OUTLINE -

1450–1750

Major Developments

1.   Questions of periodization

1.      Continuities and breaks, causes of changes from the previous period and within this period

2.   Changes in trade, technology, and global interactions

3.   Knowledge of major empires and other political units and social systems

1.      Ottoman, China, Portugal, Spain, Russia, France, England, Tokugawa, Mughal, characteristics of African empires in general but knowing one (Kongo, Benin, Oyo, or Songhay) as illustrative

2.      Gender and empire (including the role of women in households and in politics)

4.   Slave systems and slave trade

5.   Demographic and environmental changes: diseases, animals, new crops, and comparative population trends

6.   Cultural and intellectual developments

1.      Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

2.      Comparative global causes and impacts of cultural change

3.      Changes and continuities in Confucianism

4.      Major developments and exchanges in the arts (e.g., Mughal)

7.   Diverse interpretations

1.      What are the debates about the timing and extent of European predominance in the world economy?

2.      How does the world economic system of this period compare with the world economic network of the previous period?

Major Comparisons and Snapshots

§         Imperial systems: European monarchy compared with a land-based Asian empire

§         Coercive labor systems: slavery and other coercive labor systems in the Americas

§         Comparative knowledge of empire (i.e., general empire building in Asia, Africa, and Europe)

§         Compare Russia's interaction with the West with the interaction of one of the following (Ottoman Empire, China, Tokugawa Japan, Mughal India) with the West

Examples of What You Need to Know

Below are examples of the types of information you are expected to know contrasted with examples of those things you are not expected to know for the multiple-choice section.

§         Neoconfucianism, but not specific Neoconfucianists

§         Importance of European exploration, but not individual explorers

§         Characteristics of European absolutism, but not specific rulers

§         Reformation, but not Anabaptism or Huguenots

§         Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, but not the Safavid Empire

§         Siege of Vienna (1688–89), but not the Thirty Years' War

§         Slave plantation systems, but not Jamaica's specific slave system

§         Institution of the harem, but not Hurrem Sultan

 

 

 

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RECOMMENDED REVIEW LINKS

 

 

 

Notes and Links from AP Class Sites and College Sites

 

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/webcourse/key_points/kp_8.htm - Lecture notes on China, Japan, and Korea: the Ming, the Qing, Tokugawa, and Chosun from 1450-1750

http://teachers.lps.org/tbayne/stories/storyReader$165 - This is an outstanding AP prep. site created by an AP teacher. Scroll down to find the time period you would like to review. The site is a gold mine of resources for AP World History students.

http://home.comcast.net/~mruland/WHAP/Resources/1450-1750/1450.htm - another truly excellent AP web site

http://panthernet.net/~bradleyk/apworld/periodwebs/1450_1750.html - great links to sites covering this era

http://panthernet.net/~bradleyk/apworld/habitsquestions/1450_1750habits.html - Great study guide for this time period

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/%7Ecgreeley/whap/review/2005/1_1450_1750.pdf - quick review sheet for 1450-1750

http://historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%203/Cultural%20and%20Intellectual%20developments%20in%20Europe.htm - Class notes titled “Cultural and Intellectual developments in Europe.”

http://osx.lps.org/manila/tbayne/1400pivotalperiod.doc - concise review of this time period

http://teachers.lps.org/tbayne/stories/storyReader$165 - This is an outstanding AP prep. site created by an AP teacher. Scroll down to find the time period you would like to review. The site is a gold mine of resources for AP World History students.

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/unit%20guides%20and%20handouts/Ch.%2026-28/What%20Went%20Wrong%20Notes.pdf - Review notes titled “What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response.”

http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/brians_syllabus/ - Lecture notes and other great resources from a world civilization class at Washington State University

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/cp/ct_organizers/mh06r058.pdf - concise organizer chart of Enlightenment and Revolution

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/cp/instruct/sci_rev_enlight_summary.pdf - AP World History lecture notes on the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/lect/mod04.html - online sourcebook links from Fordham University titled “The Rise of Absolutism.”

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/lect/mod07.html - online sourcebook links from Fordham titled “The Scientific Revolution in the Seventeenth Century.”

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/lect/mod07.html - online sourcebook links from Fordham titled “The French Enlightenment.”

 

Review Packets

 

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/Review%20Packets%20/1450-1750%20Review.pdf - Excellent review notes for 1450-1750

 

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/Review%20Packets%20/1st%20Sem%20CompCharts.pdf - Comparison and Snapshot chart of “The Classical Period in World History.”

 

http://panthernet.net/~bradleyk/apworld/habitsquestions/1450_1750habits.html - Study review questions with links

 

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/03_review/02/1450_1750.doc - brief review guide notes of this time period

http://www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us/~cgreeley/whap/review/2005/1_1450_1750.pdf - study guide chart

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/resource%20file/Timelines/3%20Timeline.htm - timeline of world events 1450-1750

http://www.mspugh.net/Documents/1450%20Cram%20Packet.pdf - Outstanding quick review guide for 1450-1750

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/core4-4.htm - Section from an online college course titled Shaping of the Modern World. This page, “The Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton” includes some excellent resources.

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/core4-5.htm - another section from the online Brooklyn College course – this lecture is titled “The Enlightenment.”

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/core4-2.htm - online resources from Brooklyn College titled “The Ancien Regime: Absolutism and the Modern State.”

http://www.mspugh.net/Documents/Review%20Philosophy.pdf - Great review guide on “Religions, Belief Systems, and Philosophies”

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/course.out.charts/3courseout.charts/3course.out04/22Teacher.htm - Comparison Chart - World Economic System

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/course.out.charts/3courseout.charts/3course.out04/26Teacher.htm - Comparison Chart - Empires

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/course.out.charts/3courseout.charts/3course.out04/27Teacher.htm - Comparison Chart - Coercive Labor Systems

 

 

 

 

Recommended Links from General Reference Sites

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/INRES.HTM - World Civilizaton Internet resources from Washington State University

http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ - Excellent notes on the Ancient World from “Antiquity Online”

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/education/ancientcivilizations/index.html - “A series of culture-based websites look in depth at the achievements of some of the most remarkable world civilizations.’

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu - a digital timeline of history from Tufts University

http://eawc.evansville.edu/mepage.htm - The EAWC site contains online course supplements for history research from the University of Evansville. This page, covering Medieval times research, includes several topical essays.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html - a collection of excellent art history web sites

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html - another great online art history research site

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/ - Internet links from “World History Archives”

http://www.historywiz.com/ancienthistory.htm - Ancient world history information and artifacts from “History Wiz”

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html - a wealth of history timelines

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/index.html - World history archives provides excellent resources for non-Western research

http://killeenroos.com/link/maps.html - wonderful site for historical maps

 

 

Review Guide

http://homepage.mac.com/tforsgren/apworld/thematic.charts/era3thematic.htm - Great review guide for Era 3: The World Shrinks 1450 C.E. – 1750 C.E.

 

 

Textbook Review

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter16/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 16

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter17/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 17

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter18/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 18

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter19/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 19

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter20/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 20

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter21/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 21

http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter22/deluxe.html - online student resources from World Civilizations: The Global Experioence, chapter 22