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A.P. World History Syllabus Mr. Roberts 2010-2011 Princeton High School Email: [email protected] Course Description: The objective of this course is to increase the student’s understanding of World History with the goal having each student pass the AP World Examination in May. The course is divided into FIVE units, it is then broken down into an overview of major topics that will be covered in each chapter. In this class we will study 10,000 years of history over six continents. European and United States history account for no more than 30% of the total class, so be prepared to look at societies and cultures from an entirely new perspective. For students to better understand the complexity of the contemporary world, they need to comprehend and appreciate the past. This course will embrace a truly global view of history and civilization. AP World History is challenging, compared to other high school courses, takes more time and requires more work. This course is designed to be the equivalent of a freshman level college course in a high school setting. Excellent reading and writing skills, along with unquestioning devotion to homework and studying are necessary to succeed. Further emphasis will be placed on critical thinking skills, essay writing, and the interpretation of original/primary source documents. This course DOES NOT concentrate on the regurgitation of names and dates, but rather focuses on students analyzing cause and effect. Students will be required to apply the effort necessary to act as a/an historian and develop the ability to analyze historical evidence to determine its validity and relevance, identify point of view and the nature of bias, and recognize the necessity of objectivity and substantiation. The methodology of an historian involves skills that are highly transferable – ability to formulate generalizations, interpret and use primary source documents and weigh evidence from all sources. Lectures and PowerPoint presentations on important themes and topics on World History are the lifeline of this course. Students are also expected to participate in class verbally through discussions of our primary source readings as well as debates on key issues. Furthermore, students are expected to continually develop writing skills through regularly assigned essays and essay exams. Students can expect to do a lot of reading, from the text, as well as from two main primary source document books. The teacher will focus on strengthening skills in taking multiple choice exams, in addition to writing clear thesis statements, followed by writing riveting essays. Regular studying, frequent practice in writing, analyzing primary source documents as well as charts and graphs, and test-taking strategies are also a major element of this course. Course Themes for Advanced Placement World History: The content of the AP World History Course will guided by the following themes: 1. The impact of interaction among major societies (trade, systems of international exchange, war, & politics). 2. The relationship of change and continuity across the world history periods covered. 3. The impact of technology and demography on people and the environment (population growth/decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, & weaponry). 4. The systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies and assessing change) 5. The cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies. 6. The changes in functions and structure of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities, including the emergence of the nation-state. Main Textbook: Bulliet, Richard W., Pamela Kyle Crossley, Daniel R. Headrick, Steven W. Hirsch, Lyman L. Johnson, David Northrup. The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History. Second Edition. Boston, MA. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Secondary Texts: Andrea, Alfred J., Overfield, James H. The Human Record: Sources of Global History. Fourth Edition, Volume I: To 1700. Boston, MA. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Andrea, Alfred J., Overfield, James H. The Human Record: Sources of Global History. Fourth Edition, Volume II: Since 1500. Boston, MA. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Primary Sources: A variety of primary and secondary sources will be used during the course. Examples include but are not limited to selections from: Hammurabi’s Code, Epic of Gilgamesh, The Republic, Confucius’ Analects, The Art of War, The Ten Commandments, The Qu’ran, The Pillow Book, Magna Carta, The Decameron, The Travels of Marco Polo, The True Story of the Conquest of Mexico (Montezuma’s Death), Tokugawa Iemitsu’s Exclusion of the Portuguese; Closed Country Edict of 1635, The Way of the Samurai, The Prince, 95 Theses, American Declaration of Independence, Vindications of the Rights of Women, The White Man’s Burden, The Treaty of Nanjing, Fourteen Points, Gandhi’s Indian Home Rule Examples of Primary Source Texts to be used: Perry, Peden, & Von Laue, Sources of the Western Tradition, Volume I & II Bailkey, Readings in Ancient History: From Gilgamesh to Diocletian Sherman, Western Civilization: Sources, Images, & Interpretation Pacy, Technology in World Civilization Course Requirement/Expectations Many of you have had me as sophomores, this year as AP Students the bar is raised much higher and this class is a totally different animal, therefore, expectations and workload will increase dramatically. Mature behavior, unwavering focus during class, and participation in class discussions are essentials. In addition, there are a number of requirements for this AP Course: Weekly/Bi-Weekly writing assignments which include DBQ’s, Compare/Contrast, and Change and Continuity over Time essays. Chapter Quizzes Unit Tests Primary & Secondary source analysis STUDENT-LED Class Discussions LATE WORK: Will be accepted, however, each day that it is late 5 points will be deducted until the assignment reaches a 60% or D-. Cutting: If you cut this class on the day an assignment is due/the day of a test/quiz. It is an automatic ZERO. This is an AP Class this type of behavior will not be tolerated. Grading Policy: Your grade will consist of an accumulation of points. Each assignment, assessment, or activity will have a predetermined amount of points. Obviously the more comprehensive the item, the more points associated with it. Students will be told ahead of time how many points each item is worth ahead of time. Description of Major Assignments Advanced Placement World History Essays: For each unit, students will complete at least one assignment for each type of essay found on the National AP Exam in May. Whenever possible students will answer questions used in previous AP World History Exams. Document Based Question (DBQ): The DBQ requires students to evaluate primary source documents and to formulate a thesis and an essay based on the documents. Students are also required to find point-of-view within the given documents, group the documents to support their thesis, and identify a ‘missing’ document. Students will complete 1-2 DBQ’s per unit. Compare and Contrast: Students will be asked to pick items and then explain similarities and differences depending on the question posed. Students will be required to complete at least one compare/contrast per unit. Change/Continuity Over Time: Students will be asked to describe how places or peoples have changed over time. Students will also need to identify how things have remained the same: CONTINUITY! Annotated Timeline: For each unit students must complete an annotated timeline. Students are to identify 15 events, explain their importance, place them on a timeline, and then explain how these events are related and how they changed the course of history. Students will then develop a thesis that links these events together. Annotated Map: For each unit students must complete an annotated map. Students are to identify 10 major events and label them on a map. Next to each location, students are to give an explanation why the event was important. Students then develop a thesis linking the 10 events. The statement must address either change/continuity over time. Reading Quizzes: Students will be taking at least 2 reading quizzes per week, the quizzes will never be announced. Students can expect 5-10 questions per reading quiz. Homework: Almost every night, students will be required to complete reading assignments. Homework will include reading & questions from the text, primary sources, maps, timelines, & take home essays. Students can expect assignments over breaks, if necessary. Chapter Quizzes: At the end of each chapter, there will be a chapter quiz. The quiz will have 15-25 multiple choice questions with at least one essay (compare/contrast or change/continuity over time). Unit Tests: At the end of each unit, students will take a unit test. Each test will have 50 multiple choice questions & two essays (compare/contrast and change/continuity over time) Suggested Materials: 3 Ring Binder Loose-Leaf Paper Folder Semester One: Course Outline The course will be broken into the following five units of study spanning 8000 BCE to the present. I have listed approximately how much time we will spend on each unit in parenthesis: Foundations, c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE (8 Weeks) 600-1450 (7 Weeks) 1450-1750 (6 Weeks) 1750-1914 (5 Weeks) 1914-2000 (5 Weeks) UNIT I- Foundations, c. 8000 BCE to 600 CE (8 Weeks) Chapters 1-8 9/8, 9/9: Introduction to AP World History 9/10-9/18: Chapter 1: Nature, Humanity, & History 9/10-9/18: Chapter 2: The First River Valley Civilizations Agricultural Revolution to the first River-Valley Civilizations (8000-1500 BCE) Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Indus Valley Comparison of River Valley Civilizations 9/21-9/25: Chapter 3: The Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Hemisphere Early Chinese Civilizations, Middle East, Nubia, & The Aegean World 9/28-10/2: Chapter 4: New Civilizations in the Americas & Western Eurasia 10/5-10/9: Chapter 5: Greece and Iran, (1000-30 BCE) Rise of Greek City-States Struggles of Persia & Greece Spread of Hellenism 10/12-10/16: Chapter 6: An Age of Empires: Rome & Han China Comparison Essay 10/19-10/23: Chapter 7: India & Southeast Asia (1500 BCE-600 CE) Spread of Buddhism & Hinduism 10/26-10/30: Chapter 8: Networks of Communication & Exchange (300 BCE-600 CE) Silk Road, Indian Ocean, Saharan & Sub-Saharan trace and activity Introduce the Change over Time Essay: 1st Change over time essay assigned UNIT II: 600-1450 CE (7 Weeks) Chapters 9-16 11/2-11/13: Chapter 9: The Sasanid Empire & the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 Origins of Islam, caliphates, and Islamic Civilization DBQ Topic: Moral & Social Behavior in the Islamic World 11/16-11/20: Chapter 10: Christian Europe Emerges, 300-1200 Byzantine Empire, Medieval Europe, Kievan Russia, & the Crusades 11/23-12/4: Chapter 11: Inner & East Asia (600-1200 CE) Tang & Song China and New Kingdoms in East Asia: Korea, Japan, & Vietnam DBQ Topic: Women in Tang & Song China 12/7-12/11: Chapter 12: Peoples & Civilizations in the Americas, 200-1500 Mesoamerican Cultures: Maya & Aztecs Northern Cultures: Southwestern & Mississippian peoples Andean Cultures: Moche & Inca Environment & Technology: Inca Roads 12/14-12/18: Chapter 13 & 14 Western/Eastern Eurasia The Rise and Effect of the Mongols Ming China Environment & Technology: Gunpowder to Guns DBQ Topic: The Integration of Mongol Eurasia 12/21-1/8: Chapter 15: Tropical Africa & Asia, 1200-1500 new Islamic Empires: Mali & Delhi Sultanate The Indian Ocean Trade 1/11-1/15: Chapter 16: The Latin West, 1200-1500 Population Growth and Black Death The Renaissance, Hundred Years War, & New Monarchs UNIT III 1450-1750 (6 Weeks) Chapters 17-22 1/18/10-1/22: Chapter 17: The Maritime Revolution to 1550 Expansion before 1450: Pacific, Indian, & Atlantic Ocean European Expansion DBQ Topic: Cross-Cultural exchange in the Atlantic World 2/3-2/12: Chapter 18: The Transformation in Europe, 1500-1750 The Reformation, Scientific Revolution, & Enlightenment 2/15-2/19: Chapter 19: The Diversity of American Colonial Societies, 1530-1770 Spanish America & Brazil and the English and French Colonies 2/22-2/26: Chapter 20: The Atlantic System and Africa Plantations in the West Indies, the Gold and Slave Coasts Change-over-time Essays on World Trade & Change-Over-Time Essay on the Atlantic World (2002 & 2005) 3/1-3/5: Chapter 21: Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750 The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires 3/8-3/12: Chapter 22: Eastern Eurasia, 1500-1800 Japanese Reunification, Late Ming & early Qing Empires & The Russian Empire Cultural, Social, & economic comparisons: Japan, China, & Russia UNIT IV 1750-1914 (5 Weeks) Chapters 23-29 3/15-3/19: Chapters 23 & 24: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World & The Early Industrial Revolution, 1750-1850 The Enlightenment & the Old Order The American & French Revolutions & how revolution spreads DBQ Topic: Revolutionary Ideas in the Americas & France Industrial Rev: Causes, technology, & Impact of the Industrial Revolution Comparison Essay Topic: Industrialization & the Non-Industrialized World 3/22-3/26: Chapter 25: Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas, 1800-1890 Independence in Latin America Abolition of Slavery & Women’s Rights 4/6-4/9: Chapter 26: Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750-1870 New African States, European penetration, empires in Eastern Africa India under British Rule, & Britain’s Eastern Empire DBQ Topic: British Rule in India 4/12-4/16: Chapter 27: The Ottoman Empire & East Asia, 1800-1870 The Ottoman, Russian, & Qing Empires Comparison Essay Topic: Europe & the Ottoman Empire 4/19-4/23: Chapter 28 & 29: The New Power Balance & The New Imperialism, 1850-1914 Industrialization: new technologies, social changes, & labor movement Nationalism and the Unification of Germany & Italy Japan joins the Great Powers The Scramble for Africa Imperialism in Latin America UNIT V 1914-2000 (5 Weeks) Chapters 30-35 4/26-4/30: Chapters 30 & 31: The Crisis of the Imperial Order, 1900-1929 & The Collapse of the Old Order, 1929-1949 The Great War & The Russian Revolution Contrasting Destinies of China & Japan The New Middle East The Stalin Revolution & the Great Depression Rise of Fascism East Asia from 1931-1945 WWII DBQ Topic: The Status of Women in the Mid-Twentieth Century 4/26-4/30: Chapter 32: Striving for Independence: Africa, India, & Latin America, 1900-1945 Vietnamese Nationalist Denounces French Colonialism 5/3-5/7: Chapter 33 & 34: The Cold War & Decolonization, 1945-1975 & Crisis, Realignment, & the Dawn of the Post-Cold War World, 1975-1991 The Cold War, Vietnam & Korea Emergence of Environmental Concerns Revolutions in Latin America, Iran, & Afghanistan Collapse of the Socialist Bloc Persian Gulf War The Challenge of Population Growth, Unequal development, & The Environment 5/3-5/7: Chapter 35: The End of a Global Century, 1991-2000 The Global Economy & terrorism Universal & Women’s Rights May 2-13: AP Exam Review May ???? 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