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- Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
- Unit 2: Age of Reformation
- Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects
- Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- Additional Resources
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
Christopher Columbus
Erasmus
Food and the Columbian Exchange
Naturalism
New Monarchies
Niccolò Machiavelli
Petrarch
Printing
The Slave Trade
The Slave Trade 2020
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Unit 2: Age of Reformation
Baroque Art
Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Protestant Reform Continues
The Catholic Reformation
The New Economic Elite
Wars Of Religion
Women’s Roles in the Family Church and Society
Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Absolutist Approaches to Power
Balance of Power
Economic Development and Mercantilism
The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
18th-Century Culture and Arts
18th-Century Society and Demographics
Daniel Defoe
Enlightened and Other Approached to Power
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Scientific Revolution 2021
The Scientific Revolution 2022
The Social Contract
Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
Britain’s Ascendency
British Abolitionism
Piracy in the Atlantic
Romanticism
The Congress of Vienna
The French Revolution
The French Revolution’s Effects
The Haitian Revolution
The Rise of Global Markets
The Rise of Romanticism
Witchcraft and Witch Trials
Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects
Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
Industrialization in England
Institutional Responses and Reform
Labor Unions
Reactions and Revolutions
The Concert of Europe And European Conservatism
The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
Darwinism, Social Darwinism
Imperialism’s Global Effects
Imperialism’s Global Effects 2022
Nationalist Responses to Napoleon in Spain
New Imperialism: Motives and Methods
Realism
The Age of Progress and Modernity
The Unification of Germany
Zionism
Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts
20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
Europe During the Interwar Period
Fascism and Totalitarianism
Global Economic Crisis
Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
World War II
Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Contemporary Western Democracies
Decolonization
The Cold War
The European Union
The Fall of Communism
Two Super Powers Emerge
Additional Resources
Analyzing a DBQ Prompt
Art and Short-Answer Questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy and European History
DBQ Analysis and Reasoning Points
DBQ on Industrialization
DBQ on New Imperialism
DBQ Timing
Debriefing After the Exam
Historical Reasoning on Multiple-Choice Questions
Historical Reasoning Point
History Field Trip
Homework Workload
How to Earn a Thesis Point
Image Analysis for the DBQ
LEQ and DBQ
Mastering the Document-Based Question (DBQ) 2022
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Questions 2021
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2022
Mastering the Short-Answer Question (SAQ) 2022
Multiple-Choice Questions_2021
Point of View
Real World Connections
Short-Answer Question Strategy
Short-Answer Questions 2021
The Contextualization Point
Themes
Using Quotations on the DBQ
Vocabulary on the DBQ
Writing Multiple-Choice Questions 2020
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- Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
- Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
- Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
- Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
- Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
- Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
- Multiple-Choice Questions
- Additional Resources
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Migration Push and Pull Factors
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Intro To Unit 1 (Topics 1.1-1.7)
1.1—Introduction to Maps (Map Projection and Distortion)
Introduction To Maps (Topic 1.1)
1.2—Geographic Data
The Power of Geographic Data (Topic 1.3)
Understanding the Why of Where (Topic 1.3—Spatial Concepts)
1.5: Human-Environmental Interaction
Scales of Scale—A Spatial Perspective (Topic 1.6: Scales of Analysis)
Regional Analysis (Topic 1.7)
Analyzing Place & Location in Geography
Introducing FRQ (Free-Response Question) Writing
Introduction to Stimulus Analysis
Unit 1 Review: Thinking Geographically
Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 2 (Topics 2.1–2.11)
Population Pyramids (Topic 2.3)
The Demographic Transition Model (Topic 2.5)
Malthusian Theory (Topic 2.6)
Aging Populations (Topic 2.9)
Causes of Migration (Topic 2.10)
Topic 2.11—Forced & Voluntary Migration
Migration Push and Pull Factors
Overpopulation
The Demographic Transition Model (Topic 2.5)
Unit 2—Applying the Course Skills
Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 3 (Topics 3.1–3.8)
Introduction to Culture (Topic 3.1)
Cultural Landscapes (Topic 3.2)
Topic 3.4: Types of Diffusion
Topic 3.6: Contemporary Diffusion
Diffusion of Religion and Language (Topic 3.7)—Languages of the United States
Topic 3.8: Effects of Diffusion
Unit 3 Review: Applying the Course Skills
Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 4 (Topics 4.1–4.10)
Introduction to Political Geography (Topic 4.1)
Political Power and Territoriality (Topic 4.3)
Topic 4.4: Defining Political Boundaries
Topic 4.5: The Function of Political Boundaries
Internal Boundaries (Topic 4.6)
Unit 4 Review—Applying the Course Skills
Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 5 (Topics 5.1–5.12)
Topic 5.3—Agricultural Origins and Diffusions
Topic 5.4: The Second Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution (Topic 5.5)
The Green Revolution
Spatial Organization of Agriculture (Topic 5.7)
The Global System of Agriculture (Topic 5.9)
Food Deserts (Topic 5.11: Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture)
Unit 5 Review—Applying the Course Skills
Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 6 (Topics 6.1–6.11)
Topic 6.2: Cities Across the World
Topic 6.5: The Internal Structure of Cities
Infrastructure (Topic 6.7)
Urban Data (Topic 6.9)
Challenges of Urban Changes (Topic 6.10)
Unit 6 Review: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns & Processes
Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
Intro to Unit 7 (Topics 7.1–7.8)
Topic 7.1: The Industrial Revolution
Economic Sector and Patterns (Topic 7.2)
Topic 7.3: Measures of Development
Women and Economic Development (Topic 7.4)
Topic 7.5: Theories of Development
Sustainable Development (Topic 7.8)
Unit 7 Review: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes
Multiple-Choice Questions
Analyzing AP Level Multiple-Choice Questions
Introducing Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ)
Additional Resources
1st Semester Review
2022 AP Exam Overview and Review
2021 AP Exam Overview and Review
Exploring Data with the World Factbook
Introducing ESPN
Introducing the Free-Response Question (FRQ)
Post Exam Activity—Vocabulary Concepts Tournament
Post Exam Project: Contemporary World Issues Research Project
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Stimulus Analysis
The 5 Themes of Geography
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- Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
- Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
- Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
- Unit 5: Political Participation
- Additional resources
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Challenges of the Articles of Confederation
Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
Big Ideas
Challenges of the Articles of Confederation 2020-21
Challenges of the Articles of Confederation 2021-22
Constitutional Interpretations of Federalism
Federalism in Action
Government Power and Individual Rights
Ideals of Democracy
Principles of American Government
Relationship Between the States and the Federal Government
The Great Connecticut Compromise
Types of Democracy
Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
Checks on the Judicial Branch
Checks on the Presidency
Congress, The Senate, and the House of Representatives
Congressional Behavior
Discretionary and Rule-Making Authority
Expansion of Presidential Power
Legitimacy of the Judicial Branch
Presidential Communication
Roles and Powers of the President
Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress
The Court in Action
The Judicial Branch
Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Affirmative Action
Amendments: Due Process and the Right to Privacy
Due Process and the Rights of the Accused
First Amendment: Freedom of Religion 2020-21
First Amendment: Freedom of Religion 2021-22
First Amendment: Freedom of Speech
First Amendment: Freedom of the Press
Government Metadata Collection
Government Responses to Social Movements
Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms
Selective Interpretation
Social Movements and Equal Protection
The Bill of Rights
Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
American Attitudes About Government and Politics
Changes in Ideology
Evaluating Public Opinion Data
Ideologies of Political Parties
Ideology and Economic Policy
Ideology and Economic Policy SWS 2021
Ideology and Policy Making
Ideology and Social Policy 2020-21
Ideology and Social Policy 2021-22
Influence of Political Events on Ideology
Measuring Public Opinion
Political Socialization
Unit 5: Political Participation
Campaign Finance
Changing Media
Congressional Elections
Electing a President
Groups Influencing Policy Outcomes
How and Why Political Parties Change and Adapt
Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making 2020-21
Interest Groups Influencing Policy Making 2021-22
Modern Campaigns
Political Parties
The Media
Third-Party Politics
Voter Turnout
Voting Rights and Models of Voting Behavior
Additional Resources
Argument Essay
Bloom’s Taxonomy and U.S. Government and Politics
Concept Application, Quantitative Analysis, and SCOTUS Comparison
Debriefing After the Exam
Homework Workload
Congressional Elections
Practice: Argument Essays
Mastering the Concept Application Essay
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2020-21
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2021-22
Mastering the SCOTUS Comparison
Multiple-Choice Question Timing
Real World Connections
Summer Homework
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- Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607
- Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754
- Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800
- Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848
- Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
- Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898
- Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945
- Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980
- Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
- Additional Resources
Free Lesson Plan Samples
Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
Unit 1: Period 1: 1491–1607
Food and the Columbian Exchange
Native Americans Before European Contact
The Black Legend
The Encomienda System
The Florentine Cortex
Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754
Colonial Society and Culture
European Colonization
New England Town Meetings
The Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
The Myth of El Dorado
Transatlantic Trade 2021
Transatlantic Trade 2022
Unit 3: Period 3: 1754–1800
As American As Apple Pie
Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
Shaping a New Republic
Taxation Without Representation
The American Revolution
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
The Constitutional Convention and Debates over Ratification
The First and Second Great Awakenings 2019
Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848
America on the World Stage
Andrew Jackson
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Industrialization and the Market Revolution
Market Revolution, Industrialization
Market Revolution, Society, and Culture
The American System
The Development of an American Culture
The Louisiana Purchase
Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
Civil War Pregame Show
Election of 1860 and Secession
Failure to Compromise
Labor Slavery and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
Mormon Settlements in the West
Reconstruction
Seneca Falls Convention
Sojourner Truth
The Compromise Of 1850
The Mexican-America War
Unit 6: Period 6: 1865–1898
Development of the Middle Class
Labor in the Gilded Age
Politics in the Gilded Age
Reform in the Gilded Age
Social Darwinism
Technological Innovation
The American Indian Reservation System
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Frontier Thesis
The Haymarket Affair
The New South
The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
Unit 7: Period 7: 1890–1945
1920’s Image Analysis
Interwar Foreign Policy
Postwar Diplomacy
The Great Depression
The New Deal
The Red Scare
The Scopes Trial
The Spanish-American War
WWII: Military
WWII Mobilization
Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980
Culture after 1945
Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement
Economy After 1945
The Cold War from 1945 to 1980
The Vietnam War
Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
A Changing Economy
Migration and Immigration in the 1900s and 2000s
Reagan and Conservatism
The End of the Cold War
Additional Resources
Analyzing a DBQ Prompt
Art and Short-Answer Questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy and AP U.S. History
DBQ Analysis and Reasoning Points
DBQ Evidence Points
Debriefing After the Exam
Evidence Points on the DBQ
Evidence Points on the LEQ
Homework Workload
How to Earn a Thesis Point 2019
LEQ and DBQ
Mastering the Document-Based Question (DBQ) 2022
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2021
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2022
Mastering the Short-Answer Question (SAQ)
Multiple-Choice Question Strategy
Multiple-Choice Questions
Point of View
Real World Connections
Short-Answer Questions
Sourcing Points on the DBQ
Summer Homework
The Contextualization Point
Themes
Vocabulary on the DBQ
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- Unit 1: The 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
- Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization
- Unit 9: Globalization
- Additional Resources
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State Building in the Americas
Unit 1: The Global Tapestry
Agriculture and Social Organization in Europe
Developments in East Asia c. 1200 To c. 1450
Economy of the Song Dynasty
Governance in South and Southeast Asia
Regional Continuities in Asia
State Building in Africa 2020-21
State Building in Africa 2021-22
State Building in the Americas
Technology and Innovation in Dar al-Islam
Unit 2: Networks of Exchange
Cultural Consequences of Connectivity
Environmental Consequences of Connectivity
Exchange in the Indian Ocean
The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Mongol World
The Silk Roads
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Unit 3: Land-Based Empires
Empires, Belief Systems
Empires Expand 2020-21
Empires Expand 2021-22
Postclassical Travel
Samurai and the Administration of Empire
Sikhism
Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections
Columbian Exchange
Diversity and the State from 1450 to 1750
Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
Maritime Empires Established
Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
Unit 5: Revolutions
Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
Industrial Revolution Begins
Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900
Technology of the Industrial Age
The Enlightenment
Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization
Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World
DBQ on the Rationales for Imperialism
Economic Imperialism from 1750 to 1900
Effects of Migration
Export Economies
Indigenous Responses to State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
State Expansion from 1750 to 1900
Unit 7: Global Conflict
Atrocities After 1900
Causes of World War I
Causes of World War II
Conducting World War II
Soviet Five-Year Plans
Unresolved Tensions after World War I
Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization
Decolonization after 1900
End of the Cold War
Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900
Newly Independent States
The Cold War
The Effects of the Cold War
Unit 9: Globalization
Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Economics in the Global Age
Resistance to Globalization after 1900
Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
Additional Resources
Art and Short Answer-Questions
Bloom’s Taxonomy and World History
Debriefing After the Exam
Homework Workload
LEQ and DBQ 2020-21
Mastering the DBQ 2021-22
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2020-21
Mastering the Multiple-Choice Section 2021-22
Mastering the SQA 2021-22
Point of View
Real World Connections
Short-Answer Question Strategy
Short-Answer Questions 2020-21
Summer Homework
Themes