Course Pacing

⏳ Course Pacing Guide (Subject to Change)

Period 1: 1200–1450 (8 Weeks)

CED Units:

• • • Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1.1–1.7)

    • Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (2.1–2.7)

Mini-Units:

Mini-Unit 1: Developments in East, Islamic, South, and Southeast Asia (CED 1.1–1.3)

Mini-Unit 2: State Building in the Americas, Africa, and Europe (CED 1.4–1.6)

Mini-Unit 3: The Silk Roads, Mongol Empire, and Indian Ocean Exchange (CED 2.1–2.3)

Mini-Unit 4: Trans-Saharan Trade, Cultural & Environmental Consequences (CED 2.4–2.6)

Readings: Slides, AMSCO Unit 1 (pp. 1–74), Unit 2 (pp. 75–140); Nat Geo Units 3–5
Assessments: MCQ, SAQ, LEQ; V/QOD; Mini-Unit Tests, Time Period Test

Period 2: 1450–1750 (7 Weeks)

CED Units:

• • • Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (3.1–3.4)

    • Unit 4: Transoceanic Connections (4.1–4.8)

Mini-Units:

Mini-Unit 5: Empire Expansion, Administration, and Belief Systems (CED 3.1–3.3)

Mini-Unit 6: Tech Innovations, Causes of Exploration, Columbian Exchange, Maritime Empires (CED 4.1–4.4)

Mini-Unit 7: State Power, Social Hierarchies, and Maritime Expansion (CED 4.5–4.7)

Readings: AMSCO Unit 3 (pp. 141–188), Unit 4 (pp. 189–272); Nat Geo Unit 6
Assessments: MCQ, SAQ, LEQ; V/QOD; Mini-Unit Tests, Time Period Test

Period 3: 1750–1900 (9 Weeks)

CED Units:

• • • Unit 5: Revolutions (5.1–5.10)

    • Unit 6: Industrialization & Its Consequences (6.1–6.8)

Mini-Units:

Mini-Unit 8: Enlightenment, Nationalism, and Industrial Beginnings (CED 5.1–5.3)

Mini-Unit 9: Spread of Industrialization and Government Roles (CED 5.4–5.6)

Mini-Unit 10: Economic Developments, Reactions, and Society (CED 5.7–5.9)

Mini-Unit 11: Imperialism, State Expansion, and Indigenous Resistance (CED 6.1–6.3)

Mini-Unit 12: Global Economic Dev., Imperialism, and Migration (CED 6.4–6.7)

Readings: AMSCO Unit 5 (pp. 273–364), Unit 6 (pp. 365–449); Nat Geo Units 7–8
Assessments: MCQ, SAQ, DBQ, LEQ; V/QOD; Mini-Unit Tests, Time Period Test

Period 4: 1900–Present (8 Weeks)

CED Units:

• • • Unit 7: Global Conflict (7.1–7.9)

    • Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization (8.1–8.9)

    • Unit 9: Globalization (9.1–9.8)

Mini-Units:

Mini-Unit 13: Shifting Power, WWI, and Interwar Economy (CED 7.1–7.4)

Mini-Unit 14: Unresolved Tension, WWII, and Mass Atrocities (CED 7.5–7.8)

Mini-Unit 15: Cold War Setup, Conflicts, and Effects (CED 8.1–8.4)

Mini-Unit 16: Decolonization, Resistance, and End of Cold War (CED 8.5–8.8)

Mini-Unit 17: Global Tech & Environmental Change, Global Economy (CED 9.1–9.4)

Mini-Unit 18: Cultural Globalization, Resistance, and Reform (CED 9.5–9.7)

Mini-Unit 19: AP Exam Review

Mini-Unit 20: Post-Exam 

Readings: AMSCO Unit 7 (pp. 450–537), Unit 8 (pp. 538–609), Unit 9 (pp. 610–716); Nat Geo Units 9–10
Assessments: MCQ, DBQ, LEQ, SAQ; V/QOD; Mini-Unit Tests, Time Period Test