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Boston International School (2021-22)
Grade 9+10 - AP World History: Modern
Unit 1 - African and Islamic Empires (1200-1750)

Unit 1 Information
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
Syllabus
Dar al-Islam Cards, Dar al-Islam Rubric

EQ1L3: Statement of Inquiry
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ1: How is the AP History course structured?
PowerPoint, Letters

EQ2L3: Slavery
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ2: How did Africa partake in global trade?
PowerPoint

EQ3L2: Women in Islam
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ3: How did Islam affect society & technology?
PowerPoint

EQ4L1: Ottoman Empire
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ4: How did the Gunpowder Empires differ?
PowerPoint

EQ1L1: AP Themes and Skills
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ1: How is the AP History course structured?
PowerPoint

EQ2L1: Trans-Saharan Empires
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ2: How did Africa partake in global trade?
PowerPoint

EQ2L4: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ2: How did Africa partake in global trade?
Handout

EQ3L3: Decline of the Abbasid Empire
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ3: How did Islam affect society & technology?
PowerPoint

EQ4L2: Safavid Empire
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ4: How did the Gunpowder Empires differ?
PowerPoint

EQ1L2: Sample Exam Questions
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ1: How is the AP History course structured?
PowerPoint, Cornell Notes

EQ2L2: Swahili Coast Empires
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ2: How did Africa partake in global trade?
PowerPoint

EQ3L1: Golden Age of Islam
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ3: How did Islam affect society & technology?
PowerPoint

EQ3L4: Summary - LEQ
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ3: How did Islam affect society & technology?
Handout

EQ4L3: Mughal Empire
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ4: How did the Gunpowder Empires differ?
PowerPoint

EQ4L4: Summary - DBQ
Unit 1: African and Islamic Empires
EQ4: How did the Gunpowder Empires differ?
Handout
Unit 2 - East Asian Empires (1200-1750)

Unit 2 Information
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
Syllabus
East Asia Cards, East Asia Rubric

EQ5L1: Song Dynasty
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ5: How did the Song/Yuan innovate?
PowerPoint

EQ5L2: Genghis Khan
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ5: How did the Song/Yuan innovate?
PowerPoint

EQ5L3: Decline of the Yuan Dynasty
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ5: How did the Song/Yuan innovate?
PowerPoint

EQ5L4: Summary - LEQ
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ5: How did the Song/Yuan innovate?
Handout

EQ6L1: Ming Dynasty
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ6: What were Ming/Qing foreign policies?
PowerPoint

EQ6L2: Qing Dynasty
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ6: What were Ming/Qing foreign policies?
PowerPoint

EQ6L3: Summary - DBQ
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ6: What were Ming/Qing foreign policies?
Handout

EQ7L1: Japan
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ7: How did Japan/Korea/SE Asia maintain culture?
PowerPoint



EQ7L2: Korea
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ7: How did Japan/Korea/SE Asia maintain culture?
PowerPoint
EQ7L3: South-East Asia
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ7: How did Japan/Korea/SE Asia maintain culture?
PowerPoint
EQ7L4: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 2: East Asian Empires
EQ7: How did Japan/Korea/SE Asia maintain culture?
Handout
Unit 3 - Europe and the Pre-Colonial Americas (1200-1750)

Unit 3 Information
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
Syllabus
Historical Reasoning Timeline Project

EQ8L3: Iroquois, Maori, & Australia
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ8: How did Indigenous societies govern?
PowerPoint

EQ9L2: The Black Death
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ9: How did Christianity shape Europe?
PowerPoint

EQ10L2: France
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ10: How did Europe facilitate social mobility?
PowerPoint

EQ11L1: Protestant Reformation
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ11: What were Christian schisms?
PowerPoint

EQ8L1: Academic Reading Guidelines
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ8: How did Indigenous societies govern?
Cornell Notes Guide, New Expectations

EQ8L4: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ8: How did Indigenous societies govern?
Handout

EQ9L3: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ9: How did Christianity shape Europe?
Handout

EQ10L3: Russia
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ10: How did Europe facilitate social mobility?
PowerPoint

EQ11L2: Counter Reformation
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ11: What were Christian schisms?
PowerPoint

EQ8L2: Aztecs, Maya, and Incas
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ8: How did Indigenous societies govern?
PowerPoint

EQ9L1: Feudalism, Crusades & 100 Years War
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ9: How did Christianity shape Europe?
PowerPoint

EQ10L1: England
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ10: How did Europe facilitate social mobility?
PowerPoint

EQ10L4: Summary - LEQ
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ10: How did Europe facilitate social mobility?
Handout

EQ11L3: Renaissance Science and Art
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ11: What were Christian schisms?
PowerPoint

EQ11L4: Summary - DBQ
Unit 3: Europe & Pre-Colonial Americas
EQ11: What were Christian schisms?
Handout
Unit 4 - Colonialism, Revolution, and Abolitionism (1450-1900)

Unit 4 Information
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
Syllabus, Enlightenment Thinkers,
Enlightenment Project Rubric

EQ12L3: Slavery in the Americas
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ12: How did Europe colonise the Americas?
PowerPoint

EQ13L2: American Constitution
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ13: How did the US impact democracy?
PowerPoint

EQ14L1: French Revolution
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ14: How did the French Revolution spread?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ14L4: Summary - DBQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ14: How did the French Revolution spread?
Handout

EQ15L3: Abolitionism
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ15: How Enlightened was the Enlightenment?
PowerPoint

EQ16L2: Reforms and Resistance
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ16: What was the Industrial Revolution?
PowerPoint

EQ17L1: Settler Colonialism
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ17: How did countries react to imperialism?
PowerPoint

EQ17L4: Diaspora Migrations
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ17: How did countries react to imperialism?
PowerPoint

EQ12L1: Spanish and Portuguese Empires
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ12: How did Europe colonise the Americas?
PowerPoint

EQ12L4: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ12: How did Europe colonise the Americas?
Handout

EQ13L3: Electoral College & Gerrymandering
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ13: How did the US impact democracy?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ14L2: Haitian Revolution
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ14: How did the French Revolution spread?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ15L1: Classical Liberalism
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ15: How Enlightened was the Enlightenment?
PowerPoint

EQ15L4: Summary - DBQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ15: How Enlightened was the Enlightenment?
Handout

EQ16L3: Monopolies and Labour Unions
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ16: What was the Industrial Revolution?
PowerPoint

EQ17L2: Economic Imperialism
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ17: How did countries react to imperialism?
PowerPoint

EQ12L2: Joint-Stock Companies
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ12: How did Europe colonise the Americas?
PowerPoint

EQ13L1: US Declaration of Independence
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ13: How did the US impact democracy?
PowerPoint

EQ13L4: Summary - LEQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ13: How did the US impact democracy?
Handout

EQ14L3: Latin American Revolutions
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ14: How did the French Revolution spread?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ15L2: Feminism
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ15: How Enlightened was the Enlightenment?
PowerPoint

EQ16L1: Technological Efficiency
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ16: What was the Industrial Revolution?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ16L4: Summary - MCQ & SAQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ16: What was the Industrial Revolution?
Handout

EQ17L3: Direct Rule
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ17: How did countries react to imperialism?
PowerPoint

EQ17L5: Summary - LEQ
Unit 4: Colonialism, Revolution, & Abolitionism
EQ17: How did countries react to imperialism?
Handout

EQ17L2: Easter Rising
Unit 3: Irish Independence Movements
EQ17: What methods did Ireland use?
PowerPoint
Unit 5 - The World Wars, Cold War, and Globalisation (1900-present)

Unit 5 Information
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
Syllabus
Choose Your Own Adventure Project

EQ19L2: American Containment
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ19: What was the Cold War?
PowerPoint

EQ19L5: Summary - LEQ
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ19: What was the Cold War?
Handout

EQ20L3: Parition of India
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ20: What was De-Colonisation?
PowerPoint and Handout

EQ21L1: Pro-Globalisation Arguments
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ21: What is Globalisation?
PowerPoint

EQ18L1: Student Lead Lessons
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ18: How can students teach lessons?
Rubric and Summary

EQ19L3: Soviet Collapse
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ19: What was the Cold War?
PowerPoint

EQ20L1: South African Anti-Apartheid
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ20: What was De-Colonisation?
PowerPoint

EQ20L4: Parition of Palestine
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ20: What was De-Colonisation?
PowerPoint

EQ21L2: Anti-Globalisation Arguments
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ21: What is Globalisation?
PowerPoint

EQ19L1: Origins of the Cold War
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ19: What was the Cold War?
PowerPoint

EQ19L4: Russia and Ukraine
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ19: What was the Cold War?
PowerPoint

EQ20L2: American Civil Rights
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ20: What was De-Colonisation?
PowerPoint

EQ20L5: Summary - DBQ
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ20: What was De-Colonisation?
Handout

EQ21L3: Summary - LEQ
Unit 5: World Wars, Cold War, & Globalisation
EQ21: What is Globalisation?
Handout
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