Transcript Welcome to AP World History

Welcome to AP and Regular World
History
Mr. Burke
2013-2014
AP & Regular World History
1) Course was created in an effort to look at the world
as an interrelated system, rather than looking at how
Europe imposes itself upon the rest of the world (Eurocentric)
2) Follows current historical scholarship
3) Examines 5 different geographical regions, 6
different time periods, and 5 different themes (SPICE)
4) Focuses more on comparisons, connections, trends,
themes rather than details and rote memorization
1)Americas
2) Africa
Five Regions
3) Europe 4) Asia 5) Oceania
Each region will be 20% of the course
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Time Periods
1) 8,000 BCE – 600 BCE
Unit 1
2) 600 BCE – 600 CE
3) 600 CE – 1450 CE
Unit 2
4) 1450 CE – 1750 CEUnit 3
5) 1750 CE – 1900
Unit 4
6) 1900 - present
Unit 5
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SPICE Themes
1) Social
Gender, family, race, ethnicity, classes
2) Political
Governance, empires, nations, revolts and revolutions
3) Interactions with the environment
Disease, migration, settlements, technology
4) Cultural
Religion, philosophies, science, arts, architecture
5) Economic
Agriculture, production, trade, commerce, labor, industry
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In conclusion…
• Please remember that we will be working
hard this year.
• You will need to devote a lot of your time
to your homework and to studying outside
of this class.
• Any questions?