AP World History

Reading Assignments

Last Readings!!!

For each reading do either the chart or PERSIAN + Tech

Thurs. 4/28: Chapter 35 pgs. 838-850

Mon. 5/2: Chapter 35 pgs. 350-360

Tues. 5/3: Chapter 36 pgs. 860-868

Wed. 5/4: Chapter 36 pgs. 868-876

THE END!

Cold War and Decolonization

For each reading do either the chart or PERSIAN + Tech

Tues. 4/12:  Read Chapter 31 pgs. 732-746

Wed. 4/13: Read Chapter 31 pgs. 746-760

Thurs. 4/14: Read Chapter 32 pgs. 762-772

Fri. 4/15: Read Chapter 32 pgs. 772-782

Mon. 4/18: Reader pages 472-478, George Kennan, The Long Telegram and answer the questions

Tues. 4/19: Reader pages 479-482, Nikolai Novikov, Telegram, September 27, 1946 with questions OR do a comparison chart of the Soviet v. US perspectives on the Cold War from Mon and Tues

Wed. 4/20: Read the beginning of chapter 33 pgs. 784-796 with Chart

Thurs. 4/21: finish Chapter 33, pgs. 796-808

Mon. 4/25: Chapter 34 pgs. 810-823

Tues. 4/26: Chapter 34 pgs. 823-836

World Wars

Due Wednesday, April 13.

For each reading do either the chart or PERSIAN + tech

Mon. 3/21: Unit 5 overview; pgs. 634-643

Tues. 3/22: Ch. 28 pgs. 644-657

Wed. 3/23: Ch. 28 pgs. 657-670

Thurs. 3/24: Ch. 29 pgs. 672-689 (For this reading, you can do a comparison of the Mexican, Chinese, and Russian revolutions)

Fri. 3/25: Ch. 29 pgs. 690-704

Mon. 3/28: Read in the Reader Pg. 389; The Russian Revolution and the Foundation of the Soviet State and pg. 394-398 Joseph Stalin, The Results of the First Five-Year Plan do either the questions or the chart

Tues. 3/29: Reader pg. 398-408 Ultranationalism in Germany and Japan: Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf and The Japanese Ministry of Education "The Way of Subjects" do either questions or the chart

Wed. 3/30: Read in your text the Beginning of Chapter 30 pages 706-719 with either chart or PERSIAN + tech 

Thurs. 3/31: Read in your text the Remainder of Chapter 30 pages 719-729 with either chart of PERSIAN + Tech

Mon. 4/11: Reader pgs. 414-421; Scientists' Warnings on Atomic Warfare: The Franck Report and Henry L. Stimson, "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb" do both sets of questions

Nationalism, Industrial Revolution, & Imperialism

Due: Mon. 3/14

Wed. 2/16: Read Chapter 8 (Africa) pgs. 172-182 with chart

Thurs. 2/17: Read Chapter 8 pgs. (Africa) 182-192 with chart

Mon. 2/28: Read Ch. 24 pgs. 538-548 with chart or PERSIAN + Tech

Tues. 3/1: Chapter 24: Imperialism pages 549-561 with chart or PERSIAN + Tech 

Wed. 3/2: Reader Adam Smith Wealth of Nations pg. 169-173 (Not question 4) and Marx and Engles The Communist Manifesto pgs. 278-283 (Not questions 7-8).  Either answer the questions of make a GOOD comparison chart of the beliefs of Marx vs. Smith

Thurs. 3/3: Catch up night, no new reading

For all of the following readings you may do the chart, PERSIAN + Tech, or if, as you are reading, you get inspired to make a different organizational system, get down with your bad self!

Fri. 3/4: Ch. 25 pg. 565-578 

Mon. 3/7: Ch. 25 pg. 578-588

Tues. 3/8: Ch. 26 pg. 590-601

Wed. 3/9: Ch. 26 pg. 601-612

Thurs. 3/10: Ch. 27 pg. 614-625

Fri. 3/11: Ch. 27 pg. 625-633


Revolutions Reading Check

Due Wed. 2/16

 

Wed. 1/26: Read chapter 18: Rise of Russia pgs. 388-394 with either chart or PERSIAN+Tech

Thurs. 1/27: Read the second part of chapter 18; pgs. 394-402 with either chart or PERSIAN+Tech

Mon. 1/31: Chapter 23 pgs. 512-524 with with either chart or PERSIAN+Tech

Tues. 2/1: Chapter 23. pgs. 524-536 with either chart or PERSIAN+Tech

Wed. 2/2: Reader: A Program for Revolutionary Change in France: Cahier of the Third Estate of the City of Paris pgs. 186-190 with questions

Thurs. 2/3: Reader: Letter of the Parisian Women to Louis XVI pgs. 190-193 with questions

Tues. 2/8: Text pgs. 562-565 with outline (The Haitian Revolution)

Wed. 2/9: Read packet on Metternich's views of Conservativism and answer questions

Mon. 2/14: Reader 290-295 with either questions or chart

Tues. 2/15: Read Packet on Cavour and Bismarck: either answer the questions, do a chart, or make a T-chart comparing Bismarck and Cavour :)

Age of Exploration Reading Check

Tues. 1/4: Read text pgs. 348-359 with chart

Wed. 1/5: Read the end of chapter 16, pgs. 359-366

Thurs. 1/6: Read Chapter 19 pgs. 403-417 with either chart or PERSIAN + Tech

Fri. 1/7: Reach Chapter 19 pgs. 417-430 with either chart or PERSIAN + Tech

Tues. 1/18: Chapter 20 Summary with bullet points

Wed. 1/19: Chapter 21 Summary with bullet points

Thurs. 1/20: Chapter 22 Summary with bullet points

Fri. 1/21: Read in the text pg. 342-347 with chart

Mon. 1/24: Read Chapter 17, pgs. 376-386.  List ALL the people mentioned and their accomplishment and list all the new technology

Tues. 1/25: Reader vol. 2; Galileo pg. 41-43 and Bacon pgs. 149-157.  Do all the questions.

 

Renaissance and Reformation Reading Check

Mon.  11/29: Read chapter 11 pgs. 234-244; either do chart OR make a PERSIAN chart (Political, Economic, Religion, Social, Intellectual/Arts, and Near [geography])

Tues. 11/30: Read the end of chapter 11 pgs. 244-254, Incas on the Eve of Discovery with Either the chart OR the Persian Chart with technology

Wed. 12/1: I forgot to put the reading on the board.  FREE DAY.

Thurs. 12/2: Read in the text chapter 15 pgs. 324-332 with chart.

Fri. 12/3: Complete chapter 15 pgs. 332-338 with 15 facts

Mon. 12/6: Read Chapter 17 in the textbook pgs. 368-376 with either the chart OR the PERSIAN + Technology

Tues. 12/7: Read in Reader Volume 2 pgs. 3-10 and make a list of Martin Luther's beliefs about Christianity and the Catholic Church

Wed. 12/8: Read in Vol. 2 of the reader about the Council of Trent and answer the question, pgs. 10-14

Thurs. 12/9: Finish reading chapter 17 and do either the regular chart or PERSIAN+Tech, pgs. 376-386.

Medieval Reading Check

Mon. 11/1: Read in text pgs. 221-232 with chart

Tues. & Wed.  11/2-3: Election Day, no school and Baumann absent: No reading!!

Thurs. 11/4: Reader Charlemagne Capitulary on the Missi pgs. 346-351 with questions OR chart

Mon. 11/8: Reading Packet with questions; The Crusades: Muslim and Christian Reactions

Tues. 11/9: Complete yesterday's packet (it was looong)

Wed. 11/10: Read in your test beginning of Chapter 12 on Tang and Song China pgs. 256-267 with chart

Thurs. 11/11: finish reading chapter 12 pgs. 267-277 with chart

Mon. 11/15: Read the first part of chapter 13 pgs 278-290 with chart

Tues. 11/16: Complete chapter 13 pgs. 290-300 with chart

Wed. 11/17: Read the first part of Chapter 14 pgs. 302-310 with chart

Thurs. 11/18: Complete chapter 14 pgs. 310-322 with chart

 

Monotheism Reading Check

Wed. 10/13: Read in the reader pgs. 257 - 264, give 20 inferences about how the Muslims treated the non-Muslims living among them and that they interact with

Thurs. 10/14: Read in the text pages 150-160 of chapter 7 with chart

Mon. 10/18: Finish reading chapter 7; pgs. 160-170 with chart

Tues. 10/19: Reader pages 307-315, The Arrival of the Turks and The Arrival of the Franks with questions

Wed. 10/20: Read Sinbad's First Voyage, reader pgs. 315 -320 and make 20 inferences about trade in the Indian Ocean

Thurs. 10/21: Read beginning of Chapter 9, the Byzantine Empire in textbook pgs. 194-203 with chart.

Mon. 10/25: Read pgs. 338-343 in reader.  Complete SOAPSTone analysis and answer questions. Link to SOAPSTone: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/preap/teachers_corner/45200.html

Tues. 10/26:  Reader pgs. 351-358.  Make a T chart comparing views on religion and other similarities and differences.  Answer question 6 on page 356, answer in a VERY complete manner.

Wed. 10/27: Text, finish reading chapter 9 pgs. 203-209 with chart

Thurs. 10/28: Text, Read Chapter 10 pgs. 210-221 with chart.

Asian Beliefs Reading Check

(due Wednesday, October 13)

Mon. 9/27:  Reader pgs. 93-102; The Secular Made Sacred; Laozi The Classic of the Way and Virtue and Confucius The Analects answer BOTH sets of questions (no chart)

Tues. 9/28: Reader pg. 185-192. Do chart for 1st reading, answer questions for the Bodhisattvas (not question 4)

Wed. 9/29: Reader pg. 106-109 The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine .  Write 15 rules of medical advice according to the reading.

Thurs. 9/30: read Chapter 5 in text, pages 98-106 with chart

Mon. 10/4: Read Chapter 5 in text, pages 106-117 with chart

Tues. 10/5: Read Chapter 6 in text, pages 120-132 with chart

Wed. 10/6: Read in the Reader Deuteronomy and Judges, pgs. 58-63; make 15 inferences

Thurs. 10/7: Reader pgs. 201-208, Gospel of Matther and Epistles of Paul.  Outline the basic tenets of Christianity.

Mon. 10/11: Read textbook the second half of Chapter 6, pgs. 132-148 with the chart

Tues. 10/12: Reader excerpt pgs. 229-236 from Qu'ran and answer questions

Classical Civilizations Reading Check

Tues. 8/31: Reader The Aeneid pgs. 139-142, write 20 inferences

Wed. 9/1: No Reading, Baumann sick :(

Thurs. 9/2: handout on The Hellenistic-Indian Encounter and fill out the chart

Mon. 9/6: Labor Day: No school = no reading :)

Tues. 9/7: Reading Packet: Buddhism and New Cultural Contacts in Asia with chart

Wed. 9/8: Read Classical China pgs. 38-46 in your textbook and fill out the chart

Thurs. 9/9: Read Classical China pgs. 47-54 in your textbook and fill out the chart

Mon. 9/13: Read Classical India pgs. 68-74 in your textbook and fill out the chart

Tues. 9/14: Read The Upanishads in the reader pgs. 64-70 with 15 inferences

Wed. 9/15: Reader 77-81 on Teachings of Buddha; outline Buddhist beliefs according to Buddha

Thurs. 9/16: Reader: Two Readings about Classical Women; pg. 151-155  A Woman's Place as Viewed by a Female Confucian and pg. 160-164 The Laws of Manu.  Create a Venn Diagram comparing the role and treatment of women in Classical India versus Classical China

Early Guys Reading Check: September 1

Mon. 8/16: Text pgs. 22-28, chart, India and China River Valleys

Tues. 8/17: Reader pgs: 25-31, Zhou Dynasty.  Make 20 inferences about life under the Zhou

Wed. 8/18: Reader pgs: 44-48, From the Rig Veda, Chart

Thurs. 8/19: Text pgs: 76-83, chart.  Intro to Greece and Rome

Mon. 8/23: Reader pgs: 113-119, chart.  The Athenian as Citizen: Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War. Instead of the Connections column, write 5 characteristics of an Athenian Citizen according to Pericles

Tues. 8/24: Text pgs. 83-90.  Greek and Roman political institutions with chart.

Wed. 8/25; Reader pgs. 123-127.  Socrates and the Laws of Athens: Plato, Crito.  Fill out chart, in the connections column, compare this to Pericles' views of the Laws of Athens.

Thurs. 8/26: Reading packet: Athens and Sparta with questions Download Athens Sparta reading with Questions

Mon. 8/30: Read text pgs. 91-95 finishing the chapter on Greece and Rome and fill out the chart

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