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ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY
Instructor: Mr. Levine
School Telephone: 754-323-0500
Class Website: www.evergladeshs.org
Email:[email protected]
AP EXAM: Thursday,May 11, 2017 8AM
COURSE REVIEW
This course is based on a global perspective of the world and human interactions from 8000
BCE to present day, using the five themes outlined in the AP®World History Description
consistently throughout the course. Students refine their analytical abilities and critical thinking
skills in order to understand historical and geographical context, make comparisons across
cultures, use documents and other primary sources, and recognize and discuss different
interpretations and historical frameworks. The course imposes a heavy reading and writing load
throughout the semester, and the demands on students are equivalent to a full-year introductory
college course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In AP®World History you will develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global
processes and contacts including interactions over time. The course highlights the nature of
changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as
comparisons among societies. We will use the following AP World History themes throughout
the course to identify the broad patterns and processes that explain change and continuity over
time.
THE 5 AP WORLD HISTORY THEMES
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment: Demography and disease,
Migration, Patterns of settlement, Technology
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures: Religious, Belief systems, philosophies,
and ideologies, Science and technology, The Arts and Architecture
Theme 3: State-building, Expansion, and Conflict: Political structures and forms of governance,
Empires, Nations and nationalism, Revolts and revolutions, Regional, trans-regional, and global
structures and organizations
Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems: Agricultural and pastoral
production, Trade and Commerce, Labor systems, Industrialization, Capitalism and Socialism
Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures: Gender roles and relations,
Family and kinship, Racial and ethnic constructions, Social and economic classes
COURSE TIME PERIODS
1. Technological and Environmental Transformations...to 600 B.C.E. 5%
2. Organization and reorganization of Human Societies 600 B.C.E to 600C.E..15%
3. Regional and Trans- regional Interactions...600 C.E. to 1450… 20%
4. Global Interactions… c. 1450 to c. 1750 20%
5. Industrialization and Global Integration… 1750 to 1900...20%
6. Accelerating Global Change and Realignments… 1900 to the present 20%
REQUIRED TEXTS
Strayer Ways of the World
Baron’ AP World History Exam Review Book ( Sixth Edition and Higher)
History of the World in 6 Glasses- Book by Tom Standage ( I have a PDF if you want)
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Pencil, pen ( blue/black for notebook/Red or any other color of your choice for grading)
Composition Book
Folder with paper
Wish List: pack of paper, glue sticks, tissues, anything else you wanna donate for the good of
the class.
WEBSITES
www.newsela.com
www.vocab.com
Get a GMAIL account
EVALUATION
The grading system will be based on reading selections, quizzes, tests, classwork/participation,
essays, projects.
GRADING SCALE A= 90-100
D+= 67-69
GRADING CATEGORIES
Test= 40%
Quizzes= 30%
Homework= 15%
Classwork/Participation= 15%
B+= 87-89
D= 60-66
B= 80-86
F= 0-59
C+= 77-79
C= 70-76