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AP World History

 Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: AP World History
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 10

Synopsis of Curriculum

AP World History is the systematic study of major events from the beginning of mankind to the present.  AP World History is structured around analysis and interpretation, but will mainly be presented in chronological format. Students will study World History through five major themes throughout the course, divided into six periods. The course requires students to interpret historical documents, analyze key historical events, and study cultural changes through time. 

Units of Study Titles

Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations c. 7000 B.C.E. – c. 600 B.C.E

Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies  c. 600 B.C.E – 600 C.E.

Period 3: Regional and Interregional Interactions c. 600 C.E. – c. 1450 C.E.

Period 4: Global Interactions c. 1450 C.E.  – c. 1750 C.E.

Period 5: Industrialization and Global Integration c. 1750 – c. 1900

Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments c. 1900 - Present