1. Welcome To Mr. Aiken’s A.P. World History!
Please find your assigned seat with index card.
Then please fill out your class student information form both sides.
Do not write on the folders

2. Teacher Introduction
A few things about me and what my expectations are from you – the student

3. The Six Non-Negotiable Classroom Rules:
1. No eating and drinking [including water] in class.
2. No hats or head covering male or female
3. No electronic devices in view and must be turned off
No profanity or disparaging remarks on account of race, religion, sexual orientation, or gender
Missed work for unexcused tardy will not be made up and work missed during unexcused absences are only accepted by the next class with a maximum of a “C” grade.
These classroom rules will be posted in a student code of conduct hand book and highlighted in the classroom.

4. Your Abridged Syllabus

5. http://www.aikenhistoryfchs.com/index.html Class Website:
Students and parents may visit the class website to get information on assignments by going through Focus and clicking on my name or they may use the link below.

6. Required Class Materials:
Textbook
1 ½ “ 3 Ring Binder with 3 dividers (Notes, Non-Notebook Classwork, Quiz/Tests)
Spiral Notebook 180 pages
Loose leaf College Ruled notebook paper
Pencil or Pen: Pen colors may only be black or blue ink only!
Having your book in class and all required materials is imperative. Not doing so will be included in the subjective areas for grading. There will be no sharing during independent assignments.

7. Course Description: Why A.P. World History?
From the A.P. College Board: The A.P. World History course is designed to provide students with the analytic skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in World History. The program prepares students for intermediate and advanced college courses. Students should learn to assess historical materials – their relevance to a given interpretive problem, reliability, and importance – and to weigh the evidence and interpretations presented in historical scholarship. An A.P. World History course should thus develop the skills necessary to arrive at conclusions on the basis of an informed judgment and to present reasons and evidence clearly and persuasively in essay format.
Why A.P. World History?
Learn critical thinking skills for your post academic career
Learn how to grasp & link concepts and thematic ideas
Background knowledge for civic interaction – voting!

8. Student Expectations:
Treat yourself and others with respect
Be present in class every day and come on time!
Turn off and put away all electronic devices before class begins
Come to class prepared with all required materials
Raise your hand to be recognized
No hats or hoodies including females as well as males
Do not sleep, put your head down, or practice any personal grooming activities during class
The teacher will be in charge of dismissing the class, not the bell!
No eating, drinking, or chewing gum. (This includes water)
Only the teacher can answer the door unless otherwise indicated.

9. Consequences for class disruptions:
Verbal Warning
Student/Teacher Conference
Contact Parent/Guardian via telephone or
Referral to House Administrator to be followed by a parent/teacher conference

10. More clarification will come during student grade level assembly
Tardies:
All students are expected to be in class and silently seated when the bell rings (not down the hall). The start of each class begins with a ‘Bell Ringer’ assignment. Bell Ringer assignments cannot be made up for tardies.
Hall Passes:
Absolutely no hall passes will be given during either the first thirty minutes or the last fifteen minutes of class. No exceptions!! You should have plenty of time for restroom breaks between classes.
3rd Period 2nd Lunch: You must be in your seat 5 minutes after the bell rings. No make-up or class stoppage for being late. No hall passes after 2nd lunch, no exceptions. During Unit Exams & extended quizzes you will go to 3rd lunch.
More clarification will come during student grade level assembly

11. Attendance and Make-up Work: Attendance in class is extremely important. When a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to check the gradebook for any assignments missed for excused absences. Any missed assignments, quizzes, or tests need to be made up by next class following excused absence. Failure to do so will result in a zero.
Late Work: Students may turn in late work for a “late work grade” for unexcused absences. Students may receive credit of their late work, but will not receive any grade higher than a “C.” Late work must be turned in by the next class. Any late work turned in after that will not be accepted and the student will receive a zero on the assignment.
Interactive Notebooks/Journals: All students will be given a composition book at the beginning of the school year that will serve as their interactive notebook. It is the expectation that students have this present with them in class on a daily basis. Assignments within the notebook as well as the notebook itself will be graded throughout the school year.

12. District End of Course Exam:
Students are required to take and pass the end of course exam in order to receive full credit for the course. This exam will cover every aspect of US History that the students have studied. This is a district based exam and is required in order to complete the course. Coming to class (being present) and completing regularly assigned work is critical for the student to grasp the concepts and information required for success on the state end of course assessment.

13. A signed syllabus by your patent(s) / guardians (s) is required
A signed syllabus by your patent(s) / guardians (s) is required. You will receive a grade of 25 points upon receipt of a signed and dated syllabus which is due by next two classes. There will be a 5 point penalty for each day the syllabus is not returned signed and dated.

14. A.P. World History Pre-Course Quiz Mr. Aiken
A.P. World History Pre-Course Quiz Mr. Aiken
August, 2018
Pre-Course quiz for student evaluation of knowledge
Multiple Choice – True False – Definition – Short answer

15. Question #1 In your own words, briefly define archaeology.
The scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures.
Pre-Course Quiz

16. In your own words, briefly define hemisphere.
Question #2
In your own words, briefly define hemisphere.
A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern or southern halves by the equator, or into western or eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Pre-Course Quiz

17. Question #3
Globalization is the development of a local and regional culture with a dependent economy.
True or False
False
Pre-Course Quiz

18. Question #4
Fire is a technology true or false.
True.
Pre-Course Quiz

19. Question #5: What are people called who move from place to place
Nomads
Pre-Course Quiz

20. Question #6 Which best defines polytheism A belief in one god
A belief in multiple universes
A belief in a god with many faces and arms like the Hindu goddess Shiva
A belief in many gods d.
Pre-Course Quiz

21. Question #7 Which best defines an era: A period of 1,000 years
A period of four years between leap years
A period of time marked by distinctive character, events, e.t.c.
A period of twenty years within a century c.
Pre-Course Quiz

22. Question #8 Which best defines artifact:
Objects only composed of animal bones and/or skins
Objects that pre-date writing systems and decorated with pictographs
Any objects used to represent ancestors
Any objects made by human beings, especially with a view to practical use d.
Pre-Course Quiz

23. Question #9
Which term best describes remains, impressions, or traces of living things of a former geologic age, such as skeletons, footprints, or e.t.c.
Evidence
Fossils
Artifacts
Antiquity b.
Pre-Course Quiz

24. Question #10
Which term is used to describe the ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Pictographs
Characters a.
Pre-Course Quiz

25. Question #11
Which term is used to describe a line of rulers who belong to the same family?
Monarchy
Patriarchy
Oligarchy
Dynasty d.
Pre-Course Quiz

26. Question #12
Which term is used to describe an ideal state of happiness and peace?
Dharma
Karma
Nirvana
Shuma C.
Pre-Course Quiz

27. Question #13
Which term is used to describe a paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in ancient Greece?
Sophist
Oracle
Philosopher
Scribe C.
Pre-Course Quiz

28. Question #14
Name three prominent female rulers [who did not share their power with anyone] before 1700 A.D./C.E. C.
Pre-Course Quiz

29. Question #15
Name at least one country from the following regions of the world:
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East C.
Pre-Course Quiz