AP World History Class Presentations [These files are saved in either powerpoint or pdf format] Recurring Themes in AP World History UNIT ONE: Chapters 13 & 14 8 Features / Characteristics of "Civilization" Contact / Collision: Africa - Americas - Europe Ming China - The Voyages of Zheng He The Age of the Renaissance Overseas Expansion: Chinese vs. European Approaches By popular request: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" POV How to Read a Document Islamic Empires: Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean World History For Us All - "Big Era" PowerPoints Era 5: 300 - 1500 Era 6: 1400 - 1800 The Columbian Exchange 12 Diseases that Altered History Discovery and Settlement of a New World Europeans in the Americas - Spain & Portugal Europeans in the Americas - Britain and France Russian History through Peter the Great Ming and Manchu (Qing Dynasty) UNIT TWO: Chapters 15 & 16 World Trade - Globalization - The Emergence of Europe Atlantic Slave Trade - African Diaspora Background: Religions of the World - an Overview Spread of World Religions The Protestant Reformation Rise and Impact of World Religions Globalization / Syncretism of Religion The Scientific Revolution The Enlightenment UNIT THREE: Chapter 17 "Fever Model" of Revolution The "Recipe" for Revolution A Sampling of "Turning Points" in World History Preview / Review of the Period: 1750-1914 Enlightenment Ideas and The American Revolution The French Revolution Napoleon Bonaparte - Friend or Foe of the Revolution? Haitian Revolution Nation Building in Latin America Abolition Movement Defining Nationalism Revolutions in Europe - 1848 The Challenge of Economic and Social Change The Rights and Status of Women - Historical Overview UNIT FOUR: Chapter 18 Introduction / Overview of the Industrial Revolution The Impact of Industrialization CCOT Workshop The C-C-O-T ESSAY Guide to CCOT Essays CCOT Charts / Organizers: #1 #2 #3 C-C-O-T Rubric UNIT FIVE: Chapters 19 & 20 The New Imperialism Imperialism & the Car Dealership Jared Diamond - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse of the Qing Dynasty Decline of the Ottoman Empire Imperialism and the Global System The British in India Imperialism in Southeast Asia Imperialism in Latin America Africa and Imperialism The Scramble for Africa UNIT SIX: Chapter 21 The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: 1914 - Present World War I Impact of World War I Prosperity and Depression BETWEEN THE WARS: The Headlines, 1918-1939 The Rise of Fascism The Road to World War II World War II Propaganda Dr. Seuss - Is That You? Results of World War II World War II: The COMPLETE Story UNIT SEVEN: Chapter 22 Russian Revolution The Chinese Revolution Communism in 1 Simple Lesson Comparative Economic Systems: Capitalism - Socialism - Communism Cold War (Part 1): Origins - Korean War Cold War (Part 2) and Recovery End of the Cold War UNIT EIGHT: Chapters 23 & 24 Paths to Independence: Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh Decolonization (through wide-angle lens) Middle East Conflict Globalization FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE - 600 CE) Overview of Key Themes Prerequisites to Civilization AGRICULTURE: Before and After Neolithic Revolution River Valley Civilizations Classical Civilizations Farming and the Emergence of Complex Societies: 10000-1000 BCE Expanding Networks of Exchange and Encounter: 1200 BCE – 500 CE Belief Systems / World Religions - OVERVIEW Rise and Impact of World Religions Classical Era - The Challenge of Empire-Building Decline of Classical Civilizations KEY AP Theme: MIGRATIONS Migrations - Case Studies Cultural Diffusion & Trade 600 - 1450 Introduction: Transitions / Changes / Continuities Basic Principles of Islam ISLAM - The First Global Civilization KEY AP Theme: Major Trade Routes / Networks The Mongols: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Post-Classical Era: Tang-Song China Post-Classical Era: Japan Post-Classical Era: India - Southeast Asia Post-Classical Era: Sub-Saharan Africa Post-Classical Era: Europe Civilizations in the Pre-Columbian Americas THE BIG PICTURE: Version #1 Version #2