spent voting on post-exam films, general discussion on class, topics, student thoughts. o 06 Apr World War II - Europe (Ch. 27, Sec. 1 & 3) o 10 Apr World War II - Pacific (Ch. 27, Sec. 2-3) o 12 Apr Cold War (Ch. 28) o 17 Apr Decolonization in Algeria, India, and Israel (Ch. 29, Sec. 1-3) o 19 Apr Decolonization in Africa & Latin America (Ch. 29, Sec. 4-5) o 20 Apr Post-Cold War World (Ch. 30) o 24 Apr Period 6 Review 30 Mar Spring Holiday 11 Apr Early Dismissal 18 Apr Field Trip to Holocaust Museum Houston 26 Apr Period 6 Test 01 May Test Retakes (Period 5) 22 May Test Retakes (Period 6)
Review 30 Apr 16 May 2018 (2-½ weeks) o 01 Mar Period 1 Review o 03 May Period 2 Review o 04 May Period 3 Review o 08 May Period 4 Review o 10 May Period 5 Review o 15 May Period 6 Review AP World History Exam 17 May 2018 (1 day) Post-Exam 18 31 May 2018 (2 weeks) o 17 May Discussion of AP Exam, begin film analysis o 22 May - Review of world history through film analysis o 24 May - Review of world history through film analysis o 29 May End of Year Survey 28 May Memorial Day Holiday 31 May Last Day of School (End of 4 th Quarter) (Early Dismissal)