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Excerpts from the AP Teacher's Guide in World History

by Lawrence Charap
Head of History and Social Sciences Content Development Group
The College Board
Providence, Rhode Island

AP Central is pleased to make available sections of the AP Teacher's Guide in World History. These pieces contain links to relevant Web sites and have been presented in a form that allows easy navigation between subsections of the material.

The units presented below represent the depth and scope of materials available in the AP Teacher's Guide.
  • Changes in World View
    Professor Richard Rosen's unit summarizes the shifting understanding of cosmology in world history from ancient times to modernity.
      Changes in World View

  • East Africa, the Western Indian Ocean Basin, and the World Economy, 1760 to 1880
    Renee Tantala's unit explores the complex interconnections between different world regions, political relationships, and social and technological developments in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Appendices to the unit include classroom discussion questions, a timeline and glossary, and Web sites for student activities.
      East Africa, the Western Indian Ocean Basin, and the World Economy, 1760 to 1880

  • Gender in the AP World History Course
    Sarah Shaver Hughes's unit explores ways that a focus on gender relations and roles can alter students' understanding of the relationship between individuals and societies.
      Gender in the AP World History Course

  • Sample Syllabus from the AP Teacher's Guide in World History
    An AP World History syllabus by Tim Connell of the Laurel Hill School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
      Sample Syllabus from the AP Teacher's Guide in World History
The complete AP Teacher's Guide in World History is available for purchase from the CB Store in "See also..." below.


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