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{Paleolithic to Civilization.ppt} Paleolithic to Civilization PowerPoint. (9/1/09)

As previously mentioned above, this course is designed with the intent of challenging the students to understand where our world has come from and how we reached the present day. The class is to be considered college level. This means that you are responsible for all of the work, in and out of class. It is detrimental that you keep up, if not ahead, to be able to consume the material. The ultimate goal is to do well on the exam at the end of the year.
In this course we will analyze history using the following AP World History Themes to identify the broad patterns and processes that explain change and continuity over time.
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5 Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization).
*These themes serve throughout the course as unifying threads, helping to put what is particular about each period or society into a larger framework.

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As previously mentioned above, this course is designed with the intent of challenging the students to understand where our world has come from and how we reached the present day. The class is to be considered college level. This means that you are responsible for all of the work, in and out of class. It is detrimental that you keep up, if not ahead, to be able to consume the material. The ultimate goal is to do well on the exam at the end of the year.
In this course we will analyze history using the following AP World History Themes to identify the broad patterns and processes that explain change and continuity over time.
The dynamics of change and continuity across the world history of periods covered in this course, and the causes of processes involved in major changes of these dynamics.
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4 ===Systems of social change and continuity).
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5 Changes in functions
*These themes serve throughout the course as unifying threads, helping to put what is particular about each period or society into a larger framework.
Chronology of the Course

In this course we will analyze history using the following AP World History Themes to identify the broad patterns and processes that explain change and continuity over time.
The dynamics of change and continuity across the world history of periods covered in this course, and the causes of processes involved in major changes of these dynamics.
Patterns===Patterns and effects war, diplomacy, and international organizations.organizations,cultural, intellectual, and religious developments, including interactions among and within societies.
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The effects of technology, economics, and demography on people and the environment (population growth and decline, disease, labor systems, manufacturing, migrations, agriculture, weaponry).
Systems of social structure and gender structure (comparing major features within and among societies and assessing change and continuity).
Cultural, intellectual, and religious developments, including interactions among and within societies.
Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of the nation-state (types of political organization).
*These themes serve throughout the course as unifying threads, helping to put what is particular about each period or society into a larger framework.

Homework instructions and tips.
Assigned 8/28/09; Due 8/31/09
Early Humans Webquest
{Webquest.doc}

Homework instructions and tips.

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|| Date Assigned || Assignment || Date Due || || 8/28/09 || Early Humans Webquest with Cornell Notes || 8/31/09 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||