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Technological and Environmental Transformations (to 600 B.C.E.) 5%
of the AP Exam Key
Concept 1.1 — Throughout the Paleolithic era, humans developed sophisticated technologies and adapted to different geographical environments as they migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australasia, and the Americas. Key Concept 1.2 — Beginning about 10,000 years ago, some human communities adopted sedentism and agriculture, while others pursued hunter-forager or pastoralist lifestyles—different pathways that had significant social and demographic ramifications. Key Concept 1.3 — The appearance of the first urban societies 5,000 years ago laid the foundations for the development of complex civilizations; these civilizations shared several significant social, political, and economic characteristics. | Chapter
1 First
Peoples; First Farmers Chapter
2 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Societies | | |
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II | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIAL | MEDIA & PROJECTS |
II.Organization
and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 B.C.E. to c. 600 C.E.) 15%
of the AP Exam Key
Concept 2.1 — As states and empires increased in size and contacts between regions intensified, human communities transformed their religious and ideological beliefs and practices Key Concept 2.2 — As the early states and empires grew in number, size, and population, they frequently competed for resources and came into conflict with one another. Key Concept 2.3 — With the organization of large-scale empires, transregional trade intensified, leading to the creation of extensive networks of commercial and cultural exchange. | Chapter
3 State and Empire in Eurasia/ North Africa Chapter
4 Culture
and Religion in Eurasia/ North Africa Chapter
5 Society and Inequality in Eurasia/ North Africa Chapter
6 Commonalities and Variations: Africa, the Americas, and Pacific Oceania | | |
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III | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY
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III. Regional
and Interregional Interactions (c. 600 CE to 1450) 3A: Commerce, Islam, and Christendom 3B: China, the Mongols, and the 15th Century 20
% of the AP Exam | Chapter
7 Commerce and Culture Chapter
9 The Words of Islam: Afro-Eurasian Connections Chapter
10 The Worlds of Christendom: Contraction, Expansion, and Division Chapter
8 China and the World: East Asian Connections Chapter
11 Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Moment Chapter
12 The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century | | |
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IV | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL | MEDIA
& PROJECTS |
IV. Global Interactions (c. 1450 to c. 1750) 4A:
The Atlantic Revolutions 4B: The Industrial Revolution 20%
of the AP Exam | Chapter
13 Political Transformations: Empires and Encounters Chapter
14 Economic Transformations: Commerce and Consequences Chapter
15 Cultural Transformations: Religion and Science | | |
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V | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY
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V. Industrialization
and Global Integration 20% of the AP Exam | Chapter
16 Atlantic Revolutions, Global Echoes Chapter
17 Revolutions of Industrialization Chapter
18 Colonial Encounters in Asia, Africa, and Oceania Chapter
19 Empires in Collision: Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia | | |
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VI | TEXT | SUPPLEMENTARY
MATERIAL | MEDIA
& PROJECTS |
VI.
Accelerating Global Change and Realignments 20% of the AP Exam | Chapter
20 Collapse at the Center: World War, Depression, and the Rebalancing of Global Power Chapter
21 Revolution, Socialism, and Global Conflict: The Rise and Fall of World Communism Chapter
22 The End of Empire: The Global South on the Global Stage Chapter
23 Capitalism and Culture: The Acceleration of Globalization, since 1945 | | |
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