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AP WORLD HISTORY
Course Description
Ms .Talso
AP WORLD HISTORY
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The AP World History course is designed to
prepare students for the AP World History Exam
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The Exam presumes at least one year of collegelevel preparation
The goal of this course is to develop a greater
understanding of the evolution of global
processes and contacts in different types of
human societies around the world
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The course will provide a balanced coverage of Africa,
the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
HOW IS AN AP COURSE DIFFERENT?
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This course will require a greater time
commitment on both the part of the students and
the teacher
Students will be reading a larger number of
assignments than a non-AP secondary course
 Students will be completing more writing assignments
 Students will need to commit to a summer reading
assignment
 Students will also need to commit to keeping up on all
reading and homework assignments throughout the
2010-2011 school year
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SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
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Students will need to purchase the book Guns,
Germs, and Steel, by Jared Diamond
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ISBN: 0-393-31755-2
The summer reading assignment is available to
be passed out this evening
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Students can also pick this up from Ms. Talso in
Geography class or download it from the website!
Students will read the book in its entirety this
summer and create an interactive journal as they
read
 In the fall, students will write an essay based on
their reading
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HOW CAN I HELP MY STUDENT STAY UP TO
DATE ON THEIR READING / HOMEWORK?
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Please check the website at:
wscacademy.org
 From this link, you will need to change terms under
classes to “Summer Term”
 There is only one class listed under “Summer Term”
(AP World History)
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Please add this class!
 From here you can get up to date information on
homework, the summer reading assignments (to
help monitor your students progress), and you
can download the assignment in case it is
misplaced
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AP WORLD HISTORY CONTENT:
COURSE OVERVIEW
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8000 B.C.E.-600 C.E.
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600 C.E.-1450 C.E.
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Focus: major developments in agriculture, social
structures, belief systems, and political developments
Focus: major developments in the emergence of new
empires, interregional trade, technology, and cultural
exchanges
1450-1750
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Focus: major developments in trade, technology,
global interactions, the rise and fall of major empires,
and the slave trade
AP WORLD HISTORY CONTENT:
COURSE OVERVIEW
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1750-1914
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Focus: global commerce, communications, and
technology with an emphasis on the Industrial
Revolution, and the rise of Western Dominance
1914-Present
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Focus: intense analysis of war and peace in the global
context and on demographic and environmental
changes