AP World history

Scheduled classes

reading-list

NotebookLM Prompts

Interactive quizzing over sections and units

Please interactively quiz my knowledge of the material covering land-based empires from the unit in question. Please ask one question, then wait for my response, and finally evaluate my response and provide constructive feedback. Questions should be a mixture of short-answer open-ended questions and multiple choice. Focus on the causes and effects, as well as the connections between events and entities in the unit. After providing feedback, please ask me if I would like to continue answering questions. If I answer yes, generate another question according to this structure.

MCQ quiz generation along lines of AP exam

Please create a list of 10 multiple choice questions covering The unit or section in question. Each question should have four possible answers. Two of the answers should be easily recognized as incorrect, one answer should be almost correct but wrong because of the consequences of the events described in the unit, and one answer should be correct. Please provide the correct answer along with explanations of why each option was either correct or incorrect.

Generate JSON-formatted flashcards

Please generate a set of flashcards to help me learn the material in the unit in question. Each card front should appear only once. If a card has more than one possible answer, include all answers on the same card instead of making multiple cards for the same question. Please focus on the associations between systems and entities in the source material, not just fact recall. I would like to have 20 cards in JSON syntax, as an array of objects. Each object is one flashcard, and has a "front" and a "back" property whose value is the card's front or back text, respectively.

Class Structure

1. Kids do the reading and answer MCQ and short answer ahead of class. (due Mondays and Thursdays)
2. Kids make flashcards for the data they gather from the book and videos.
3. We watch the heimler video in class. (Mondays and Thursdays)
4. We answer the questions again, making corrections and updating with more detail.

• Hiemler's history
• study.com
• openstax world history from 1400
• We can get credit by taking a proctored exam: How to take the AP exams if your school doesn't administer them
• AP World past exams

There are 71 topics in the book, so we will need to do two per week in order to finish in time.

• #hw Read section 1.1, watch the Heimler AP World 1.1, and answer the questions at the end of the section. 2024-09-12

• #hw History: read 1.2-1.3 and watch the Heimler's videos. Answer MCQ, gr10 answer short-answer also 2024-09-19

• #hw History sections 1.4-1.5, answer MCQ (gr10 do short answer) 2024-09-26

• #hw History sections 1.6-1.7, answer MCQ (gr10 do short answer) 2024-10-03

• #hw History section 1 exam ap-world-dbq-rubric 2024-10-04

  • gr10 [score:: 89%]
  • gr7 [score:: 67%] (curve to B)

• #teacher Evaluate history progress, schedule section 2 2024-10-04

• #hw (history) Read sections 2.1 and 2.2, answer questions, make flashcards 2024-10-10

• #hw (history) Look for a fun world history podcast that we can listen to every day. 2024-11-13

• #hw (history) Read sections 2.3 and 2.4, answer questions, make flashcards 2024-11-07

• #hw (history) Read sections 2.5-2.7, answer questions, make flashcards 2024-11-14

• #hw (history) Fill out the Heimler's History notes guide pdf 2024-11-15

• #hw (history) Flashcard check 2024-11-14

• #hw (history) History section 2 exam 2024-11-15

  • gr7 [score:: 9/15]
  • gr10 [score:: 11/15]

• #teacher (history) Send History section 3 pdf note guides to kids 2024-11-18

• #hw (history) History read sections 3.1-3.2, fill in relevant note guide answers 2024-11-25

• #hw (history) History read sections 3.3-3.4, fill in relevant note guide answers 2024-12-02

• #hw (history) Unit 3 exam 2024-12-09

• #teacher (history) Develop a set of prompts for notebook-lm that will give quality study questions for each chapter. 2025-01-06

• #teacher (history) Develop prompts for notebook-lm that help make the right kind of flashcard questions 2025-01-06

Chapter 1 Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 1.1: Developments in East Asia pages 3–14

• A: Explain the systems of government employed by Chinese dynasties and how they developed over time.
• B: Explain the effects of Chinese cultural traditions on East Asia over time.
• C: Explain the effects of innovation on the Chinese economy over time.

Topic 1.2: Developments in Dar al-Islam pages 15–22

• D: Explain how systems of belief and their practices affected society in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
• E: Explain the causes and effects of the rise of Islamic states over time.
• F: Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in Dar al-Islam.

Topic 1.3: Developments in South and Southeast Asia pages 23–32

• G: Explain how the various belief systems and practices of South and Southeast Asia affected society over time.
• H: Explain how and why various states of South and Southeast Asia developed and maintained power over time.

Topic 1.4: Developments in the Americas pages 33–42

• I: Explain how and why states in the Americas developed and changed over time.

Topic 1.5: Developments in Africa pages 43–52

• J: Explain how and why states in Africa developed and changed over time.

Topic 1.6: Developments in Europe pages 53–64

• K: Explain how the beliefs and practices of the predominant religions in Europe affected European society.
• L: Explain the causes and consequences of political decentralization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
• M: Explain the effects of agriculture on social organization in Europe from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Topic 1.7: Comparison in the Period from c. 1200 to c. 1450 pages 65–68

• N: Explain the similarities and differences in the processes of state formation from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Chapter 2 Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 2.1: The Silk Roads pages 77–84

• A: Explain the causes and effects of growth of networks of exchange after 1200.

Topic 2.2: The Mongol Empire and the Modern World pages 85–94

• B: Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
• C: Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
• D: Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.

Topic 2.3: Exchange in the Indian Ocean pages 95–102

• E: Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
• F: Explain the effects of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
• G: Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Topic 2.4: Trans-Saharan Trade Route pages 103–110

• H: Explain the causes and effects of the growth of Trans-Saharan trade.
• I: Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.

Topic 2.5: Cultural Consequences of Connectivity pages 111–120

• J: Explain the intellectual and cultural effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Topic 2.6: Environmental Consequences of Connectivity pages 121–126

• K: Explain the environmental effects of the various networks of exchange in Afro-Eurasia from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Topic 2.7: Comparison of Economic Exchange pages 127–133

• L: Explain the similarities and differences among the various networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.

Chapter 3 Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 3.1: European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empires Expand pages 143–154

• A: Explain how and why various land-based empires developed and expanded from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 3.2: Empires: Administration pages 155–166

• B: Explain how rulers used a variety of methods to legitimize and consolidate their power in land-based empires from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 3.3: Empires: Belief Systems pages 167–176

• C: Explain continuity and change within the various belief systems during the period from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 3.4: Comparison in Land-Based Empires pages 177–181

• D: Compare the methods by which various empires increased their influence from 1450 to 1750.

Chapter 4 Trans-oceanic interconnections

Topic 4.1: Technological Innovations pages 191–198

• A: Explain how cross-cultural interactions resulted in the diffusion of technology and facilitated changes in patterns of trade and travel from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 4.2: Exploration: Causes and Events pages 199–208

• B: Describe the role of states in the expansion of maritime exploration from 1450 to 1750.
• C: Explain the economic causes and effects of maritime exploration by the various European states.

Topic 4.3: Colombian Exchange pages 209–217

• D: Explain the causes of the Columbian Exchange and its effects on the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Topic 4.4: Maritime Empires are Established pages 218–231

• E: Explain the process of state building and expansion among various empires and states in the period from 1450 to 1750.
• F: Explain the continuities and changes in economic systems and labor systems from 1450 to 1750.
• G: Explain changes and continuities in systems of slavery in the period from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 4.5: Maritime Empires are Maintained and Developed pages 232–242

• H: Explain how rulers employed economic strategies to consolidate and maintain power throughout the period from 1450 to 1750.
• I: Explain the continuities and changes in networks of exchange from 1450 to 1750.
• J: Explain how political, economic, and cultural factors affected society from 1450 to 1750.
• K: Explain the similarities and differences in how various belief systems affected societies from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 4.6: Internal and External Challenges to State Power pages 243–250

• L: Explain the effects of the development of state power from 1450 to 1750.

Topic 4.7: Changing Social Hierarchies pages 251–260

• M: Explain how social categories, roles and practices have been maintained or have changed over time.

Topic 4.8: Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750 pages 261–264

• N: Explain how economic developments from 1450 to 1750 affected social structures over time.

Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 5.1: The Enlightenment pages 275–284

• A: Explain the intellectual and ideological context in which revolutions swept the Atlantic world from 1750 to 1900.
• B: Explain how the Enlightenment affected societies over time.

Topic 5.2: Nationalism and Revolutions pages 285–296

• C: Explain causes and effects of the various revolutions in the period from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 5.3: Industrial Revolution Begins pages 297–303

• D: Explain how environmental factors contributed to industrialization from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 5.4: Industrialization Spreads pages 304–309

• E: Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.

Topic 5.5: Technology in the Industrial Age pages 310–316

• F: Explain how technology shaped economic production over time.

Topic 5.6: Industrialization: Government’s Role pages 317–324

• G: Explain the causes and effects of economic strategies of different states and empires.

Topic 5.7: Economic Developments and Innovations pages 325–331

• H: Explain the development of economic systems, ideologies, and institutions and how they contributed to change in the period from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 5.8: Reactions to the Industrial Economy pages 332–342

• I: Explain the causes and effects of calls for changes in industrial societies from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 5.9: Society and the Industrial Age pages 343–350

• J: Explain how industrialization caused change in existing social hierarchies and standards of living.

Topic 5.10: Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age pages 351–356

• K: Explain the extent to which industrialization brought change from 1750 to 1900.

Chapter 6 Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 6.1: Rationales for Imperialism pages 367–374

• A: Explain how ideologies contributed to the development of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.2: State Expansion pages 375–387

• B: Compare processes by which state power shifted in various parts of the world from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.3: Indigenous Responses to State Expansion pages 388–398

• C: Explain how and why internal and external factors have influenced the process of state building from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.4: Global Economic Development pages 399–406

• D: Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.5: Economic Imperialism pages 407–416

• E: Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of the global economy from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.6: Causes of Migration in an Interconnected World pages 417–428

• F: Explain how various environmental factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.
• G: Explain how various economic factors contributed to the development of varied patterns of migration from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.7: Effects of Migration pages 429–438

• H: Explain how and why new patterns of migration affected society from 1750 to 1900.

Topic 6.8: Causation in the Imperial Age pages 439–442

• I: Explain the relative significance of the effects of imperialism from 1750 to 1900.

Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 7.1: Shifting Power pages 453–460

• A: Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.

Topic 7.2: Causes of World War I pages 461–468

• B: Explain the causes and consequences of World War I.

Topic 7.3: Conducting World War I pages 469–479

• C: Explain how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.

Topic 7.4: Economy in the Interwar Period pages 480–492

• D: Explain how different governments responded to economic crises after 1900.

Topic 7.5: Unresolved Tensions After World War I pages 493–502

• E: Explain the continuities and changes in territorial holdings from 1900 to the present.

Topic 7.6: Causes of World War II pages 502–510

• F: Explain the causes and consequences of World War II.

Topic 7.7: Conducting World War II pages 511–520

• G: Explain similarities and differences in how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.

Topic 7.8: Mass Atrocities pages 520–530

• H: Explain the various causes and consequences of mass atrocities in the period from 1900 to the present.

Topic 7.9: Causation in Global Conflict pages 531–535

• I: Explain the relative significance of the causes of global conflict in the period from 1900 to the present.

Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 8.1: Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization pages 547–553

• A: Explain the historical context of the Cold War after 1945.

Topic 8.2: The Cold War pages 554–561

• B: Explain the causes and effects of the ideological struggle of the Cold War.

Topic 8.3: Effects of the Cold War pages 562–570

• C: Compare the ways in which the United States and the Soviet Union sought to maintain influence over the course of the Cold War.

Topic 8.4: Spread of Communism after 1900 pages 571–578

• D: Explain the causes and consequences of China’s adoption of communism.
• E: Explain the causes and effects of movements to redistribute economic resources

Topic 8.5: Decolonization after 1900 pages 579–588

• F: Compare the processes by which various peoples pursued independence after 1900.

Topic 8.6: Newly independent status pages 589-598

• G: Explain how political changes in the period c. 1900 to the present led to territorial, demographic, and nationalist developments.
• H: Explain the economic changes and continuities resulting from the process of decolonization.

Topic 8.7: Global Resistance to Established Power Structures pages 599-607

• I: Explain various reactions to existing power structures in the period after 1900.

Topic 8.8: End of the Cold War pages 608-614

• J: Explain the causes of the end of the Cold War.

Topic 8.9: Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization pages 615-622

• K: Explain the extent to which the effects of the Cold War were similar in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Topics and Learning Objectives

Topic 9.1: Advances in Technology and Exchange pages 633–640

• A: Explain how the development of new technologies changed the world from 1900 to the present.

Topic 9.2: Technological Advances and Limitations—Disease pages 641–648

• B: Explain how environmental factors have affected human populations over time.

Topic 9.3: Technological Advances—Debates about the Environment pages 649–656

• C: Explain the causes and effects of environmental changes in the period from 1900 to the present.

Topic 9.4: Economics in the Global Age pages 657–666

• D: Explain the continuities and changes in the global economy from 1900 to the present.

Topic 9.5: Calls for Reform and Responses pages 667–678

• E: Explain how social categories, roles, and practices have been maintained and challenged over time.

Topic 9.6: Globalized Culture pages 679–687

• F: Explain how and why globalization has changed culture over time.

Topic 9.7: Resistance to Globalization pages 688–695

• G: Explain the various responses to increasing globalization from 1900 to the present.

Topic 9.8: Institutions Developing in a Globalized World pages 696–706

• H: Explain how and why globalization changed international interactions among states.

Topic 9.9: Continuity and Change in a Globalized World pages 707–712

• I: Explain the extent to which science and technology brought change in the period from 1900 to the present.