1. Key Comparisons
AP World History

2. Foundations Early agriculture in Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Pastoral nomadism vs. settled lifestyles
Political, economic, & social characteristics of the four river valley civilizations
Early civilizations of Eastern and Western hemispheres
Political, economic, and social characteristics of the empires of Rome, Han, and Gupta
Exchanges in Indian Ocean vs. those in the Mediterranean Sea
Expansion of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity
Origins, philosophies, and goals of Confucianism and Daoism
Decline and fall of Han, Rome, Gupta
Trans-Saharan vs. Silk Roads trade

3. 600 - 1450 Feudalism in Japan & Western Europe
Mongol rule in Russia & China
Muslim Spain & feudal Europe
Spread of Islam & Buddhism
Chinese & European presence in Indian Ocean
Urban areas in Islamic world, non-Islamic Europe & China
Acceptance of Islam in Africa & Europe
Mesoamerican vs. Andean civilizations
Polynesian, Viking, & Bantu migrations
Gender roles in early Islam & under caliphate

4. 1450 - 1750 European vs. Asian rulers
Empires in Africa, Europe, & Asia
European vs. Asian economic systems
Reactions of Japan vs. China to West
Slavery vs. serfdom
Trade in Mughal India vs. Ming China
Russian vs. Ottoman interactions with West
Gender roles in Ming vs. western Europe
Transatlantic vs. Indian Ocean trade
Western European vs. Asian & Ottoman technology

5. 1750 - 1914 The Industrial Revolutions in Europe, Russia, & Japan
Revolutions: American, French, Haitian, Mexican(19100), & Chinese
Responses to Western influence in China, Japan, India, & Ottoman Empire
Nationalism in Italy & Germany
Nationalism in Austrian Empire & Russia
Imperialism in India & Africa
Forms of imperialism in Africa & Latin America
Roles of women in upper & middle classes vs. lower class
Trade in Atlantic & Indian Ocean basins
Trade in Western Europe & Ottoman Empire

6. 1914 - Present Postwar governments of Western nations vs. Soviet bloc
Decolonization in Africa vs. India
Effects of WW I vs. WW II
Russian Revolution vs. Chinese revolution
Reactions of Western vs. non-Western nations to U.S. consumer society
Female roles in China and West
Patterns of immigration in eastern vs. western hemispheres
Patterns of economic development in Africa vs. Latin America
Global trade in the Pacific Rim vs. the West
Political & economic conditions in Russia before & after communism