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Social Studies
Course: AP World History
Units: Periods 1-2
AP Standards
Guiding Questions
& Specificity
1.1. Big Geography and
the Peopling of the
Earth
1.2. The Neolithic
Revolution and
Early Agricultural
Societies
1.3. The Development
and Interactions of
Early Agricultural,
Pastoral, and Urban
Societies
What is the evidence that
explains the earliest
history of humans and
the planet?
Where did humans first
appear on Earth, and
what were the
characteristics of their
society, technology,
economy, and culture?
Describe the earliest
humans’ technology and
tools.
What were the long-term
demographic, social,
political and economic
effects of the Neolithic
Revolution?
Created May 2016
Assessment
Compare pastoral societies
to early agricultural
societies.
Discuss the origin of the
Neolithic Revolution?
How did farming lead to
demographic, social,
cultural and political
change?
What is a state? Who ruled
the early states?
How did society begin to
become stratified?
Designated Grading Period: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: 14
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies
Prehistory
Nomadic
Hunter/gatherer
artifact
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Revolution
slash and burn
agriculture
Surplus
Domestication
Pastoralism
Civilization
Culture
Cultural diffusion
Polytheism
deity
Power points
Graphic organizers
(Mental Maps)
World Atlas Maps
Resources
Freeman Pedia
HistoryWorld.net
AP History.com
APWH Course
Notes.org
Textbook Guided
Readings
District SS google drive
for the Reading Guides
Social Studies
Course: AP World History
Units: Periods 1-2
AP Standards
Guiding Questions
& Specificity
2.1. The Development
and Codification of
Religious and Cultural
Traditions
How did civilizations
begin to become more
complex?
2.2. The Development
of States and Empires
Where did the first
civilizations develop,
and why did the start
there?
2.3. Emergence of
Trans regional
Networks of
Communication and
Exchange
What are the
characteristics and core
teachings of:
Judaism?
Hinduism?
Buddhism?
Confucianism?
Daoism?
Christianity
Islam (P3)?
Describe the spread of:
Buddhism.
Christianity.
What examples of
syncretism reflect the
Classical Era to 600 CE?
How did different
societies’ architectural
styles develop?
What is an “empire,” and
what were empires’
common characteristics
Created May 2016
Assessment
What is a ‘civilization,’
and what are the defining
characteristics of a
civilization?
What is a “universalizing
religion?” Which religions
were universalizing, and
where were they located by
600 CE?
How were gender roles
affected by religion?
Compare Ancient Era
empires to Classical Era
empires.
Compare Roman imperial
administration to Han
imperial administration.
What crops spread along
trade routes in the Classical
Era?
Besides physical goods,
what intangibles traveled
along trade networks?
Designated Grading Period: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: 14
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies
Monotheism
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent
River valley
Confucianism
Theocracy
Monarchy
City state
empire
Pharaoh
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Mohenjo Daro
Harappa
Aryans
Reincarnation
Caste System
Gautama
Four Noble Truths
Eight fold Pathway
Democracy
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Citizenship
Republic
Polis
Tyrant
Parthenon
Socrates
Plato
Make a Comparison
Chart for religions
Religion Chart for all
religions (facts chart):
Read “Homeric Hero”
have students describe
Greek values.
DBQ: Athens vs.
Sparta
Quick Writes:
What are the main
characteristics of
Greco-Roman
philosophy and
science?
What unique social
and economic
characteristic existed
in empires?
Resources
You Be the Judge
Hammurabi's Code
Activity
Freeman Pedia
HistoryWorld.net
AP History.com
Social Studies
Course: AP World History
Units: Periods 1-2
AP Standards
Guiding Questions
& Specificity
during the Classical Era?
What role did trade play
in creating and
maintaining empires?
What labor systems were
used in the Classical
Era?
Describe gender and
social structures from the
Classical Era?
What effect did diseases
have on Classical
empires?
Created May 2016
Assessment
Designated Grading Period: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: 14
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies
Aristotle
Archimedes
Eratosthenes
Alexander the Great
Senate
Christianity
Republic
Empire
Dictator
Plebeians
Patrician
Veto
Persecution
Twelve Tables
Pax Romana
Julius Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Constantine
Constantinople
Justinian
Orthodox Church
Mauryan Empire
Asoka
Gupta Empire
Zhou Dynasty
Dynastic cycle
Mandate of Heaven
Qin Dynasty
Shih Huangdi
Great Wall
Han Dynasty
Confucianism
Resources
Social Studies
Course: AP World History
Units: Periods 1-2
AP Standards
Guiding Questions
& Specificity
Created May 2016
Assessment
Designated Grading Period: 1st Grading Period
Days to teach: 14
Vocabulary
Instructional
Strategies
Resources