World History Syllabus

Advanced Placement
World History

Course Syllabus
2012-2013

Ms. Rebecca Layton
Friendly High School
Fort Washington, MD 20744
301-449-4900
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Course Description:

The Advanced Placement World History (APWH) course is an intensive, year long, examination of global history from the period of 8000 B.C.E. to the present. The purpose of APWH is to develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts, in interaction with different types of human societies. The course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. This course also builds an understanding of cultural,
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1.46-1.54 (Andrea/Overfield, Vol. I)
1.18-142 (Andrea/Overfield, Vol. II)
Major Assignments: ASPIRE Chart
Annotated Timeline (AP Themes)
Assessments: Foundations Exam, Part II: Chapters 7-12

Unit II: 600 C.E. to 1450

Week 8

Topics: Byzantium: A Survivor Society
Islam: Rise and Expansion
Economy and Society: Urbanization, Hemispheric
Topics: Restoration of Imperial Rule in China
Islamic and Hindu Kingdoms
Economic Development and Trade
Culture and Society
Readings: Chapter 15 (Bentley)
Chapter 16 (Bentley)
Major Assignments: Continuity-Change Over Time Graphic
Organizer: Chinese Dynasties
Assessments: Quiz: Chapters 15-16
Timed Writing: DBQ-The Silk Roads

Week 10

Topics: Political Stability
Economy and Society
The Papacy
Regional States and Expansion
The Crusades
Readings: Chapter 17 (Bentley)
Chapter 20 (Bentley)
Major Assignments: Comparative Graphic Organizer: European and
Japanese Feudalism
Mini-DBQ: The Crusades
Assessments: Quiz: Chapter 17 and 20
Unit II Exam, Part I: Chapters 13-17 and 20

Week 11

Topics: Turkish Migrations and Expansion
Mongol Expansion and Empire Building
Readings: Chapter 18 (Bentley)
Major Assignments: Annotated Timeline (AP Themes)
Vocabulary Building Exercises: Asia/Middle East
Map Building Exercise: Turkish/Mongol
Assessments: Quiz: Chapter 18
Timed Writing: CCOT Essay: The Mongols

Weeks 12 and 13

Topics: West African Kingdoms/Empires
Islamic Kingdoms/Empires
Long Distance Trade: Trans-Saharan Trade/ Indian Ocean Trade
Culture and Society
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