Download Advanced Placement World History

Advanced Placement World History
Course Syllabus
Mr. Mollett & Mr. Ferrell
2015-2016
Course Description:
The purpose of the AP World History course is to develop greater understanding of the evolution of
global processes and contacts, in interaction with different types of human societies. This understanding
is advanced through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. The
course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences,
as well as comparisons among major societies. The course emphasizes relevant factual knowledge
deployed in conjunction with leading interpretive issues and types of historical evidence. The course
builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with
geography, set the human stage. Periodization, explicitly discussed, forms an organizing principle for
dealing with change and continuity throughout the course. Specific themes provide further organization to
the course, along with the consistent attention to contacts among societies that form the core of world
history as a field of study.
Textbook
■Bentley, Jerry & Ziegler, Herbert. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past. Fifth
Edition. McGraw-Hill. 2011.
Recommended Resources
■Princeton Review. Cracking the AP World History Exam (paperback)
■ This Fleeting World: A History of Humanity by David Christian
Supplemental/Summer Reading
■ They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsian Deng, and
Judy Bernstein
■ Prisoner of Tehran: One Woman’s Story of Survival Inside an Iranian Prison by Marina Nemat
Website
Mollett - http://lake.k12.fl.us/Page/13235
Ferrell - http://lake.k12.fl.us/Domain/2910
Periods of Study per the AP College Board
Period 1.
Technological and Environmental Transformations, to 600 B.C.E.
Period 2.
Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, 600 B.C.E. to 600C.E.
Period 3.
Regional and Transregional Interactions, 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E.
Period 4.
Global Interactions, 1450 C.E. to 1750.C.E.
Period 5.
Industrialization and Global Integration, 1750 C.E. to 1900 C.E.
Period 6.
Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, 1900 C.E. to Present.
The Five Themes of AP World History
1. Interaction between humans & the environment: demography & disease, migration, patterns of
settlement, technology
2. Development and interaction of cultures: religion, belief systems, philosophies, ideologies, science &
technology, arts & architecture
3. State-building, expansion, & conflict: political structures & forms of governance, empires, nations &
nationalism, revolts & revolutions, regional, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations
4. Creation, expansion, & interaction of economic systems: agriculture and pastoral production, trade and
commerce, labor systems, industrialization, capitalism & socialism
5. Development and transformation of social structures: gender roles & relations, family & kinship, racial
& ethnic constructions, social & economic classes
The Four Historical Thinking Skills of AP World History
1. Crafting historical arguments from historical evidence (e.g. historical argumentation, appropriate use
of relevant historical evidence; etc.)
2. Chronological reasoning (e.g. historical causation, patterns of continuity and change over time,
periodization, etc.)
3. Comparison and contextualization
4. Historical interpretation and synthesis
AP World History Habits of Mind
1. Constructing and evaluating arguments: using evidence to make plausible arguments
2. Using documents and other primary data: developing skills necessary to analyze point of view, context,
and to understand and interpret information
3. Assessing continuity and change over time and different world regions
4. Understanding diversity of interpretations through analysis of context, point of view, and frame of
reference
5. Seeing global patterns and processes over time and space while connecting local developments to global
ones
6. Comparing within and among societies, including comparing societies’ reactions to global processes
7. Considering human commonalities and differences
8. Exploring claims of universal standards in relation to culturally diverse ideas
9. Exploring the persistent relevance of world history to contemporary development
Grading Policy
Grade categories are weighted in AP World History. The weights according to category are listed below.
Quizzes Participation Essays Tests Total -
20%
10%
35%
35%
100% *Notice, this class is about performance!
Grade Clarification
Quizzes – Reading Quizzes: Expect a reading quiz on every chapter/reading topic in a unit. Reading quizzes will
be given weekly (e.g. if the syllabus says read chapters 2 and 3 then you are expected to read those chapters over
the weekend and be quizzed on Monday of that week unless otherwise instructed by the teacher). Reading guides
per chapter are made available to you on the website. Complete the reading guides and feel free to use them on
any reading quiz you take in this class. Also, if you complete review guides on the Crash Course videos feel free
to use them on any reading quiz you take in class. Submit completed reading guides and earn 20 bonus points
on the quiz, and submit completed video review guides and I will boost that week’s reading quiz score by
10 points.
Written Quizzes: Expect written quizzes from time to time in class. Written quizzes will be opportunities to
practice parts of essay writing and analyzing primary and secondary sources.
Participation – It’s a history class; of course you have to take notes. You’re going to find that I don’t “give
notes.” I pull discussion out of you. I will provide a general outline of a day’s discussion, but you will not be
copying notes. In essence, AP World History is not a spectator sport. Good note-taking is characterized by taking
in information through the sensory register, and then summarizing or analyzing it into something meaningful. Try
doing Cornell Notes during class discussions. Participation is at my discretion. I take detailed notes of your
participation in class. Just watch what happens to your participation grade if you put your head down, if you
aren’t taking notes during discussion, or if you aren’t staying on task during class activities.
Essays –Numerous essays will be completed throughout the course; most will be completed in class while few
may be completed out of class. All in-class essays are timed, as they are during your AP exam. All essays are to
be hand-written. I grade your essays according to a modified College Board rubric. Essay writing is a skill you
will learn, which proves to me and the College Board that you can analyze the content. The following is a grade
correlation for essay rubric scores:
Rubric Score
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Missing
Alpha/Numeric Grade
100 A
95 A
90 A
85 B
78 C
75 C
68 D
65 D
62 D
60 D
0 F *Notice, always try! Your grade depends on it!
Unit Test –You will have one 70-question, multiple choice test per unit. Test grades are calculated per the College
Board’s test calculation. The following is a grade correlation for your test scores:
Number Correct
Missing
0 -24 correct
25-29 correct
30-34 correct
35-39 correct
40-44 correct
45-49 correct
50-54 correct
55-59 correct
60-64 correct
65-70 correct
Alpha/Numeric Grade
0 F *Notice, always try! Your grade depends on it!
50 F
60 D
65 D
70 C
75 C
80 B
85 B
90 A
95 A
100 A
The proverbial bottom line: When you walk into AP World History, I consider you a mature, adult college student.
That means life here will be very different from high school: much more independence and freedom of choice. Some
people are ready for the responsibility that comes with that new life; others are far from ready. Your success is based
on your willingness to respond as a college student.
Academic Expectations of AP World History Students
1. All readings are expected to be completed prior to the class discussion and assignments. Readings may
include textbook and primary/secondary sources provided by instructor.
2. Students are expected to participate in group and class discussions.
3. Class discussions are encouraged, and utilized almost every single day. Students are expected to respect
each other. Only meaningful comments are expected. All comments are expected to be made in manners that
do not offend other students.
4. The instructor reserves the right to choose any student to lead a discussion, answer questions, or illicit
comments. All AP students must be able to articulate thoughts pertaining to the course at any given time.
5. Group discussions should be focused on class topics at all times.
6. Group activities are expected to be complete with the utmost sincerity and integrity. We do not waste time in
class, and everything that you complete impacts your grade.
7. We will move forward with the daily schedule no matter of general interruptions, such as class assemblies,
firedrills/alarms, FCAT, short periods, etc. This means that any topics on the course schedule that are
interrupted by such general interruptions, it is expected that those topics will be completed by the student.
8. Students are expected to review discussion topics from class with their parents in the evenings. This is a
simple exercise that can result in the students’ better conceptual understanding of class topics.
9. Cheating, plagiarism, and copying other students’ work are all student behaviors that will result in an
automatic failure of the assignment(s) in question and my recommendation of your removal from the AP
program.
10. Students are not permitted to use any notes, texts, or sources during the writing of in-class essays unless
told otherwise by the instructor.
11. Essay rewrites may be granted to classes from time to time, but they are not guaranteed, and are solely at
the instructor’s discretion.
12. In-class essays are all hand-written and timed. If you miss an essay, then you are expected to make an
appointment with me for before or after school to make it up.
13. All unit exams are timed. If you miss an exam, then you are expected to make an appointment with me for
before or after school to make it up.
14. All quizzes are timed in class. If you miss a quiz, then you are expected to make an appointment with me for
before or after school to make it up.
Class Rules & Procedures
Rule 1: Respect Everyone and Everything. Be kind and respectful to yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and
to the items in the classroom. We are all here to help you, not to trick you. Disrespectful behavior includes namecalling, talking loud, talking out of turn, talking over myself or others who have the floor, using profanity, and
throwing items. Here is what happens…
First Time – Non-verbal or verbal warning
Second Time – Conference with you after class w/ parent contact
Third Time – Teacher detention
Fourth Time - Referral
Rule 2: Do Not Be Disruptive. This class encourages co-operative group work and class discussions. However,
no student will be tolerated for rude interruptions while the teacher, another student, administrator, or guest
speaker is addressing the class. If you have a comment or question, raise your hand and I will call on you.
Outlawed items, such as walkmans, CD players, ipods, cell phones, beepers, video games, MP3 players,
etc. are not to be used in my class. The expectation is that these items are turned off and placed in your
pocket or bag, and are not to be seen or heard throughout the entire class period. Here is what happens…
First Time – Warning (I ask you nicely to put it away)
Second Time – I take it for the remainder of the period (you get it back at the end of class)
Third Time – I take it, bring it to Character Development, you deal with them
Rule 3: Be Prepared. Be prepared everyday for class. No student will be tolerated that is not prepared for class.
Textbooks, paper, notebooks, and writing utensils are required everyday. Have these items ready for use; class
begins when the bell rings. Don’t miss timed quizzes that start when the bell rings!
Rule 4: Learn something. Do not waste your time in this class or any other class for that matter. There is value in
every class you take, but you have to take the initiative to find that value. Please learn something and have fun at
it.
Procedure 1: Restroom. East Ridge High School faculty and staff are dedicated to maintaining the hallways
during class times. Therefore, students needing to leave class for the restroom and/or water fountain will need to
sign out and carry the clipboard. Passes for other designated areas will be signed and given by the teacher. If you
abuse the restroom pass, plan on holding it.
Procedure 2: Absenteeism. If you are absent on a test day, you have FIVE school days from your last missed day
to make it up. DO NOT FAIL TO TAKE TESTS AND WRITE ESSAYS; THEY ARE WORTH TOO MUCH.
It is your responsibility to find out what you’ve missed. In other words, DO NOT rely on me to initiate
conversation about what you missed when you were absent. If you miss handouts or assignments, then you need
to ask me for details at proper times. If the class is engaged in group activities, you will be asked to join a group
upon your return.
Procedure 3: Take care of your part of the classroom. Before leaving I ask that you take a minute to look
around your immediate area. If chairs and desks need to be straightened up in your area, please take the
initiative. If you see any trash on the floor in your area, simply throw it away in one of my trashcans. Secure all
of your personal belongings before you leave.
Week Of…
In Class Topics
8/24/15
-Introduction, syllabus,
textbooks, grading
policy, signatures,
emails
-Why study history?
-Intro. DBQ Writing
1,2,3
-Themes in AP World
History (SPRITE)
-Periods in AP World
History (Periodization)
-Paleolithic and
Neolithic cultures
-First Civilizations:
Mesopotamia & North
Africa
-Intro. C/C Writing
8/31/15
9/7/15
Monday, 9/7/15 is
Labor Day – No
School.
9/14/15
9/21/15
9/28/15
10/5/15
By Monday,
By Monday, you
Tentative Weekly
you read from
watch from the
Assignment(s)
the
Crash Course series
textbook…
on Youtube…
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Ch. 1
-The Agricultural
Revolution
-Rethinking
Civilization
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Chapter 1
Reading Quiz
-Ch. 2
-Ch. 3
-Mesopotamia
-Ancient Egypt
-First Civilizations:
Mesopotamia & North
Africa
-First Civilizations:
India and China
-Intro. C/C Writing
-First Civilizations:
Mesoamerica
-Intro. Building &
maintaining empires in
World History
-Classical
Civilizations: Empires
of Persia and China
-Ch. 4
-Ch. 5
-Indus Valley
Civilization
-China
-C/C Essay (parts)
-Chapters 2 & 3
Reading Quizzes
-Summer
Reading
Assessment
Friday 9/11/15
-C/C Essay (parts)
-Chapters 4 & 5
Reading Quizzes
-Ch. 6
-The End of
Civilization (In the
Bronze Age)
-Ch. 7
-Ch. 8
-The Persians and
the Greeks
-Water and Classical
Civilizations
-Classical
Civilizations: Empires
of India and Greece
-Ch. 9
-Ch. 10
-Buddha and Ashoka
-Alexander the Great
and the
Situation…the Great
-C/C Essay
(complete)
-Chapter 6
Reading Quiz
-Unit 1
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 7 & 8
Reading Quizzes
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 9 & 10
Reading Quizzes
Week Of…
In Class Topics
10/12/15
-Classical
Civilizations: Empire
of Rome
-Integration and
decline of Classical
Civilizations
10/19/15
-Units 1 & 2 Review &
Exam
Friday, 10/23/15 is
a Teacher
Professional
Development Day –
No School
10/26/15
-Post-Classical
Civilizations: Christian
Monday, 10/26/15 is societies of the
Mediterranean Basin
a Teacher
and beyond 1
Workday – No
-Post-Classical
School.
Civilizations: Basics of
Islam
11/2/15
-Post-Classical
Civilizations: Islamic
societies of the
Mediterranean Basin
and beyond
-Post-Classical
Civilizations: South
Asia
11/9/14
By Monday,
By Monday, you
you read from
watch from the
the
Crash Course series
textbook…
on Youtube…
-Ch. 11
-The Roman Empire.
-Ch. 12
Or Republic.
Or…which is it?
-Christianity: From
Judaism to
Constantine
-The Silk Road and
Ancient Trade
-The Fall of the
Roman Empire…in
the 15th Century
Tentative Weekly
Assignment(s)
-C/C Essay
(complete)
-Chapter 11 & 12
-Reading Quizzes
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Unit 1 & 2 Exam
-Ch. 16
-The Dark
Ages…how dark
were they?
-The Fall of the
Roman Empire…in
the 15th Century
-The Vikings!
-Chapter 16
Reading Quiz
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Ch. 13
-Ch. 15
-Islam, the Quran,
and the Five Pillars
all without a
flamewar
-Islam and Politics
-International
commerce,
snorkeling, camels,
and the Indian Ocean
Trade
-Mansa Musa and
Islam in Africa
-Japan in the Heian
Period and Cultural
History
-Chapters 13 and
15 Reading
Quizzes
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Post-Classical
-Ch. 18
Civilizations: Sub-Ch. 14
Sahara Africa
Wednesday
-Post-Classical
11/11/15 is
Veterans’ Day – No Civilizations: East Asia
School.
11/16/17
-Post-Classical
-Ch. 17
Civilizations: Nomadic
and migrant groups
-Wait for it…the
Mongols!
-Chapters 18 and
14 Reading
Quizzes
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 17
Reading Quiz
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
Week Of…
11/23/15
11/30/15
12/7/15
12/14/15
12/21/15
12/28/15
1/4/15
1/11/16
1/18/16
Monday, 1/18/16 is
Martin Luther
King Jr. Holiday –
No School.
In Class Topics
By Monday,
By Monday, you
you read from
watch from the
the
Crash Course series
textbook…
on Youtube…
Thanksgiving Holidays – No School.
-Post-Classical
-Ch. 19
-The Crusades –
Civilizations: Christian -Ch. 21
Pilgrimage or holy
societies of the
war?
Mediterranean Basin
-Climate Change,
and beyond 2
Chaos, and The
-Post-Classical
Little Ice Age
Civilizations:
-The Renaissance:
Interaction, exchange,
Was it a thing?
crisis, recovery, and
-Columbus, De
exploration
Gama, and Zheng
He! 15th century
mariners
-Post-Classical
-Ch. 20
Civilizations: PreColumbian American
cultures
-Unit 3 Review and
Exam
Tentative Weekly
Assignment(s)
-Chapters 19 and
21 Reading
Quizzes
-C/C Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 20
Reading Quiz
-C/C Essay
(complete)
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Unit 3 Exam
Winter Holidays – No School
-Early Modern
Civilizations:
European Exploration
1 and 2
-Intro. CCOT Writing
-Early Modern
Civilizations:
Religious division &
political power in
Europe
-Early Modern
Civilizations: Social,
economic, and
intellectual change in
Europe
-Ch. 22
-Ch. 23
-Disease!
-The Columbian
Exchange
-Youtube “Evolution
of Dance”
-Luther and the
Protestant
Reformation
Midterm Exams
-Chapter 22
Reading Quiz
-CCOT Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 23
Reading Quiz
-CCOT Essay
(parts)
Week Of…
In Class Topics
1/25/16
-Early Modern
Civilizations:
European colonization
of the Atlantic and
Pacific
Monday, 1/25/16 is
a Teacher
Workday – No
School.
2/1/16
2/8/16
2/15/16
Monday, 2/15/16 is
Presidents Day
Holiday – No
School.
2/22/16
-Early Modern
Civilizations: Africa
and the African Slave
Trade 1 & 2
-Early Modern
Civilizations: East
Asian societies
-Early Modern
Civilizations: Islamic
societies
-Unit 4 Review and
Exam
By Monday,
By Monday, you
you read from
watch from the
the
Crash Course series
textbook…
on Youtube…
-Ch. 24
-The Spanish
Empire, silver, and
runaway inflation
-The Seven Years’
War
-Capitalism and the
Dutch East India
Company
-The amazing life
and strange death of
Captain Cook
-Ch. 25
-The Atlantic Slave
Trade
-Ch. 26
-Ch. 27
-Venice and the
Ottoman Empire
-The Mughal Empire
and Historical
Reputation
Tentative Weekly
Assignment(s)
-Chapter 24
Reading Quiz
-CCOT Essay
(parts)
-Chapter 25
Reading Quiz
-CCOT Essay
(parts)
-Chapters 26 and
27 Reading
Quizzes
-CCOT Essay
(complete)
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Unit 4 Exam
-Late Modern
Civilizations: Atlantic
Revolutions 1 and 2
-Ch. 28
2/29/16
-Late Modern
Civilizations:
Industrial Revolution 1
and 2
-Late Modern
Civilizations: The
Americas in the Age of
Independence
-Ch. 29
-Ch. 30
3/7/16
-Late Modern
Civilizations: The
societies at crossroads
1&2
-Ch. 31
-Tea, taxes, and the
American
Revolution
-The French
Revolution
-The Haitian
Revolutions
-Coal, steam, and the
Industrial Revolution
-Capitalism and
Socialism
-Population,
Sustainability, and
Malthus
-Latin American
Revolutions
-Samurai, Daimyo,
Matthew Perry, and
Nationalism
-The Railroad
Journey and the
Industrial Revolution
-Chapter 28
Reading Quiz
-CC Essay (parts)
-Chapters 29 and
30 Reading
Quizzes
-CCOT Essay
(complete)
-Chapter 31
Reading Quiz
-CC Essay
(complete)
Week Of…
In Class Topics
3/14/16
-Late Modern
Civilizations:
Imperialism 1 & 2
3/21/16
3/28/16
-Unit 5 Review and
Exam
4/4/16
-The Contemporary
World: World War I
Friday, 4/8/16 is a
Teacher Workday
– No School.
4/11/16
-The Contemporary
World: Interwar
societies 1 & 2
4/18/16
-The Contemporary
World: World War II
-The Contemporary
World: The Cold War
4/25/16
-The Contemporary
World: Decolonization
-The Contemporary
World: Globalization I
&2
5/2/16
-Unit 6 Review and
Exam
5/9/16
By Monday,
By Monday, you
Tentative Weekly
you read from
watch from the
Assignment(s)
the
Crash Course series
textbook…
on Youtube…
-Ch. 32
-Imperialism
-Chapter 32
-Asian Responses to Reading Quiz
Imperialism
Spring Break – No School.
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Unit 5 Exam
-Ch. 33
-Archdukes,
-Chapter 33
cynicism, and World Reading Quiz
War I
-CCOT Essay
-How World War I
(parts)
Started
-CC Essay (parts)
-Who Started World
War I
-Ch. 34
-Communists,
-Chapters 34 and
-Ch. 35
nationalists, and
35 Reading
China’s revolutions
Quizzes
-Democracy,
-CCOT Essay
Authoritarian
(parts)
Capitalism, and
-CC Essay (parts)
China
-Ch. 36
-World War II
-Chapter 36
-World War II, A
Reading Quiz
War for Resources
-CCOT Essay
-USA v. USSR
(parts)
Fight! The Cold War -CC Essay (parts)
-Ch. 37
-Ch. 38
-Decolonization and
nationalism
triumphant
-Congo and Africa’s
World War
-Conflict in Israel and
Palestine
-Iran’s Revolutions
-Globalization I: The
upside
-Globalization II:
Good or bad?
-Course Review
DATES TBA – AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING! PLEASE ATTEND!
THURSDAY 5/12/16
AP EXAM SCHEDULED FOR 8:00 AM; LOCATION - TBA
-Chapters 37 and
38 Reading
Quizzes
-DBQ Essay (parts)
-DBQ Essay
(complete)
-Unit 6 Exam
-Practice Exam
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