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The Global Experience
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Correlation of World Civilizations to the
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The following chart is an excellent resource in preparation for topics that will be a part of the AP® World History examination. The entries
in the center column show one way to break down the material into historical eras and overarching themes studied in AP® World History
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Key Concepts with Content Outlines
Page
References
Period 1
Technological and Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 b.c.e.
Chapters 1–2
Key Concept 1.1
Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
2–19
I. Archeological evidence indicates that during the Paleolithic era, hunting foraging
bands of humans gradually migrated from their origin in East Africa to Eurasia, Australia
and the Americas, adapting their technology and cultures to new climate regions.
2–12
The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
2–6; 12–18
I. Beginning about 10,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution led to the development
of new and more complex economic and social systems.
12–14
II. Agriculture and pastoralism began to transform human societies.
2–6; 12–18; 23–25
The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies
12–18; 22–36
I. Core and foundational civilizations developed in a variety of geographical and environmental settings where agriculture flourished.
12–18; 22–36
II. The first states emerged within core civilizations.
23–36
III. Culture played a significant role in unifying states through laws, language, literature, religion, myths and monumental art.
23–36
Period 2
Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 b.c.e. to c. 600 c.e.
Chapters 3–6
Key Concept 2.1
The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions
37; 48–55; 57–71; 74–
90; 107–114; 133–137;
209–210
I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a
bond among the people and an ethical code to live by.
37; 74–78; 82–88
II. New belief systems and cultural traditions emerged and spread, often asserting universal truths.
54–56; 59–60; 64–71;
74–90; 107–110;
133–137
III. Belief systems affected gender roles. Buddhism and Christianity encouraged
monastic life and Confucianism emphasized filial piety.
68–71
Key Concept 1.2
Key Concept 1.3
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IV. Other religious and cultural traditions continued parallel to the codified, written
belief systems in core civilizations.
57; 63–64
V. Artistic expressions, including literature and drama, architecture, and sculpture,
show distinctive cultural developments.
74–75; 77–78; 82–84;
86–87; 107–114
The Development of States and Empires
54–71; 74–92; 94–95;
97–106; 111–114;
125–133
I. The number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where previously there had been competing states.
54–71; 74–92; 94–95;
97–106; 132–133
II. Empires and states developed new techniques of imperial administration based, in
part, on the success of earlier political forms.
56–63; 78–79; 94–95;
97–106; 125–133
III. Unique social and economic dimensions developed in imperial societies in AfroEurasia and the Americas.
54–71; 74–92; 97–106;
111–114
IV. The Roman, Han, Maurya and Gupta empires created political, cultural and administrative difficulties that they could not manage, which eventually led to their decline,
collapse and transformation into successor empires or states.
54–71; 74–92; 99–106;
125–133
Emergence of Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange
69–71; 77; 78–79;
84–87; 91; 97–99; 103;
111–114; 117–118;
118–122; 133–137;
145–147; 209–210
I. Land and water routes created transregional trade, communication and exchange
networks in the Eastern Hemisphere.
69–71; 87; 91;
111–114; 117–118;
118–122; 209–210
II. New technologies facilitated long-distance communication and exchange.
69; 77; 87; 111–114;
118–122
III. Alongside the trade in goods, the exchange of people, technology, religious and
cultural beliefs, food crops, domesticated animals, and disease pathogens developed
across far-flung networks of communication and exchange.
71; 78–79; 84–87; 91;
97–99; 103; 111–114;
117–118; 118–122;
133–137; 145–147
Period 3
Regional and Transregional Interactions, c. 600 c.e. to c. 1450
Chapters 7–16
Key Concept 3.1
Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks
86–87; 120–121;
125; 133; 145–155;
156–158; 161; 174–
201; 201; 204–223;
235–239; 257–261;
265–269; 293–295;
298–300; 308–329;
331–349; 358–359;
361–364; 409–410;
505–507; 521–522
I. Improved transportation technologies and commercial practices led to an increased
volume of trade, and expanded the geographical range of existing and newly active
trade networks.
145–155; 161; 174–
201; 201; 209–216;
235–239; 257–261;
265–269; 298–300;
308–329; 331–349;
258–359; 361–362;
521–522
Key Concept 2.2
Key Concept 2.3
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Key Concept 3.2
Key Concept 3.3
II. The movement of peoples caused environmental and linguistic effects.
125; 156–158; 182–
192; 215–217; 201–
221; 235; 257–261;
298–300; 333–336;
361–364
III. Cross-cultural exchanges were fostered by the intensification of existing, or the
creation of new, networks of trade and communication.
86–87; 120–121; 133;
145–155; 174–201;
188–201; 204–223;
265–269; 293–295;
298–300; 308–329;
337–338; 342–346;
409–410; 505–507
IV. There was continued diffusion of crops and pathogens throughout the Eastern
Hemisphere along the trade routes.
121; 260–261; 338; 358
Continuity and Innovation of State Forms and Their Interactions
122: 128–129;
156–162; 166–202;
205–207; 218–220;
225–233; 239–243;
276–282; 287–306;
308–329; 331–349
I. Empires collapsed and were reconstituted; in some regions new state forms emerged.
122: 128–129;
156–162; 166–202;
205–207; 218–220;
225–233; 239–243;
276–282; 287–306;
308–329; 331–349
II. Interregional contacts and conflicts between states and empires encouraged significant technological and cultural transfers.
187–202; 252–253;
337–339; 343–349
Increased Economic Productive Capacity and Its Consequences
170–179; 186; 209;
217–218; 238–245;
257–261; 272–279;
281; 284; 287–290;
299-3–3; 309–317;
325–327; 331–347;
354; 356–363
I. Innovations stimulated agricultural and industrial production in many regions.
175–179; 209;
217–218; 238–239;
272–273; 281; 284;
299–303; 358–359
II. The fate of cities varied greatly, with periods of significant decline, and with periods of increased urbanization buoyed by rising productivity and expanding trade
networks.
174–175; 238–239;
243–244; 257–261;
287–290; 289–290;
331–347; 356–361
III. Despite significant continuities in social structures and in methods of production,
there were also some important changes in labor management and in the effect of
religious conversion on gender relations and family life.
170–173; 186;
238–245; 257–261;
272–279; 309–317;
325–327; 342–347;
354; 356; 362–363
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Period 4
Global Interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750
Chapters 17–23
Key Concept 4.1
Globalizing Networks of Communication and Exchange
133; 204–222;
355–356; 359–364;
377–403; 405–417;
420–422; 439–442;
453–455; 465–466;
469–475; 493–517;
533–538
I. In the context of the new global circulation of goods, there was an intensification of
all existing regional trade networks that brought prosperity and economic ­disruption
to the merchants and governments in the trading regions of the Indian Ocean,
­Mediterranean, Sahara and overland Eurasia.
377–403
II. European technological developments in cartography and navigation built on previous knowledge developed in the classical, Islamic and Asian worlds, and included the
production of new tools, innovations in ship designs, and an improved understanding
of global wind and currents patterns—all of which made transoceanic travel and trade
possible.
361–362; 383–389
III. Remarkable new transoceanic maritime reconnaissance occurred in this period.
355–356; 361–364;
385–389; 534–538
IV. The new global circulation of goods was facilitated by royal chartered European
monopoly companies that took silver from Spanish colonies in the Americas to purchase Asian goods for the Atlantic markets, but regional markets continued to flourish
in Afro-Eurasia by using established commercial practices and new transoceanic shipping services developed by European merchants.
389–400
V. The new connections between the Eastern and Western hemispheres resulted in the
Columbian Exchange.
391–392; 533–534
VI. The increase in interactions between newly connected hemispheres and intensification of connections within hemispheres expanded the spread and reform of existing
religions and created syncretic belief systems and practices.
133; 204–222;
408–415; 439–422;
453–455; 465–466;
469–475; 493–517
VII. As merchants’ profits increased and governments collected more taxes, funding
for the visual and performing arts, even for popular audiences, increased.
210–212; 359–361;
405–408; 512–514;
534
New Forms of Social Organization and Modes of Production
381–382; 392; 398;
411–412; 417–423;
428–429; 432–438;
427–450; 453–475;
497–498; 501–503;
505–512; 516–517;
529–534; 535–542;
650–658
I. Traditional peasant agriculture increased and changed, plantations expanded, and
demand for labor increased. These changes both fed and responded to growing global
demand for raw materials and finished products.
381–382; 392;
411–412; 422–423;
428–429; 436–438;
427–437; 441–443;
453–466; 470–475;
533–534
Key Concept 4.2
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II. As new social and political elites changed, they also restructured new ethnic, racial
and gender hierarchies.
398; 413–422;
432–436; 434–450;
458–472; 497–498;
501–503; 505–512;
516–517; 529–533;
535–542; 650–658
State Consolidation and Imperial Expansion
119–120; 268–270;
281; 313–319; 394–
400; 410; 417–420;
426–439; 425–451;
455–460; 464–469;
493–517; 520–542;
564–568; 650–659
I. Rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power.
119–120; 268–270;
281; 313–319;
394–400; 417–420;
426–439; 427–444;
447–451; 455–457;
464–469; 493–517;
524–533; 538–540
II. Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder, cannons and armed
trade to establish large empires in both hemispheres.
394–400; 410;
412–413; 417–420;
426–439; 425–451;
455–460; 493–517;
520–542; 564–568;
650–659
III. Competition over trade routes, state rivalries, and local resistance all provided
­significant challenges to state consolidation and expansion.
400; 410; 412–413;
417–420; 446–447;
455–463; 483–485;
564–568
Period 5
Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 to c. 1900
Chapters 24–28
Key Concept 5.1
Industrialization and Global Capitalism
423; 475; 554–583;
587–610; 618–620;
630–637; 641–660;
662–681; 837
I. Industrialization fundamentally changed how goods were produced.
554–571; 577–578;
580–581
II. New patterns of global trade and production developed that further integrated
the global economy as industrialists sought raw materials and new markets for the
increasing amount of goods produced in their factories.
554–560; 577;
579–583; 587–610;
630–637; 672–675
III. To facilitate investments at all levels of industrial production, financiers developed
and expanded various financial institutions.
423; 475; 554–560;
568–570; 677–678;
837
IV. There were major developments in transportation and communication.
554–560; 667–670;
677–678
V. The development and spread of global capitalism led to a variety of responses.
554–560; 568–578;
618–620; 641–660;
662–681
Key Concept 4.3
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Key Concept 5.2
Key Concept 5.3
Key Concept 5.4
VI. The ways in which people organized themselves into societies also underwent significant transformations in industrialized states due to the fundamental restructuring
of the global economy.
554–560; 568–575;
593–609; 665–669;
672–673; 679–681
Imperialism and Nation-State Formation
554–560;
579–583; 587–610;
640–657; 672–680;
714–726
I. Industrializing powers established transoceanic empires.
554–560;
579–583; 587–610;
637–638
II. Imperialism influenced state formation and contraction around the world.
554–560; 587–610;
640–654; 672–680;
714–726
III. New racial ideologies, especially Social Darwinism, facilitated and justified
imperialism.
554–560; 587–610
Nationalism, Revolution and Reform
400; 416;
420–422; 487–488;
554–571; 572–576;
587–610; 612–681;
862
I. The rise and diffusion of Enlightenment thought that questioned established traditions in all areas of life often preceded the revolutions and rebellions against existing
governments.
400; 416; 420–422;
487–488; 554–564
II. Beginning in the 18th century, peoples around the world developed a new sense of
commonality based on language, religion, social customs and territory. These newly
imagined national communities linked this identity with the borders of the state, while
governments used this idea to unite diverse populations.
554–571; 587–610;
612–681
III. The spread of Enlightenment ideas and increasing discontent with imperial rule
propelled reformist and revolutionary movements.
554–571; 572–575;
587–610; 612–681;
862
IV. The global spread of Enlightenment thought and the increasing number of rebellions stimulated new transnational ideologies and solidarities.
422; 554–560;
569–570; 575–576;
617–620; 629–630;
633–636; 669–672;
679–680
Global Migration
554–560;
564–566; 579–583;
587–610; 627–628;
633–636
I. Migration in many cases was influenced by changes in demography in both industrialized and unindustrialized societies that presented challenges to existing patterns
of living.
554–560; 556–558
II. Migrants relocated for a variety of reasons.
554–560; 579–583;
587–610; 627–628;
633–636
III. The large-scale nature of migration, especially in the 19th century, produced a
variety of consequences and reactions to the increasingly diverse societies on the part
of migrants and the existing populations.
554–560; 579;
593–594; 602–611
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Period 6
Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present
Chapters 29–37
Key Concept 6.1
Science and the Environment
577–578; 587–594;
607; 693–700; 708;
715–716; 778–779;
815–818; 846–853;
861; 911–912; 923–
924; 929; 929–932
I. Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world,
assisted by the development of new technology.
577–578; 587–594;
607; 815; 923–924
II. As the global population expanded at an unprecedented rate, humans fundamentally changed their relationship with the environment.
587–594; 929–932
III. Disease, scientific innovations and conflict led to demographic shifts.
587–594; 708;
715–716; 778–779;
815–818; 846–853;
911–912; 929; 932
Global Conflicts and Their Consequences
402–403; 469;
583–585; 587–594;
639–643; 650–660;
670–672; 701–726;
736–748; 750–762;
765–818; 824–837;
854–867; 888–889;
889–894; 898–906;
909–915; 925
I. Europe dominated the global political order at the beginning of the twentieth ­century,
but both land-based and transoceanic empires gave way to new forms of transregional
political organization by the century’s end.
587–594; 639–643;
650–660; 670–672;
714–719; 722–724;
793–794; 891–892
II. Emerging ideologies of anti-imperialism contributed to the dissolution of empires.
469; 714–723;
736–748; 750–762;
781–789; 857–858;
891–892; 893–894;
910–911
III. Political changes were accompanied by major demographic and social consequences.
583–585; 587–594;
701–726; 775–776;
788–789; 854–855;
909–911; 925
IV. Military conflicts occurred on an unprecedented global scale.
583–585; 587–594;
701–726; 736–748;
765–818; 898–906
V. Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals and
groups—including states—opposed this trend. Some individuals and groups, however,
intensified the conflicts.
402–403; 587–594;
718–719; 720–722;
755; 761–762;
782–784; 797–798;
805–806; 824–836;
856–867; 888–889;
889–894; 912–915
Key Concept 6.2
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Key Concept 6.3
New Conceptualization of Global Economy, Society and Culture
577–578; 587–594;
611–612; 714–715;
722–724; 819–820;
797–799; 807–810;
834–835; 837–838;
852–853; 877;
887–888; 911–912;
922–939
I. States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the twentieth
century.
732–733; 750–751;
814–815; 853–862;
884–886; 903; 912;
923–925; 933
II. States, communities, and individuals became increasingly interdependent, a process
facilitated by the growth of institutions of global governance.
587–594; 714–715;
819–820; 797–799;
911–912; 922–939
III. People conceptualized society and culture in new ways; some challenged old
assumptions about race, class, gender, and religion, often using new technologies to
spread reconfigured traditions.
587–594; 722–724;
807–808; 834–835;
837–838; 852–853;
887–888; 928–932;
939
IV. Popular and consumer culture became global.
577–578; 587–594;
611–612; 809–810;
877; 923–924;
925–927
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