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AP*
World History: What? |
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Themes
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The course requires students to analyze the
causes and processes of continuity
and change
across historical periods through the following themes:
1. Interaction between humans and the
environment
Demography and disease
Migration
Patterns of settlement
Technology
2. Development and interaction of cultures
Religions
Belief systems, philosophies & ideologies
Science & technology
The arts and architecture
3. State-building, expansion and conflict
Political structures and forms of governance
Empires
Nations and nationalism
Revolts and revolutions
Regional, transregional and global structures and organizations
4. Creation, expansion and interaction of
economic systems
Agricultural and pastoral production
Trade and commerce
Labor systems
Industrialization
Capitalism and socialism
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AP World History Links |  |
Needed: APWH exam readers--yes,
we have fun!.
Info Here
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Document Searches
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The
AP World History Teacher Community |
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The AP World History Teacher Community is a group of, by and for
professionals interested in that course. Postings can be about any aspect of the AP World History program.
It is sponsored by the College Board.
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AP World
History Textbooks Click on the title to order a sample copy See FAQ Link above for tips Alphabetically by author |
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Great Book for new APWH teachers: World
History: The Basics by Peter Stearns
AP World History
Document Readers
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on the title to order a sample copy
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Some excellent APWH student study guides are Princeton Review's Cracking the AP World History Exam, by Monty Armstrong; McGraw-Hill's 5 Steps to a 5 in AP World History, by Peggy Martin; Kaplan's AP World History by Jen Laden and Patrick Whelan and Sparknotes' AP World History Power Pack featuring contributions from Sharon Cohen. Oh, and I wrote one too: REA's Crash Course in AP World History. |
Jay Harmon, the creator of
this website, teaches
AP
World
History and AP US History at The Woodlands Christian Academy in The
Woodlands, Texas (near Houston).
He
has been
an exam reader in AP US and AP European History, a Question
Leader and Table Leader
for AP World History and is a former member of the
APWH
Test Development Committee.
He has a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Louisiana State
University. Go Tigers.
He
is the creator of the College Board's AP
US, AP Euro and AP World History electronic discussion groups
and is also a
Consultant to
the
College Board. (Whew!)
This site neither has nor seeks corporate sponsorship.
Please send kindnesses, corrections and/or suggestions
to Jay Harmon
However, do not ask me
to do your homework.
Updated April 30, 2012
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