1. Thinking, Themes, Time Periods, Seminars & The AP Exam
AP World Primer
Thinking, Themes, Time Periods, Seminars & The AP Exam

2. Our Ultimate Goal The Goal in AP World History:
Is not to master an understanding of the events of History
But … To develop your abilities to think like a historian
With that goal in mind – the College Board operates this course with 3 keys in mind:
Historical Thinking Skills
Historical Themes
Within Historical Time Periods

3. 4 Historical Thinking Skills
1. Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence
Using Written Documents and Artifacts
Presented in Writing & Discussion / Debate
2. Historical Causation
Change over Time
Continuity over Time
Periodization

4. 4 Historical Thinking Skills
3. Comparison and Contextualization
Comparison
You have probably always thought of this as Compare and Contrast – but realize that you are always being asked to do both, even if only asked to Compare
How are historical developments, processes, societies (or within 1 society) the same or different across time?
Contextualization
The ability to connect historical developments from very specific to much more broad
Big to Small; Small to Big
How does it fit in the Big Picture?

5. 5 Course Themes 1. Interaction between Humans and their Environment
Demography & Disease
Human Migration
Patterns of Settlement
Technology & Changes

6. 5 Course Themes 2. Development and Interaction of Cultures Religion
Belief System, philosophies & Ideologies
Science and Technology
Art & Architecture

7. 5 Course Themes 3. State-Building and Expansion & Conflict
Political Structure & Government
Empires
Nations and Nationalism
Revolts & Revolution
Regional to Global Organizations

8. 5 Course Themes
4. Creation, Expansion & Interaction of Economic Systems
Agricultural and Pastoral Production
Trade and Commerce
Labor Systems
Industry
Capitalism & Socialism

9. 5 Course Themes 5. Development & Transformation of Social Structures
Gender Roles & Relations
Family & Kin
Race & Ethnicity
Social & Economic Classes

10. The 6 Historical Periods

11. 1) Technological & Environmental Transitions (Beginnings to 600 BCE & 5% of Exam)

12. 2) Organization & Reorganization of Societies (600 BCE to 600 CE & 15% of Exam)
Confucius
Roman Emperors

13. 3) Regional & Trans-regional Interaction (600 to 1450 & 20% of Exam)
The Crusades
Genghis Khan & Mongols

14. 4) Global Interaction (1450 to 1750 & 20% of Exam)
Christopher Columbus
Tokugawa Japan & Isolation

15. 5) Industrial & Global Integration (1750 to 1900 & 20% of Exam)

16. 6) Global Change & Realignment (1900 to now & 20% of Exam)

17. The AP Exam Multiple Choice 70 Questions in 55 Minutes
Mostly SAT type of questions that call for reading then analyzing, then answering questions
4 Choices
No Guessing Penalty…Answer them All!!!

18. 3 Types of Essays 1. Document Based Question (DBQ)
2. The Continuity and Change- Over-Time Essay (CCOT)
3. The Comparative Essay

19. Essay Framework To write your essays you get:
10 minutes to read and analyze before you write
An average of 40 minutes per essay to write
Use the time as you want and Do them in any order you want

20. 2 Maps You Must Know (See Handout for More Clarity)