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Link to Semester 1 Notes 

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Unit 0 Intro Unit

Unit 1  Global Tapestry

Unit 2  Networks of Exchange

Unit 3 Land Based Empires

Unit 4 Transoceanic Interconnections

Unit 5 Revolutions

Unit 6   Consequences of Industrialization

Unit 7   Global Conflict 20th Century

Unit 8  Cold War and Decolonization

Unit 9  Modern Issues

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PREVIOUS AP TEST WRITING PROMPTS 

DIAGNOSTIC TEST 1 KEY

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9 People you need to know for AP Test 

1. Zheng He Chinese Admiral of Treasure Fleet

2. Christopher Columbus creator of "Columbian Exchange"  

3. Simon Bolivar "George Washington" of Latin America and Jamaica Letter 

4. Adam Smith Grandfather of Economics

5. Karl Marx Father of Communism  

6. Adolf Hitler Facist Leader of Germany 

7. Ghandi Independence leader India 

8. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights leader USA 

9. Nelson Mandela Civil Rights Leader South Africa 

NEW 2025!!!  Semester 1 Notes Units 1-4 

Unit 1 Global Tapestry                                                              Unit 1 Review Guide '25                         

Unit 2 Networks of Exchange                                               Unit 2 Review Guide '25 

Unit 3 Land Based Empires                                                    Unit 3 Review Guide 25 

 Unit 4 Transoceanic Interconnections                            Unit 4 Review Guide '25 

Unit 5 Revolutions                                                                       Unit 5 Review Guide '25 

Unit 6 Imperialism                                                                       Unit 6 Review Guide '25 

Unit 7 World Wars/Shifting Powers                                 Unit 7 Review Guide '25 

Unit 8 Cold War                                                                             Unit 8 Review Guide '25 

Units 9 Globalism                                                                         Unit 9 Review Guide '25 

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College Board Reviewing Units 1-3    

College Board Review Units 4-6 

College Board Units 7-9 

5 "C"s of Reasoning 

Cultural Developments and Social Organizations

Governance and Economic Systems  

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Humans, the Environment, Technology, & Innovation  

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Post Classical 1200-1450

Unit 1: The Global Tapestry

Helpful Links

• Review of Major World Religions and Philosophies

• Mr. Heimler's Unit 1 Video Review Playlist

• Freemanpedia: Unit 1 Global Tapestry

• Khan Academy videos & review content 

• Asia for Educators: Summary of Song Dynasty China

• Introduction to Islam

• Five Pillars Explanation

• Additional Islam Resources

• Islam in Africa

• Heian Japan / Feudal Japan

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange

 Helpful Links Period Review

• Crash Course - Topic 2.1: Silk Roads

• Crash Course - Topic 2.2: The Mongols

• Crash Course - Topic 2.3: Indian Ocean Trade

• Crash Course - Topic 2.4/2.5: Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa

• Heimler-Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, & Trans-Saharan Routes —Unit 2 Topics 1, 3, 4

• Heimler - The MONGOL Empire Unit 2 Topic 2

• Heimler - Cultural CONSEQUENCES of Trade 1200-1450 [AP World History Review] Unit 2 Topic 5

• Heimler - Environmental CONSEQUENCES of Trade Unit 2 Topic 6

• Mr. Heimler's Unit 2 Review Video

• Interactive Map of the Indian Ocean Trade Network (1200-1450)

• Freemanpedia: Unit 2 

• Khan Academy videos & review content

• Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks

• Continuity and Innovation of State Forms and Their Interactions

• Increased Economic Productive Capacity and its Consequences

Premodern 1450-1750

Unit 3: Land Based Empires

Crash Course Videos

• ​Protestant Reformation

• Mughal Empire

• Venice & the Ottoman Empire

• Russia, the Kievan, and the Mongols

• The Renaissance

• Samurai, Daimyo, and Nationalism

Helpful Links

• Heimler's History: Unit 3 Review

• Heimler's History 3.1

• Heimler's History 3.2

• Heimler's History 3.3

• Stephanie Gorges Unit 3 Review

• Freemanpedia: 1450 - 1750

• Khan Academy: Mughal Rule in India

• Khan Academy: Sikhism

• Khan Academy: Protestant Reformation

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

Crash Course Videos

• Zheng He, Columbus, and Vasco de Gama - 15th Century Mariners

• ​Topic 4.3: The Columbian Exchange

• Atlantic Slave Trade

• Spanish & Silver Empire

Helpful Links Period Review

• Heimler Unit 4 Review 

• Freemanpedia: Unit 4

• Stephanie Gorges Unit 4 Review​

• Heimler's History: Technological Innovations (Topic 4.1)

• Heimler's History: Exploration Causes & Events (Topic 4.2) 

• Heimler's History: Columbian Exchange (Topic 4.3) 

• Heimler's History: Maritime Empires Established (Topic 4.4) 

• Heimler's History: Maritime Empires Developed and Maintained (Topic 4.5) 

• Heimler's History: Challenges to State Power (Topic 4.6)

• Heimler's History: Changing Social Hierarchies (Topic 4.7)

• French and Dutch Exploration of the New World (Khan Academy)

• Agri-History of Cotton in India

• Khan Academy: Spanish and Portuguese Empires Video

• Khan Academy: Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Video

Period Review

Quizlet Vocab. Review

Modern: 1750-1914

Freemanpedia Modern Period

 Heimler U5 sections 

Contemporary Era: 1900-now

Freeman-pedia Contemporary Period 1900-present

**2022 AP Teaching/Review Videos

The Cold War (with Connections to Impact of WW2-Unit 7)

Effects of the Cold War 

Spread of Communism

Old School AP EXAM REVIEW

*resources from before redesign in 2020

• (Per1-2Review) - not tested - just for background understanding if needed

• Early Modern Review

• Modern Review

• Contemporary Review

• AP Regions Map