Welcome to AP World History

Welcome to AP World History with Mr. Dougherty.  This is a yearlong course designed to prepare each student for the Advanced Placement exam to be taken in May of 2013.  The course relies heavily on college-level texts, primary source documents, and outside readings.  Students will be required to participate in class discussions and in group and individual projects.  A special emphasis will be given to historical writing through essay and document-based questions (DBQ).  In addition, objective exams, simulations, and integrated computer-technology assignments will also be given.

The ten essential units along with corresponding time periods and chapters in our textbook, Traditions and Encounters, are listed below.

E01 - Technological and Environmental Transformations,to c. 600 B.C.E. - Chapter 1-6

E02 - Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E. - Chapter 7-12

E03 - Regional and Trans-Regional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450 Part I - Chapter 13-17

E04 - Regional and Trans-Regional Interactions, c. 600 C.E. to c. 1450 Part II - Chapter 18-22

E05 - European Exploration: Global Interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750 C.E. - Chapter 23-26

E06 - China and the East: Global Interactions, c. 1450 to c. 1750 C.E. - Chapter 27-29

E07 - Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 to c. 1900 CE: Revolutions - Chapter 30-33

E08 - Industrialization and Global Integration, c. 1750 to c. 1900 CE: Expansion, Imperialism, and Nationalism - Chapter 34

E09 - Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to Present: WWI and WWII - Chapter 35-37

E10 - Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to Present: Cold War and Beyond - Chapter 38-40

As you can see (or will find out very quickly) success in this course and especially on the exam, requires a great deal of reading.  Most of this reading will need to be done outside of class.  To help you stay on pace I will post the weekly reading requirement on this website along with weekly questions and important vocabulary.  If your goal in this class is to learn about history, you have come to the right place.  We will be learning about many different time periods, cultures and concepts.  If your goal is to be successful in this class...read!  Start now and stay on pace and you will be on your way to learning and success and hopefully, discover a new area of interest and appreciation for history.

Course Alignment/Pacing Outline

College Board Unit	QSI Unit	Time Period		Period Weight
1	1	To 600 BCE		5%
2	2	600 BCE to 600 CE		15%
3	3 and 4	600 CE to 1450 CE		20%
4	5 and 6	1450 CE to 1750 CE		20%
5	7 and 8	1750 CE to 1900 CE		20%
6	9 and 10	1900 CE to Present		20%