Prehistory to 600 BCE

Technological and Environmental Transformations

Chapters 1-4

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This section alone covers roughly 13.8 billion years.

Feeling overwhelmed? Breathe. This section only accounts for

5% of the exam. So, rather than drowning in the information,

focus on the big ideas. Here is where the foundation of all human

life is set.

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For an information overview and a great place to study: 

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Assignments

     Chapter 1 Note Taking Guide Linked here is the textbook Cornell Notes guide

     History Jargon Vocabulary

     Mapping Activity

     Linked above is the Google Doc for the assignment. You will get a hard copy in class. But, people lose things.

     For help on this assignment, use the Maps, linked under the AP World Links subheading and the two below.

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         The True Size - Compare the sizes of countries as they really are, not as they appear!

 

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Primary/Secondary Sources

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     Hammurabi's Code, 1700 BCE (BABYLON)
     Epic of Gilgamesh, 1700 BCE (BABYLON)
     Hymn to the Nile, 2100 BCE (EGYPT)
     Additional Ancient Civilization Documents

     

     Feasting Rituals - Civilization? 

     Worst Mistake in Human History?

     Noble or Savage?

     This Fleeting World

          This Fleeting World Questions

     The Obscure Religion That Shaped the West

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