AP World History – Chapter One Materials

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Pre-AP World History

What to expect from the first unit of this class¡­

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Instructions:

What follows is the ¡°daily objectives¡±.

They are to be dated and copied for each new set of

objectives.

There may or may not be new objectives for each day as

some days can carry over into the another.

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Agenda 8/30/16

This Week

Mon - world map, will be

for a minor grade on

Thursday 9/1/16.

Tues/Wed ¨C Discussion on

pre-history science.

Thurs ¨C Map quiz,

discussion cont.

Fri ¨C (Sub) Course work

will be due next week.

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Today¡¯s Objectives

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Introduction to World

History studies.

Students will be able to

define and explain several

key terms and concepts

introduced here that are

used throughout the course.

Students will write the

information they need to

review and understand these

concepts.

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Course Themes

Social Control

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Leadership Archetypes

Societal Criminal Standards

Societal Moral Standards

(Religion/Ethics)

Modernity

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Conflict

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Simple to complex socially and

technologically

The state of being modern and

humankinds motivations for

perusing modernity.

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Protection

Invasion

Revolt

Civil wars

Local conflict

Regional conflicts

Global conflicts

Resource Control

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Hunting grounds

Arable Land

Fresh water

Open water access

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Units of Study

Pre History ¨C A brief overview of the world before written

records. Because of this, experts in the fields of archeology and

anthropology are at the forefront of most major finds.

Ancient River Valley Civilizations:

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Ancient Mesopotamia ¨C The examination of the fertile crescent

which was formed around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and its

inhabitants. Includes: Akkadian, Babylonians, Assyrian, and Neo

Babylonian Empires.

Ancient Egypt ¨C The great Nile river; it¡¯s dynasties, leaders, and

inventions.

Ancient India ¨C India's massive rivers, its lost civilizations and the

coming of the Aryans who brought their social and religious

structure. Much of which is still followed today.

Ancient China ¨C China¡¯s network of rivers, their culture including

social/government service to China, and long periods of isolation.

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Physical Geography of Earth

Stuff about the spatial distribution of land forms and how

humans adapted to it.

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World History and World Geography

Relationship

The subjects are similar in some respects.

The study of physical and cultural geographies set the

stage for the in-depth study of human interactions that

characterizes a world history survey course that you

would be exposed to in college.

It is important to keep some geographic ideas in mind

while in this course:

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Many natural geographic barriers blocked early human

movement and interactions.

People of diverse cultures we not predisposed to get along due

to their many cultural traditions and differences.

Culture ¨C Religion, writing, language, art, music etc. which was

unique among most early culture groups.

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What is a resource?

Resource - Is a source or supply from which benefit is

produced.

List of early global resources important to humankind:

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Timber (Building material and fuel)

Fresh Water (nutrition, agriculture, transportation)

Arable Land (crops and controlled territory)

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Grains (rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, barley = early serial crops)

Fibrous plants (cotton)

Activated crops (sugarcane)

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Food

Clothing

Innovation

Civilization

From the time we begin to study humankind they will be in competition for

these resources and this competition vigorously continues today.

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The World

Physical and geographic features of your planet.

There will be a quiz over this tomorrow.

The copy of this is located on my website.

Find it and study it.

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Earth Physical Elevation Map

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Global Arable Land

Where is the

majority of

cultivated

arable land?

Answer, the

Northern

Hemisphere.

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Earths Major Bodies of Water

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Label the Earths Major Mountain Ranges

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Ancient and Classical Regions¡­

Iberian Peninsula

Mediterranean

Sea

Fertile Crescent

Latium

Red Sea

Arabian Peninsula

Anatolia

Black Sea

Greece

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