WHAP

1. WHAP 2017-2018

2. Monday, August 7 • Welcome! • Issue Books: On the inside front cover, write your nameand school year (2017-18) • Reading Homework: Preface p. xvi-xxi AND Prologue xxiv-xxv • Course Overview • Edmodo Code: yp2dvd • Get a 5: J8N9D7Y • Summer Work due Friday, August 11 (Quiz: “Beer and Wine” TBA)

3. WHAP Notebook • Title page: your name, period (decorate it, if you want) • Unit 1 calendar • Course Overview (handout) • OAs (Week 1) • “Must Know” Vocab terms by period/era • “Must Know” Dates • SPICE notes from PowerPoint

4. Tuesday, August 8 • OA (Opening Activity): p. 4 in Notebook (NB) Strayer beginning on page 12 • WRITE THE QUESTION AND ANSWER COMPLETELY • 1. Humans used what technology for the first time to facilitate their migration into Australia? • 2. What is the name of the first culture that emerged in the Americas? Briefly describe their lifestyle. • 3. What happened to that culture? • Define: Paleolithic, nomadic, egalitarian • Conclude course overview • Homework (HW): Define 1st column of “Must Know” Terms (NB p. 5) in Period 1 (8000 BCE-600BCE) AND follow your class calendar for reading assignments

5. Wednesday, August 9 • OA: p. 22 (Still p. 4 in your NB) • What are some positives and negatives to life in Paleolithic societies? • What evidence exists that prove Paleolithic peoples had a religious or spiritual realm as part of their culture? • Define sedentary: • History of the World in 7 minutes/2 minutes • AP Course Curriculum Overview: • 5 Themes (SPICE) • 4Historical Thinking Skills • 4th Period: Code of Conduct

6. Thursday, August 10 • OA: p.26 (Still p. 4 in your NB) • Define “Neolithic Revolution” or “Agricultural Revolution”: • Define “horticulture”: • What was the 1st place in the world to experience the “Agricultural Revolution”? • AP Course Curriculum Overview: • 5 Themes (SPICE) • 4 Historical Thinking Skills • Homework: 6 Glasses work due tomorrow

7. THE EVIDENCE OF A REAL EDUCATION IS APPLICATION OF INFORMATION.

8. Friday, August 11 • OA: p. 34 (Still p. 4 in your NB) • What are some positive and negative changes brought about by the agricultural revolution? • Compare/contrast the role of women in pastoral societies and agricultural village societies. • “Before We Ruled the Earth” • Turn in your 6 Glasses work please. • Quiz 1 Monday

9. Welcome! • Welcome to Ms. Abernathy’s AP World History class. Advanced Placement World History is structured around the Five Themes woven into 19 key concepts covering six chronological periods. This course will include lecture, note taking, independent practice, document based question analysis, and writing assignments. Students will be required to take the primary role in their own learning. Students must take the initiative to be successful in this course. At any point that the student feels that they need individual or more detailed instruction they must directly contact the instructor for help. Do not fall behind, if you need help – ask for it.

10. Sample Questions • “Regular” Question • When was World War I? • (A) 1903-1912 • (B) 1912-1919 • (C) 1914-1918 • (D) 1914-1922

11. Sample Questions • Which of the following accurately compares the motives for fighting World War I and World War II? • (A) Imperialism was a major motive in World War I but not in World War II, as most colonial empires had already emancipated their colonial possessions. • (B) In World War II the armies were more focused on killing the enemy’s uniformed army than civilian population, resulting in fewer non-combatant casualties than in World War I. • (C) The desire to develop new military technologies was a major factor in World War I, but played only a minor role in World War II. • (D) In World War II racist attitudes played a major role, while in World War I nationalism was a bigger motivation.

12. Periodization and Key Concepts: • The course is broken into six chronological periods of studyand, as well as six key concepts. • This course is also considered a survey course. A lot of history must be covered in a short amount of time, so some topics will not exactly be covered in great detail. • That is where your independent reading comes in….to fill in the gaps.

13. Prehistory • Two Sub-Periods of the Stone Age • Paleolithic • Nomadic, hunting and gathering • Small bands led by those with specialized hunting knowledge • Neolithic • Sedentary, farming and herding • Semi-Nomadic: Slash/Burn (Shifting) and Pastoralism • Villages with tribal structures, families; chiefs • Geographic Component • It occurred at different times in different places • Chronological Component • Paleolithic from 1 million to 8000 BCE • Neolithic from 6000 BCE to 4500 BCE • Technology • Stone, bone and wood gave way to handicrafts, artifacts

14. ANCIENT PERIOD • Geography: River Valleys • From 8,000 BCE to 600 BCE • Begins with agricultural surpluses • Leads to towns, cities, changes to hierarchy • Generally small city-states, hereditary rulers • Elite classes especially warriors, priests • Rise of Institutions • Long lasting social patterns • Religion and Government • Time of Technological Innovation • Two Alternate Names • Hearth Civilizations, Ancient River Valley Civilizations • Bronze Age Civilizations • Ends with rise of large, regional empires

15. CLASSICAL PERIOD • 600 BCE to 600 CE • Iron Age • Large, regional empires • Military aristocracies • Integrate regions • Cosmopolitan Traditions • Religions, Philosophies • Regional Civilizations • China, India, SW Asia (Cuneiform), Mediterranean • Mesoamerica and Andean America • Strong contacts between regional centers • Many areas outside classical civilizations • Ends with massive nomadic invasions

16. POST-CLASSICAL AGE • 6th century CE to 1450 CE • Began with rise of Islam • First trans-regional civilization • Spans Eurasia and Africa • Era of two great powers: Islam, China • Ended due to Turks, Mongols, Black Death • Characteristics • Spread of universalizing religions, philosophies • Buddhism, Islam, Christianity • Saw rise of new civilization centers • Andes, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, SE Asia, Japan • Emergence of network of global contacts • Ages of Faith, Aristocracy, • Age of Increasing Inequalities especially Gender

17. EARLY MODERN ERA • 1450 – 1750 CE • Rise of gunpowder empires • An Age of Absolutism • Rise of Western Europe • Religious Strife • World Shrinks • All continents included in world network • Global trade develops for first time • Great exchanges • Goods, products, flora, fauna, people, germs • Ideas especially European, Christianity • Demographic Shifts in Americas, Eurasia

18. MODERN AGE • 1750 to 1914: “The West and the Rest” • Era of massive technological change • Era of many revolutions • Technological • Political • Social • Intellectual, Artistic • Vast trade networks • Western Global Hegemony • Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia • USA, Japan are newest powers • Dominance of Western Culture • Resistance • Modernization, Industrialization, Westernization? • Demographic shift; urbanization

19. CONTEMPORARY ERA • 1914 to Present “Change, Change, Change” • 1914 – 1945: Europe’s Twilight • 1945 – Present: Atomic Age • The American Century, Retreat of Europe • Rise of Pacific Rim, India • Collapse of European empires • Jihad vs. McWorld • Modernization vs. westernization • Modernization vs. traditionalism • Secularism vs. change • Rise of new political forms • Non-State Governmental Organizations • Supranationalism; Internationalism • Mass culture • Technology, telecommunications dominate age • Demography and Environment as Major Concerns

20. Course Syllabus: • Because of the length of the course syllabus for this class, it will be available on my class website (see Class Resources below for the URL). Please read the syllabus at your earliest convenience. You may download it at your own discretion.

21. Class Resources • My class website is an extensive resource for handouts and review materials. There are also many other great teacher sites out there that will be a valuable source for review resources. Links will be posted for some of these on my website. Please refer often to my class page often! • www.chambleewhap.weebly.com

22. Class Calendar • Each student will be given a calendar for each period that details reading assignments, quiz/test dates, and various assignments. Each student is expected to keep this calendar in his or her notebook and add to it, as necessary. It is important that students keep up with their reading and additional assignments, as well as keep track of upcoming quizzes and tests.

23. Notebook Requirements • Each student must prepare and maintain a large, 3 ring binder for AP World History, in which they will keep all handouts and assignments in neatly. Students are responsible for bringing their notebooks to class every day. • Students will have a title page with their name and period on it. I strongly suggest that you also write your name with a Sharpie on the outside of the notebook. • Every page must have a date and number labeled on it in the top, RIGHT outside corner. You can use more than one page for an assignment, but it will still have the same number. • All assignments must be handwritten unless you receive prior approval. No photo copies will be accepted.

24. Tutorials • My tutorials will be from 7:45-8:05 every morning (except when I have assigned morning duty) and 3:20-3:50 on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday afternoons by appointment only. • That means that you need to talk to me in ADVANCE and let me know that you are coming afterschool.

25. Contact Information • The best way to contact me is via email. I may every effort to check email several times during the day and respond within 24 hours. • Theresa_l_abernathy@dekalbschoolsga.org

26. Late-work Policy • Because assignments are posted well in advance, late assignments will not be accepted (excused absences are the exception).

27. Make-Up Policy • Students with unexcused absences will not be allowed to make-up work from that day. With an excused absence, students will have 3 days to make up an assignment. If the absence occurred on the date something was due, it must be turned in on the day they return. It is the student’s responsibility to check my website or confer with me (before or after school) about missed assignments. • *Missed tests due to an excused absence MUST be made up within 3 school days.

28. Extra-Credit • There is no extra-credit. This is a college course.

29. Exam Days • Due to the extensive notice of due dates and upcoming assignments, students who are absent the class period before an exam will not be excused from the exam. The student will take the exam as scheduled. The policy also applies to notebook checks.

30. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) • Ms. Abernathy allows students to use electronic devices for classroom activities ONLY. There may be times when you will need headphones to watch videos on your devices. Otherwise, the use of these devices in my classroom is expressly forbidden. On first observed use, a warning will be issued. At Ms. Abernathy’s discretion, subsequent use may result in detention and/or a discipline referral.

31. Required Supplies • All students are required to have the following for this course: • Large 3 ring binder with college-ruled paper • Black/blue pens • Pencils for scantron use • Multiple color highlighters and colored pencils. • Additional requested materials (OPTIONAL BUT REALLY NEEDED): reams of paper, hand sanitizer, tissue)

32. Grading Policy: • Guided/Group Practice: 45% • Unit Assessments (6), cumulative notebook grades (3-4), projects • Assessment During Learning: 25% • Classwork, homework, test prep, individual notebook grades, test corrections • Summative Assessment: 30% • Quizzes, test simulations, timed essays, final exam

33. Classroom Rules • Be respectful of everybody at all times. • Class discussions should be polite and orderly with only one person speaking at a time. • Everyone participates during all activities. • Be in your seat when the tardy bell rings or quietly go get a tardy consequence from the Attendance office. Your tardy will NOT cause a disruption. • We will begin immediately when the bell sounds. Every second between now and May is critical. I mean we are going to be talking about millions of years of history! • No food and drink (bottle, unflavored water is ok). That doesn’t mean you have them in your purses.

34. Classroom Rules • No, I repeat, NO cell phones out in class. Charging of cell phones is also prohibited and will result in the confiscation of your phone and power cord. Did I mention the millions of years of history that we have to cover? • You are not allowed to work on classwork from another class. If you finish something early, you may take a textbook to read ahead. • Please do not trash my room. Dispose of your trash in the proper place at the proper time. If your area is dirty when you get there, please tell me so I can address it with the appropriate student and then please dispose of it as a courtesy to me. • Always give your best effort. Learning the material is very important, but it is equally important to learn how to analyze why something happened and the impact of that event globally.

35. Honor Code • At Chamblee Charter High School, we take great pride in the academic achievements of our students, and integrity plays a critical role in maintaining excellence at our school. We take cheating, in ANY form, to be a serious violation of our Student Code of Conduct and you will have broken the trust of your instructors, which is hard to repair. This includes, but is not limited to, copying any kind of work from another student or sharing answers with another student (collusion), plagiarism, or using any form of aid (a.k.a. cheat sheet) on a test or quiz. The consequences are as follows: • Cheating referral to administration • Zero on the assignment • No future reference letters will be written on the student’s behalf. • You forfeit admittance into NHS and Beta Clubs.

36. In addition • Cheating will result in a loss of any future test curves. Trust me…you are going to want this curve. • Also, I occasionally allow test corrections. • If you are caught cheating, you forfeit any opportunities to do so. • IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURENCES OF CHEATING, THE ENTIRE CLASS(ES) MAY FORFEIT ANY CURVE/BONUS POINTS

37. One last thought… • Why study history? • https://youtu.be/vgmNkYUL_Cw • https://youtu.be/Hbz-JeOMuSo • “Hey Teacher…Why….??

38. Tell me about you! • 1. Your name and what I should call you. • 2. Something interesting about you. • 3. Name someone famous that you admire (CANNOT ALREADY BE NAMED!) and tell us why you admire them. • 4. If you could go back in time and change one thing/event in history, what would you change and why?