Advance Placement (AP) World History Calendar

Advance Placement (AP) World History Calendar

First Quarter

Foundations 8000 BCE-600 CE

600 C.E. – 1450

Day / A-DAYS / Extra day 3:15-4:00 / Topic(s) / Objective(s) / Lesson / Assessment / HW/QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT / CRS
1 / 9/1 / 9/2 / Introductions
Syllabus
Course expectations
AP strategies
What is history? /

To set up expectations
To establish course units and syllabus
To understand the rules of the classroom
To learn about each student in the class
To place the study of history into a proper perspective

/ Syllabus rules
Rules of the road
Interview activity / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity / Homework:
Chapter 1, Pp. 5-15
Primary Documents:
“The Human Origins”
“The Challenge Lies in all of US”
Guns, Germs and Steel
2 / 9/7 / 9/7 / Worldview
Perspective
Mind-maps
Geography
Civilization
Culture /

To understand how perspective shapes one’s world view
To look at map projections and begin to think about underlying assumptions of diverse worldview
To define civilization
To discuss how geography defines culture

/ Perspective activity
Mind maps
Map activity
“The original affluent society” DBQ / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework
Chapter 1, Pp. 15-29
Perspective handout
QUIZ TODAY
Guns, Germs and Steel / MID 501
3 / 9/9 / 9/9 / Spatial constructs theories
Continents myth
Concept of periodization
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi
The Hebrew Bible
Creationism v. evolution
Comparing civilizations /

To recognize the fluidity of spatial construct
To be able to explain the concept of periodization
To articulate the story of Gilgamesh
To compare and contrast the story of Gilgamesh to biblical story of the flood
To analyze documents on creationism and evolution
To compare and contrast Egypt with Mesopotamia

/ Thinking differently about the world
Timeline
Mesopotamia vs. the Egypt
Hammurabi activity
Creationism v. evolution / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework
“Making Local or National History Global”
Chapter 1 – study group
Guns, Germs and Steel
Homework:
Chapter 2, 40-56 / MID
501
MOW
501
4 / 9/13 / 9/14 / Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Qin & Han dynasties
Social/cultural patterns
Technology & trade
Political systems /

To compare and contrast three philosophies of ancient China
To contrast Confucius with Plutarch
To be able to find similarities and differences between Qin and Han dynasties
To analyze social/political/economic system of classical china

/ Key Chinese values
Confucian analects
Confucius v. Plutarch
Women in classical China
How to organize economic life: the salt and iron debates / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 3, Pp. 60-66
QUIZ TODAY / SUP 501
5 / 9/15 / 9/16 / Geography
The Great Epics
Mauryan Dynasty
Gupta
Hinduism
Buddhism /

To locate Indian territory and waterways
To compare and contrast ancient Indian literature
To compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism
To analyze & investigate to support a point of view
To classify views of Buddhism and Hinduism

/ Geography & formative influences
Comparing Epics
Mauryan vs. Gupta
Hinduism vs. Buddhism
Karma & Reincarnation
Bhagavad Gita: caste and self
Religion and culture
Arts and sciences
India –China compared!
Global connections / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 3, Pp. 66-78
Buddhist Teachings:
Noble Truths
Gender relations in India
UNIT TEST 1.1
CHAPTERS 1, 2, & 3 / GEN
502
MID 502
6 / 9/17 / Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Caste system /

To distinguish between Hinduism and Jainism
To organize main beliefs of Buddhism
To summarize three beliefs
To discuss the caste system of India

/ Ideas of non-violence
Siddhartha Gautama
“Buddha”
Jain Doctrines and practices of non-violence
Caste system / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 4, Pp. 80-100
DBQs: Humanism
Plato / SUP 501
7 / 9/21 / 9/21 / Persian Empire
Zoroastrianism
Greece:
Political institutions
Philosophers
Olympic Games
Rome :
Government /

To analyze the difference between Athens and Sparta
To discuss Athenian democracy
To investigate Greek’s age of reason
To evaluate Greek philosophies

/ Athens vs. Sparta
Athenian Democracy: Pericles
Expansion of reason: Hippocrates and Thucydides
Humanism: Pursuit of Excellence – Pindar
Plato: The Apology
Plato: The republic / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 5, 104-124
DBQs
Chinese and Greco-Roman innovation
Roman Law
Roman Peace
Fall of Rome
QUIZ TODAY / MID 501
8 / 9/23 / 9/23 / Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Spread of ideas and religions
Collapse of empires /

To analyze fall of empires
To evaluate the conditions at the time of the Fall of Rome
To compare and contrast the three Great Religions
To outline main ideas of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

/ Diversity & decline
Fall of Rome
Judaism
Christianity
Islam / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 6, Pp. 13-159
Christianity and Greco-Roman Learning
Islam and Greek Learning
Collins type 3-4 assigned Due 10/7
UNIT TEST 1.2 CHAPTERS 4 & 5 / SUP 601
MID 601
9 / 9/27 / 9/28 / Arabian world
Trade
Muhammad
Islam
Koran
Ummayyad
Abbasid Era /

To understand the Arabian world
To discuss Muhammad’s life
To analyze spread of Islam
The investigate the Caliphate
To discuss Islam and trade

/ Muhammad’s life
Koran and the spread of Islam
The Caliphate
Muhammad’s oration
Indian Ocean network: Ibn Batuta / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 7, Pp. 162-182 / GEN 502
10 / 9/29 / 9/30 / Islam & South Asia
Women and Islam
Christian Crusades
Persian Literature
Achievements in Sciences /

To discuss the spread of Islam
To analyze & discuss women in Islam
To evaluate Christian Chronicles
To learn about Persian poetry
To explain the golden of Islam

/ The spread of Islam – Map
Damascus chronicles
Persian Ghazal
Golden Age of Islam / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 8, Pp. 184-200
DBQ: women in Islam
Unit Test 2.1 chapters 6 & 7 / MID 501
11 / 10/1 / African Civilizations
Islam in Africa
Kingdoms
Trade /

To compare and contrast African kingdoms
To discuss spread of Islam in Africa
To discuss and analyze trading posts in Africa

/ African kingdoms chart
Islam in Africa
Trade routes map / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 9, Pp. 204-218
DBQs:
Al-Bakri on West Africa
African Kingdom and Islam
QUIZ TODAY / SUP 501
12 / 10/5 / 10/5 / Byzantine empire
Society and politics
Schism
The Law /

To discuss Byzantine empire
To learn about Charlemagne
To analyze Justinian code

/ Byzantine Empire
The Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 10, Pp. 240
Unit Test 2. 1/2.2
Chapters 8 & 9 / MOW 601
MID 601
13 / 10/7 / 10/7 / The Middle Ages
Manorial & Feudal systems /

To compare and contrast Manorial system with Feudal system
To assess the economic and political systems of the middle ages

/ Manorialism
Feudalism
The Middle Ages – Serfdom / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 11, Pp. 244-264
Collins type 3-4 due / SUP 601
14 / 10/12 / 10/12 / Mesoamerica
Aztecs
Incas
Religion
Culture
Technology /

To discuss Aztecs religious contract
To compare and contrast Aztecs and Incas
To assess Aztec and Inca technologies

To analyze social order of the Aztecs and Incas / Tribute under Aztecs and Incas
Social order of Aztecs
Compare & contrast religions / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 12, Pp. 266-286
Unit Test 2.2 chapters 10 & 11 / GEN 502
15 / 10/14 / 10/14 / China:
Tang & Song Dynasty
Arts
Examination system
Inventions /

To compare and contrast China’s Tang and Song Dynasties
To discuss the inventions and the impact
Analyze the examination system

/ Inventions
Golden Age of China
Arts: Paintings / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
DBQ: Foot binding
Chapter 13, Pp. 290-300- / MID 601
16 / 10/19 / 10/19 / Buddhism
Neo-Confucianism
Women during the Tang and Song dynasties –foot binding /

To discuss the status of Buddhism in China during the Tang and Song dynasties
To discuss and evaluate the status of women in China during the Tang and Song dynasties
To understand the Neo-Confucianism philosophy during the Tang and Song dynasties

/ Buddhism and backlash
Foot binding
Neo-Confucianism vs. Confucianism / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 13, Pp. 300-312
DBQ: Rise of Samurai
Unit Test 2. 3 chapter 12 & 13 / SUP 502
501
17 / 10/21 / 10/21 / Japan: the Imperial Age
Samurai
Vietnam
Korea
Culture, society and
Politics of Japan /

To discuss Japan’s imperial age including culture, politics, economy and military

Compare Korea, Vietnam and Japan

/ Japan Imperial age
Culture
Politics
Military
Economy / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Chapter 14, Pp. 314-333
DBQs: Chinggis Khan and the Rise of Mongols
Marco Polo / SUP 502
18 / 10/26 / 10/26 / The Mongols
Chinggis Khan
The Great Warrior
Mongol Empire
Assault on the Islamic World
Mongols in China /

To identify Chinggis Khan
To discuss Chinggis Khan’s life

To analyze the spread of the Mongols / Life of Chinggis Khan
Marco Polo’s Kublai Khan court / Check for understanding
In class participation
Completion of activity
Exit ticket / Homework:
Review packet
REVIEW SESSION / SUP 501
502
19 / 10/28 / 10/28 / Final Quarter Exam / COMPREHENSIVE QUARTER EXAM / Final QUARTER EXAM:
CHAPTER 14 PLUS
PREVIOUS ALL CHAPTERS

* Expect to be randomly quizzed on the regular basis – BE PREPARED!