January-February Assignments

January 26th

Stearns: The Muslim Empires;

Study Guide: Do it!


Writing:

I’m assigning two papers this week. You’ll have two weeks and they should be manageable.

1. Document Based Question: I know we tried doing this right at the end of last semester, and then it just didn’t happen the way I wanted it to. It’s not your fault. Stuff happens when you’re juggling as many classes as I am.

The nice thing about these papers is that you don’t need to do any research. You just sit down and do it. That said, you don’t need your time and I’d rather you focus on doing it right, doing each of the steps, than doing it fast. I’m thinking after you review the instructions, read the documents, and then put it together you should be able to pull it off in a couple of hours. This is due next week in your folder on the day of class (February 2nd). I’m then going to have you all paper swap over the next week and go over the checklist and give each other feedback and brush it up some more before you give it to me February 9th. It’s crucial that you all actually do this and have it done by next week since you all depend on each other for feedback.

Do DBQ from this exam (You’ll notice we haven’t covered any of this material yet, but some of the themes should start to sound familiar). http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap09_frq_world_history.pdf

Grading Rubric: while the instructions before the question are helpful, this will give you a more precise idea of what they’re looking for.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap09_world_history_sgs.pdf


2. Essay

Choose one of the following essays. You will have two weeks to accomplish it (due February 9th). Please cite at least three separate sources (Stearns is a fine place to start).


(C/COT) Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas from 1492-1750. (2005)

2. (COM/CON) Within the period 1450-1800, compare the process (e.g. political, social, economic) of empire-building in the Spanish Empire with the empire-building process in ONE of the following. (2007)
The Ottoman Empire or The Russian Empire

3. (C/COT) Analyze the changes and continuities in commerce in the Indian Ocean region from 650 c.e. to 1750 c.e. (2008)

4. (COM/CON) Compare demographic and environmental effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas with the Columbian Exchange’s demographic and environmental effects on ONE of the following regions between 1492 and 1750: (2012)
Africa Asia Europe
5. Compare and contrast the impact of the Columbian Exchange on TWO of the following regions.
North America Western Africa East Asia Latin America Western Europe



6. (C/COT) Describe and analyze the demographic changes and continuities due to migration in ONE of the following places, c. 1450-1750.
Latin America North America West Africa Western Europe South Asia East Asia


February 2nd

Stearns: The Rise of Russia; Asia (Ming Dynasty)

Study Guide: Do it!


Writing: Keep working on last weeks assignment due on the 9th.
Crash Course: Look up the relative video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

Sample answers DBQ:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap09_world_history_q1.pdf


February 9th

Stearns: The Emergence of Industrial Society; Industrialization and Imperialism

Study Guide: Do it!

Crash Course: Look up the relative video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

DBQ:

As with the last DBQ, you will have a week to work on this, and then we’ll do a swap for the following week. Final due February 23rd.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap10_frq_world_history.pdf

Essay:

This will be due on the 23rd.
Please cite at least three separate sources (Stearns is a fine place to start).


(C/COT) Describe and analyze the cultural, economic, and political impact of Islam on ONE of the following regions between 1000 C.E. and 1750 C.E. Be sure to discuss continuities as well as changes. (2003)
West Africa South Asia Europe

(C/COT) Describe and analyze the impact of technology on society in ONE of the following places, 1450-1750. What changed and what didn’t change?
Latin America North America West Africa Western Europe South Asia East Asia

• Explore the two sides of colonization in one country. For example, how did the English and Native Americans interact and think about one another; the English and Indians; the Germans and Africans; the French and Vietnamese; the Spanish and the South Americans.


• Consider the relationship between British colonists and Aborigines of Australia by exploring their fundamental cultural difference.


• Write a paper on one ethnic group’s migration, why they left their homes, how they chose where they were going, how they were received by their new country, and how they made their new country home.


February 16th

Stearns: Emergence of Industrial Society; Industrialization and Imperialism
Crash Course: Look up the relative video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

Study Guides: Do it!

Papers: keep working on the one from last week.

Paper Critiques:

Read the scoring rubric. Read the following six essays from past AP exams. Write a few comments on both. What do the good ones do, what do the bad ones do? You can see the scores at the bottom of the page. Before looking at those score, though, consider what you'd score them based on the scoring rubric. Post these in the forum with the following heading: YOUR NAME, Paper Critique

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap07_worldhistory_q2.pdf
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap04_world_history_q2_38774.pdf


February 23rd

Stearns: Civilizations in Crisis (The Ottoman Empire, the Islamic Heartlands, and Quing China; Russia and Japan: Industrialization outside of Europe; (Depending on what you choose, you may want to read the chapter on South America in the 19th century.)

Study Guide: Do it!

Crash Course: Look up the relative video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

Paper:

Due: March 9th

• Research and describe the daily life of a factory worker in a country of your choosing. Explore the working conditions, the risks, the pay, where they lived, what they hoped for, what they feared, and how their government’s responded to their plight. Use and analyze quantitative data in your paper.
• Use economic data and research to compare and contrast the emergence of the industrial revolution in two countries: one European the other non-European.
• Pick a relevant country and explore its colonization of Asia.
• Pick a world revolutionary and write a short biographical paper covering their beliefs, actions, and accomplishments (e.g. Simon Bolivar, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Mao Tsedung, Vladmir Lenin, George Washington, Mustafa Kamal Attaturk).
• Write a paper on one ethnic group’s migration, why they left their homes, how they chose where they were going, how they were received by their new country, and how they made their new country home.