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ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY
Deconstructing world history, from the Sumerians to Superman.
COURSE INFORMATION:
PROFESSOR: Mr. Matthew Bakkum
TEXTBOOK: Out of Many, Seventh Edition
COURSE SCHEDULE: M-F, 12:32 pm - 1:16 pm
COURSE MOTTO: "Yo mama's so classless, she could be a Marxist utopia!"
*AP WORLD HISTORY EXAM: MAY 11TH, 2017*
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Examination of the major themes of WOHI:
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures
Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict (Political)
Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures
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Useful World History-related Links:
Course Description from AP. (Lengthy, but definitely worth the read):
Free Rice. (This game quizzes your knowledge in an ever growing collection of subjects like geography, math, foreign language vocabulary, and famous art work. Plus, for every correct answer you submit, rice is donated to hungry people around the globe.):
BBC: A History of the World in 100 Objects. (They used to say that the sun never set on the British Empire. The reason, as we'll learn, is that their empire stretched across the globe, encompassing nations and people groups on every populated continent. As such, the British Museum in London houses artifacts from across the globe. In this series, the BBC and the British Museum endeavor to tell the history of the world by examining a mere 100 items from around the world. Therefore, the Lewis chess set does not simply tell us about the Nordic people who created it but serves as a window on how people groups around the world built their societies.):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/
BBC: Shakespeare's Restless World. (Authors do not write in a vacuum. Instead, they are affected by the world in which they live and, oftentimes, the work that they produce is a reflection of their times. Accordingly, this BBC podcast connects different elements within Shakespeare's works to the contemporary issues of the world in which he lived. This is particularly relevant to the history of exploration, the Reformation and other issues pertaining to Europe and its growing global connections in the 1500's.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017gm45
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Art history is a critical element of world history as a whole. This website is an amazing database of pieces of art from around the world. Using search options, you can look up a specific piece along with information about where, when, and how it was made and its significance in the scope of art history. Further, you can search for themes or movements in art in order to compare and contrast the pieces within a given theme or movements. Exploring this source is almost like visiting a museum.)
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. (This is a list of 725 natural and man-made sites throughout the world that are considered to have "outstanding universal value." So far, I have been to 7 (a mere 1%) of these sites, none of which I ever dreamed of seeing while I was in high school. Peruse the list...where do you want to go? What insight do these sights provide on our world and the people who have lived here?)
Essential Resources:
1. Official AP World History Exam Info:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/2090.html
2. John Green's 42 Episode Breakdown of World History:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&feature=plcp
3. Pronunciation Guide:
http://college.cengage.com/site_engine/#0840059582/audio_pro/1:shell
4. AP Calculator
http://appass.com/calculators/world
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