AP world

Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 to c. 1450)

  • Focus on the development of states and empires across the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
  • Key civilizations: Byzantine, Islamic Caliphates, and Chinese Dynasties (Song, Tang).
  • Cultural exchanges and the spread of religions (Buddhism, Islam).

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (c. 1200 to c. 1450)

  • The Silk Roads, Indian Ocean Trade, and Trans-Saharan Trade networks.
  • Impact of trade on cultures and economies, including the spread of technology and ideas.
  • Role of merchant classes and states that facilitated trade.

Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

  • Rise of empires including the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, and Russian Empires.
  • Examination of state-building policies, military expansion, and cultural achievements.
  • Interaction between empires, such as trade and conflict.

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

  • Exploration and colonization by European states and their impact on indigenous populations.
  • The Atlantic slave trade: influence on African societies and the Americas.
  • Exchange of goods, plants, and animals (Columbian Exchange).

Unit 5: Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

  • Enlightenment ideas and their influence on revolutions (American, French, Haitian, and Latin American).
  • Industrial Revolution effects on societies, economies, and cultures.
  • Responses to industrialization: socialism, conservatism, and feminism.

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

  • Global economic systems and transformations, including imperialism and colonialism.
  • Social changes, including class structure, labor movements, and urbanization.
  • Technological advances and their impacts on industry and society.

Unit 7: Global Conflicts (c. 1900 to present)

  • Causes and effects of World War I and World War II.
  • Emergence of totalitarian regimes and the Cold War.
  • Decolonization movements post-war and the reconfiguring of global power.

Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to present)

  • Cold War tensions and ideological conflicts between the US and USSR.
  • Independence movements in Africa and Asia; impact on global politics.
  • Development of international organizations (UN, NATO, etc.).

Unit 9: Globalization and Its Challenges (c. 1900 to present)

  • Transformations due to globalization: economic, cultural, political impacts.
  • Issues arising from globalization, including environmental concerns and inequality.
  • Responses to global problems: NGOs, social movements, and international cooperation.