AP World History

Mrs. Brant: 1st Period

9/2

•  Define Civilization. Identify the major characteristics that are critical for a society to become a civilization.

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9/7

•  Compare the advantages of an agriculturally based society with a hunter-gather society.

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9/9

•  Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of classical Chinese society

9/13

•  How was China able to accept two major belief systems, Confucianism and Daoism?

9/15

•  Compare Buddhism and Hinduism.

9/17 •  Today is constitution day! Review the amendments, pick one that you feel is the most

important and explain why. •  Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression •  2 - Right to Bear Arms •  3 - Quartering of Soldiers •  4 - Search and Seizure •  5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings •  6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses •  7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases •  8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment •  9 - Construction of Constitution •  10 - Powers of the States and People •  11 - Judicial Limits •  12 - Choosing the President, Vice President •  13 - Slavery Abolished •  14 - Citizenship Rights •  15 - Race No Bar to Vote •  16 - Status of Income Tax Clarified •  17 - Senators Elected by Popular Vote •  18 - Liquor Abolished •  19 - Women's Suffrage •  20 - Presidential, Congressional Terms •  21 - Amendment 18 Repealed •  t 22 - Presidential Term Limits •  23 - Presidential Vote for District of Columbia •  24 - Poll Taxes Barred •  25 - Presidential Disability and Succession •  26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years •  27 - Limiting Changes to Congressional Pay

9/21

•  Compare the family structures of India and China

9/23 •  Have SB out to be Checked! •  Brainteaser: Acting on anonymous phone

call, the police raid a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don’t have a description-all they have to go on is that his name is Perry and he’s inside a particular room. They break in on a butcher, a plumber, a ditch digger, and a firefighter all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind they immediately arrest the plumber. – How do they know they’ve got the right man?

9/29

•  Trace the development of Ashoka’s leadership approach.

10/1 •  I am the mother of you all, Although I come real cheap I am often discarded Into a shameful heap

Oft compared to stars above (well, at least in number) Just existing, not much else, Like an internal slumber

Tis a shame those you treat bad Are said to be like me, When I’m of infinite importance- Just go ask a tree

What am I?

10/5

•  Define Syncretism and Diffusion. Give an example in world history of each.

10/14

•  HAVE SILENT BELLS OUT TO BE CHECKED! (9/21-10/5)

•  Describe the nature of bedouin society before Muhammad’s revelations.

•  How did society change for women with the introduction of Islam?

10/18

•  Describe the Umayyad Empire and the events that led to the fall of the empire.

10/20

•  Describe the political, cultural and economic characteristics of the Abbasid Empire.

•  Evaluate the weaknesses of the later Abbasid empire.

10/22

Which state is next in the series: WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA,

ARIZONA , NEW MEXICO, TEXAS,

10/26

•  Evaluate and describe the significance of the Byzantine Empire to the civilization of Europe.

10/28

•  You have two very hungry termites and two sticks of wood. One stick of wood is 12 inches long and the other is 16 inches long. One termite can eat wood at the rate of 1 inch every three minutes. The slower termite can eat 1 inch of wood in four minutes. How would you use both of the termites and wooden sticks to measure 48 minutes?

11/4

•  Compare the medieval West from 1000 to 1500 with Islamic civilization during the same period.

•  Vocab Words: Shogun and Manorialism

11/8

•  HAVE SILENT BELLS OUT TO BE CHECKED (10/14-10/28)

•  VOCAB: GOLDEN HORDE

•  Describe the relationship between the Aztecs and the Toltecs.

11/10

•  Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the Tang and Song dynasties.

11/16

•  Describe the effect of the shifting dynastic fortunes in China on the relationship of China to Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

11/18

•  Evaluate how the Mongol conquests can be said to have brought an end to the postclassical civilization in eastern Europe, western Europe, and Islam.

11/24

•  BRAINTEASER: •  Worth more to its owner than others would

pay •  The undying token of one glorious day •  It notes the beginning and shows of no end •  A constant reminder of one true, dear friend •  WHAT AM I?

11/30

•  Evaluate the following statement: the relative rise of the West after the 14th century was not so much the result of Western innovation as the decline of civilizations in the Middle East and Asia.

12/8

•  Describe the ways that creation of a global economy in the 16th and 17th centuries differed from the previous trade networks that had existed between civilizations.

12/10

•  Compare the terms “core area” and “dependent zones”

12/14

•  Appraise whether the religious differences between Europeans resemble the arguments between different groups of believers in the other major world religions.

12/16 •  Brainteaser: The aisles in Mary’s Mini Mart

are numbered one to six, starting at the entrance: – Cleaning products are in the aisle next to

beverages and aren’t the first item you see when entering

– The meat aisle is closer to the entrance than the bread aisle

– Cereals are two aisles before beverages, and meat is four aisles after produce.

HOW ARE THE AISLES ARRANGED?

•  Turn to the page and make sure your NAME is on it.

•  Dates I am checking: 11/30-12/16

1/3

•  HAPPY NEW YEAR! •  Compare and contrast the westernization

of Russia under Catherine the Great and Peter the Great.

1/5

•  Describe the change that the discovery of gold and diamonds made on the economic organization of Brazil.

1/7 •  Brainteaser: •  You could say I’m a welcome mat, •  Though “mat” would be untrue •  I’ve traveled one great ocean •  But in toppled form---boo hoo!

•  Those that first observed me •  Would know that I’m changed today. •  First as brown and then to green. •  It’s in the air, they say. •  WHAT AM I?

1/11 •  Trace the changes in the volume of the

Atlantic slave trade between 1450 and 1850.

•  How did the slave trade effect the African state formation?

1/26 •  Compare the causes for decline in all of

the Islamic early modern empires and explain how the decline was related to the rise of the West.

1/28 •  Brainteaser: Brainteaser: A pirate captain

and five of his crew discovered a chest of gold coins. The captain demanded a third of the booty, the first mate wanted a quarter, and the boatswain a fifth. The captain gave the cook an eighth of the loot. Of the remaining coins he gave 10 to a crewman and one to the cabin boy.

•  How many coins were there in all?