Download AP World History Class Schedule 11/28

AP World History
Class Schedule
11/28-12/2
Notes:
 WWW Quiz 3 on Wednesday 12/1
 VOCAB TEST 2 will be on Tuesday, December 13--you should be reviewing old and learning new terms on a regular
basis!
 DON’T FORGET—Human Web V assignment is due on Monday, 12/5
 ASK ME ABOUT MOVIE NIGHT EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES ON MONDAY!!
Monday 11/28:
Topic—Effects of European Exploration and Expansion
Reading—Read p. 355-364 (start at “Toward a Global Economy” and stop at “Africa and Asia: Coastal Trading Stations”)
Themes and Questions: BE THOROUGH!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT. COME TO CLASS WITH QUESTIONS!!!
 What was the “Columbian Exchange”? Exactly what was exchanged and between what regions?
 Discuss Europe and world trade: Why did Spain decline and Britain, France and the Netherlands become
increasingly dominant? How did the European economy expand and why? What is mercantilism? Who were the
core nations in the new global economy and who were the dependents?
 What does Stearns mean by “A System of International Inequality?”
 What areas of the world either not caught up in the new world economy or were less active? Discuss each
 Theme: empires (and the Americas)
 Identify: Seven Years War—what, when who, where, why important?
Tuesday 11/29:
 Topic—MORE Changes in Western Europe 1450-1750
 Reading--Finish Ch. 16 (p. 364-366) AND read p. 375-376 under the headings “The Commercial Revolution” and “Social
Protest”
Themes & Questions:
o Which European powers established a presence where in the Eastern Hemisphere?
o How did European expansion impact Western Europe…wars, goods available, wealth & power?
o How did the European presence in South and Southeast Asia differ from the European presence in the
Americas?
o How did the Commercial Revolution affect Europe?
o Theme: Revolts & Revolutions
Wednesday 11/30 & Thursday 12/1:
 WWW QUIZ 4—Wednesday 12/1
 Topic—Continued Growth in the Power of Kings and Continued Development of Nation-States
 Reading
 p. 379-380 starting at “Absolute and Parliamentary Monarchies” to the end of p. 380
 also read the green box about Versailles on p. 378
 Question---what do I mean by “continued”?
CLEARLY THERE IS VERY LITTLE READING HERE—BUT LOOK AT FRIDAY. USE SOME TIME THESE DAYS
TO GET PART OF CH. 18 READ!
Friday 11/19:
 Topic—The Development of the Russian State
 Reading—Ch. 18…ALL of it p. 388-402. Reading Guide is included—we won’t have much time to discuss this. The
information is in the chapter so you need to get as much as you can out of it and then ask questions about what you need help
on. READ CAREFULLY and take THOROUGH notes based on the reading guide! Hint: writing a few words on the reading
guide is NOT taking thorough notes. IT IS A GUIDE TO FOCUS YOUR NOTE TAKING NOT A WORK SHEET!
AP World History
Reading Guide—Ch. 18
Russia c. 1450-1750
Food for Thought While Reading the Introduction
 What can you learn from the intro story about empire building and maintenance in this time period?
 What claims allowed the Russian tsars (also spelled czar) to establish their power?
 What claims led the new Russian kingdom to expand into Asia?
Russia’s Expansionist Policies under the Tsars
 What made Ivan III so “great”? In what ways did Russia need "reviving” when he came to power? How did he
embody the idea about claims made in the intro story?
 How was Russia in this period similar to the Macedonian and Roman empires in the Classical Period?
 Discuss—expansion of the Russian empire. Who? Where? Why? How? What vocab relates here?
 What happened to Central Asia in the 1450-1750 time period?
 How and why did early Russian tsars reconnect with the West?
 themes: trade and art/architecture
 Time of Troubles—discuss! What? Why? Result?
 Discuss the religious policies of Alexis Romanov. Results?
Russia’s First Westernization
 Here you should know about the reign of Peter the Great (r. 1689-1725) and his overall policy of
Westernization. Relate the information to the themes below. Were his policies popular?
 political—forms of governance? empires?
 economic—industries? trade? labor systems?
 social—gender roles
 cultural—science and technology? general cultural changes required by Peter?
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You also need to know about the reign of Catherine the Great (note AFTER 1750…1762-96)
Themes:
 gender roles (in the sense that she was a woman!)
 revolts and revolutionaries
 forms of governance
 empire
***Don’t worry about the info about the Enlightenment (we haven’t studied that yet)
Themes in Early Modern Russian History c. 1450-1750—give special focus on themes in this section:
 labor systems—discuss the developments related to serfdom
 trade (although the OVERWHLEMING majority of the Russian people were rural farmers…don’t lose sight of
that overall!)
 What can you determine about social/economic classes from this reading?
Don’t worry about the section entitled “Russia and Eastern Europe”
BUT DO READ—the “In-Depth” on p. 402
 Can you tell what a multinational empire is (how is it different from a nation-state?) What challenges do
multinational empires face? These are some things to THINK about.