Advanced Placement World History
Theme Review and Practice Essays
Theme: Cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies
Write the theme in your own words:
In the boxes below, brainstorm key words to correspond with the theme, region, time period.
8,000 BCE to 600 CE / 600 to 1450 CE / 1450 to 1750 CE / 1750 to 1914 CE / 1914 to the presentEast Asia
South Asia
Middle East (West Asia)
Europe
Africa
Americas
Cross-cultural or global
Comparative Essay
Major religions and philosophies have served as the foundation for many societies. Discuss the similarities and differences in the political, social, and economic influence two of the following religions had on their respective societies in some part of the time period 8,000 BCE to 1450 CE.
Christianity – Europe
Islam – Middle East
Hinduism – India
Confucianism - China
Major Areas of ComparisonPolitical
Social
Economic
Thesis Statement:
Theme: Patterns and impacts of interaction among major societies:
trade, war, diplomacy, and international organizations
Write the theme in your own words:
In the boxes below, brainstorm key words to correspond with the theme, region, time period.
8,000 BCE to 600 CE / 600 to 1450 CE / 1450 to 1750 CE / 1750 to 1914 CE / 1914 to the presentEast Asia
South Asia
Middle East (West Asia)
Europe
Africa
Americas
Cross-cultural or global
Change over Time
Chose ONE of the following trade routes and discuss the changes and continuities of the role and influence of the trade route from 600 to 1750.
Be sure to discuss changes as well as continuities.
Trans-Saharan
Silk Road
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Trade RouteSet the Stage in 600
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 600 to 1450
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1450 to 1750
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Connection to Big Picture
Thesis Statement:
Comparative Essay
As Western power and influence increased in the period 1450 to 1750, so did Western interaction with the outside world.
Discuss the similarities and differences in the interaction with the West in two of the following:
Russia
Ottoman Empire
China
Tokugawa Japan
Mughal India
Major Areas of ComparisonThesis Statement:
Theme: Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies and assessing change.)
Write the theme in your own words:
In the boxes below, brainstorm key words to correspond with the theme, region, time period.
8,000 BCE to 600 CE / 600 to 1450 CE / 1450 to 1750 CE / 1750 to 1914 CE / 1914 to the presentEast Asia
South Asia
Middle East (West Asia)
Europe
Africa
Americas
Cross-cultural or global
Change over Time
Chose ONE of the following regions and discuss the changes and continuities of gender roles in 1750-present. Be sure to discuss changes as well as continuities.
Western Europe
South Asia
Russia
East Asia
RegionSet the Stage in 1750
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1750 to 1914
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1914-present
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Connection to Big Picture
Thesis Statement:
Comparative Essay
Social class systems have been developed throughout world history for a variety of reasons and to suit distinct purposes from 8,000BCE-1750CE. Discuss the major similarities and differences between TWO of the following social class systems.
Hindu Caste System
European Feudal Class System
Japanese Feudal Class System
Spanish-America Class System
Major Areas of ComparisonThesis Statement:
Theme: Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization)
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In the boxes below, brainstorm key words to correspond with the theme, region, time period.
8,000 BCE to 600 CE / 600 to 1450 CE / 1450 to 1750 CE / 1750 to 1914 CE / 1914 to the presentEast Asia
South Asia
Middle East (West Asia)
Europe
Africa
Americas
Cross-cultural or global
Change over Time
Chose ONE of the following regions and discuss the changes and continuities in the functions and structures of states and in attitudes towards states and political identities, 1450 to the present. Be sure to explain how the alterations in global political trends interacted with regional factors to produce changes and continuities throughout the period. Be sure to discuss changes as well as continuities.
ChinaLatin America
Middle EastRussia
RegionSet the Stage in 1450
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1450 to 1750
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities
1750 to 1914
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1914 to present
Connection to Big Picture
Thesis Statement:
Theme: Impact of technology and demography on people and the environment. (Population growth and decline, disease, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry.)
Write the theme in your own words:
In the boxes below, brainstorm key words to correspond with the theme, region, time period.
8,000 BCE to 600 CE / 600 to 1450 CE / 1450 to 1750 CE / 1750 to 1914 CE / 1914 to the presentEast Asia
South Asia
Middle East (West Asia)
Europe
Africa
Americas
Cross-cultural or global
Change over Time
Chose ONE of the following regions and discuss the changes and continuities of the impact of technology from 1750-present. Be sure to discuss changes as well as continuities.
Western Europe
South Asia
Russia
Africa
The Americas
RegionSet the Stage in 1750
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1750 to 1914
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Major Characteristics, Changes, Continuities 1914-present
Reasons for changes and/or continuities
Connection to Big Picture
Thesis Statement:
Comparative Essay
As the world became more integrated, migration was more common and widespread. Compare the causes and effects of any TWO migratory movements that took place from 1450-present.
Be sure to note the time periods in which the migration takes place. (They do not need to be from the same period but must be comparable.)
Discuss similarities and differences.
African Migration
Jewish Migration
Urban Migration
European Migration
Major Areas of ComparisonCAUSES
EFFECTS
Thesis Statement: