AP World History 1-2 Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Year 2007-2008
- Department
- History
- Location
- Room 354
- Code
- Period 1
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Semester Project Forms and Information
see attachments
- Your scheduled presentation dates are posted on the board in class.
- Please follow project directions to the letter.
- There will be NO time for make-ups, so be in attendance and ready to present on your assigned day (the day before and the Tday after would be helpful too).
- This assignment counts for 100 points of Product grade.
If you have questions, email me. [email protected]
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AP World History Exam
Report to your assigned testing room (301 or 902) by 7:30 am.
- Be attentive
- Be patient
- Stay focused
- BREATHE
- Do your best.
- If you are uncertain of an essay answer, think in trends or overall themes. What makes sense? Remember, your thesis paragraph drives your essay.
- In the multiple choice, narrow answers to two and then look for the BEST answer.
- I know you can do this! Have faith in yourself.
I'll be thinking good thoughts your way.
Mrs. Shute
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Study for AP Exam - Bring
Duiker, Cracking AP, Voc Flash Cards, practice AP flash cards, and your own questions. This will be a collaborative effort.
Homework:
- No Cramming! Study time is over. You won't remember it and you will just tire out your brain cells.
- Get some vigorous exercise.
- Eat a reasonable dinner and a breakfast with protein.
- Bring a protein snack.
- Turn your cell phone, computer, and television off and go to bed no later than 10 pm! NO, I'M NOT KIDDING! Your brain cells need down time before you ask great and wonderful thoughts of them.
- Set your alarm for 15 minutes earlier than you usually get up. Give yourself time to get ready for school without undo stress and hurry.
- Think positive thoughts! Your chances of scoring higher increase through the power of positive thinking (and the hormones that are released as a result).
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Due Tuesday, 5/13
Read, CN/Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP:
- Chp 10 - Cold War Era pgs 231-239
- Chp 10 - Independence Movements pgs 239-249
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Change Over Time Essay - Handout
(page 43) Thesis:
- Give 'em What They Want - Rephrase the question as an answer; include all key phrases.
- Show 'em Where You Got It - Address each part of the question with a statement and evidence.
- Help 'em Get There - Make the transition to the body of the essay with a sentence like, "To better understand these changes..."
Essay Framework
- Baseline: What was the (name of specific trading pattern) like during the (earliest reference date given in question)?
- Impact: What were the effects of either set of trading patterns?
- Change: What changes occurred in either set of trading patterns?
- Continuity: What remained the same over the period of time described for each trading pattern?
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Due Monday, 5/12
Read, CN or Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP: WWII Era pgs 223-231
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Due Friday, May 9
Read, CN/Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP: WWI Era pgs 218-222
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Due Thursday, 5/8
Read, CN/Outline, Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP: pgs 208-216
- Other Independence Movements
- Growth of Nationalism
- Chart pg 215 - Be able to explain relationships to Industrial Revolution
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Due Wednesday, 5/7
Read, CN/Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP: Two Revolutions - American and French Revolutions pgs 203-208
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Due Tuesday, 5/6
Read, CN or Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP Chp 9: B-E Imperialism pgs 196 -203
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Due Monday, 5/5
Read, CN/Outline & Voc Vlash Cards
Cracking AP: Chp 9 A. Industrial Revolution pgs 189-196
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Due Friday, 5/2
Read, CN or Outline and Voc Flash Cards
Cracking AP Chp 8:IV pages 182-186
- India, China, and Japan
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Due Thursday, 5/1
Cracking AP
Read, CN or Outline & Voc Flash Cards
Chp 8: IV (174 - 182)
Development in Specific Countries and Empires, 1450-1750 CE
- Spain, England, France, Germany (HRE), Russia
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MONDAY 4/28/08
BRING AP CRACKING BOOK
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MONDAY 4/28/08
BRING AP CRACKING BOOKS
Timed Essay Write - King Leopold's Ghost Essay
Hmwrk: Take home and wordprocess. Print out or email to me no later than the beginning of class on 4/30/08. Be certain your name and period number are included in your file name.
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Shute_Duenise_p1_King Leopold's Ghost Essay
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Absolutism vs Limited Monarch and Social Contract
complete attached Matrix
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REVISED: DUE MONDAY 4/21
King Leopold's Ghost
Dialectical Journal Entries
Due by Thursday April 17
Read pages 1-306
Complete ~ 150 Dialectical Journal Entries
Dialectical Journal Entry Requirements for Entire Text
Complete an average of 1 entry for each two pages read. At the end of each chapter, complete a one pararaph chapter summary. Be certain to include the page number where your text quote or passage can be found.
A+ 100% 150 entries
A- 90% 135 entries
B- 80% 120 entries
C- 60% 90 entries
D- 40% 60 entries
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REVISED: DUE THURSDAY 4/17
Due Wed, 4/16/08
Read & Take CN/Outline (whichever works best for you)
Scientific Revolution
Cracking pg 164-165
Duiker
pg 518 - Galileo's Illustrations P.S.
pg 519 - Copernicus PSD
pg 520 - Galileo PSD
Enlightenment
Cracking pg 166 - 167
- High Middle Ages
- divine right vs social contract
Duiker
- pg 445 - Louis XIV of France, 1643 - 1715 (poster boy for divine right to rule)
- pg 447 - Peter the Great of Russia
- pg 528 - The Enlightenment - Be prepared to compare and contrast the philosophies of
- Thomas Hobbe
- John Locke
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Voltaire
- Montesquieu
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Inclass
- Quiz: Protestant Reformation
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Due Thursday, April 10
"Craking:"AP pgs 164 - 167
CN/Outline and Square Notes
III. Major European Developments from 1450 to 1750 CE
A. Revolutions in Thought and Expression in Europe
3. The Scientific Revolution: Prove It or Lose It
4. The Enlightenment: Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
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Due Tuesday, 4/8
Outline and Square Notes:
Cracking AP pgs 157 - 163
III. Major European Developments from 1450 to 1750 CE
A. Revolutions in Thought and Expression in Europe
1. The Renaissance: Classical Civilization Part II
2. The Protestant Reformation: Streamlining Salvation
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Monday, 4/7
Chapter 14 Test
Practice Test Attached
Bring Duiker Textbook and King Leopold's Ghost w/Dialectical Journals
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Due 4/7 Chapter 14 Homework
Date Assignment Points
10-Mar 14.1 Age of Exploration and Expansion 5
12-Mar 14.2 The Portuguese Maritime Empire 5
25-Mar 14.3 Spanish Conquests in the New World 5
26-Mar 14.4 Africa in An Era of Transition 5
31-Mar 14.5 Southeast Asia in the Era of the Spice Trade 5
27-Mar Map: Age of Discovery 5
1-Apr Map: Africa 5
2-Apr Map: Asia 5
3-Apr Map: America 5
25-Mar Vid Notes: The Great Age of Exploration, Part 1 5
26-Mar Vid Notes: The Great Age of Exploration, Part 2 5
1-Apr Vid Notes: Empires of Early Africa 5
2-Apr Vid Notes: Slave Ship 5
7-Apr Total Possible / Earned 65
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Due Tuesday - April 1
Africa, Americas, and Asia Map handouts
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Due Monday - March 31
Duiker pgs 410-423
Read, outline, voc flash cards
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Due Friday - March 28
The Age of Discovery
Based on your understanding of the information in the video we watched on Wednesday and Thursday, and the material in our textbook found on pages 398-410, write an essay based on the following question.
What characteristics in thinking, technology, and statecraft had to be in place, in order to support the Age of Discovery? (for the Age of Discovery to happen?)
Remember you will need
- to analyze the essay prompt and be certain to answer the question that is asked.
- use your reading and class notes, don't try to remember every detail.
- a strong thesis statement in your opening paragraph.
- a body paragraph to support each main idea in the thesis statement.
- a conclusive closing paragraph.
- to double space, even if handwritten.
- to be word processed or written legibly in blue or black ink.
- to use a easily read 12 point font with 1 inch margins if word processed.
IF YOU ARE REALLY BRAVE, SET A TIMER FOR 45 MINUTES AND SIMULATE AN AP TIMED WRITING SITUATION. This is optional.
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King Leopold's Ghost
Dialectical Journal Entries
Due by Monday, 3/24/08
Read pages 1-100
Complete ~ 50 Dialectical Journal Entries
Dialectical Journal Entry Requirements for Entire Text
Complete an average of 1 entry for each two pages read. At the end of each chapter, complete a one pararaph chapter summary. Be certain to include the page number where your text quote or passage can be found.
A+ 100% 150 entries
A- 90% 135 entries
B- 80% 120 entries
C- 60% 90 entries
D- 40% 60 entries
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Attached please find a Rhetorical Square graphic organizer attached for use with your document analysis.
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Chapter 12/13 Test - see attached list of possible questions
Due: Chps 12/13 Study guides and outlines
Due: Unit II: 20 pieces of previously uncredited/scored work. Arrange by date. Each piece of work must be titled and dated. Create a table of contents as a coversheet.
Due: Chps 12/13 Study guides and outlines
Due: Unit II: 20 pieces of previously uncredited/scored work. Arrange by date. Each piece of work must be titled and dated. Create a table of contents as a coversheet.
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Chapter 12 Homework Calendar
Assigned work is listed on the date it is due in class.
Thurs 2/14
I. Transformation of the Roman World (318-325)
- Read and outline/CN
- Short answer Essay #1
Tuesday 2/19
II. World of Lords & Vassals (325-329)
III. Growth of European Kingdoms (329-334)
- Read and outline/CN
- Short answer Essay #2
Wednesday 2/20
IV. World of the Peasants (334-337)
V. New World of Trade & Cities (337-340)
- Read and outline/CN
- Short answer Essay #3
Thursday 2/21
VI. Christianity & Medieval Civilization (340-343_
VII. The Cultural World of the High Middle Ages
- Read and outline/CN
- Short answer Essay #4
Friday 2/21
VIII. Byzantine Empire and the Crusades (346-352)
IX. Conclusion (352-353)
- Read and outline/CN
- Short answer Essay #5
Monday 2/25
Chapter 12 Study Guide: The Making of Europe and The World of the Byzantine Empire, 500-1300
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Be able to ID terms (flashcards)
Tuesday 2/26 Chapter 12 Test
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TUESDAY, 12/4/2007
CHAPTER 7 TEST: THE WORLD OF ISLAM
Attached you will find a copy of all possible test questions for the Chapter 7 Test.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
HOMEWORK: Chapter 6 Study Guide Due - turn in to bin upon arrival to class. Questions must be answered using complete sentences and in ink. If you need more space than is provided, write on the back of the paper.
Reading Questions: 1-8
Critical Thought Questions: 1-5
Discussion Topics: Answer 7 of your choice.
CHAPTER 6 TEST - Possible test questions have been attached.
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Wednesday 1/24/2007
Unit I Exam - Day 1
Unit I Test
Essay: Select four of the following questions to answer in the blue books provided. Be certain to label each answer with the question number and a relevant title. Most responses will require two to three paragraphs to respond in detail with specific examples.
1. Describe the characteristics of civilization.
2. How did geography impact Egypt and Mesopotamia differently?
3. What were the key aspects of the Jewish faith?
4. Compare the Brahmins and Vaisyas of ancient India.
5. What was life for women in ancient India?
6. What is the significance of reincarnation in Hinduism?
7. What is the Mandate of Heaven, and how did it impact China politically and intellectually?
8. What were the key concepts of sun Tzu's The Art of War, and why do you think it is still read today?
9. What was the polis and how significant was it?
10. Compare and contrast the Greek city-states of Sparta and Athens. In what ways do they represent the essential duality of Greek civilizations?
DBQ Essay Questions: Write an essay that:
* Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the
documents
* Uses all or all but one of the documents
* Analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many appropriate ways as
possible (minimum of two).
* Does not simply summarize the documents individually.
* Takes into account both the sources of the documents and the authors'
points of view.
11. QUESTION: Using the documents and illustrations, compare and contrast the relationhship between the cigtizen and the state in classical Eastern and Western civilizations. What was the role of a citizen in each classical society? What kinds of additional documents would you need to analyze the relationship between the citizen and the state in each classical society?
BACKGROUND: After the first civilizations formed in the fertile lands of the Near East, civilizations also arose in the Mediterranean, in the West, and in China and India, in the East. Each civilization developed a different concept of the state and the role of the citizen.
You may use your Chapter 3 - DBA Document Analysis Matrix to assist you in writing this essay.
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Chapter 4 Test - The Civilization of the Greeks
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In preparation for the Chapter 4 Test on the Civilization of the Greeks,the attached practice test has been provided. There will be no surprises. Both documents can be opened from within Word. They are the same document, two different formats.