Shelton High School AP World History Overview
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| 2024109687 | AP WORLD PERIODS | Foundations (8000 B.C.E-600 C.E) Two (600-1450) Three (1450-1750) Four (1750-1914) Five (1914-Present) | 0 | |
| 2024109688 | AP DATE DESIGNATIONS | B.C.E: Before Common Era C.E.: Common Era Correspond to B.C. and A.D. Respectively | 1 | |
| 2031920047 | AP WORLD THEMES | Human-Environmental Interaction Cultural Interaction Political Development Economics System Change in Social Structure | 2 | |
| 2031920048 | Civilization | Advanced Cities, Complex Institutions, Skilled Workers, Advanced Technology, Record Keeping System | 3 | |
| 2031920049 | Climate | Temperature and Precipitation pattern over a period of time. Largely determined by Latitude. | 4 | |
| 2031920050 | Cultural Diffusion | The transmissions of ideas and products from one culture to another. EX: Spread of Agriculture in Eurasia | 5 | |
| 2031920051 | Independent Invention | A society's technological development through its own inventiveness. EX: Iron Working in Kush | 6 | |
| 2031920052 | Monsoon | A seasonal wind. Guided sailors through the Indian Ocean. | 7 | |
| 2031920053 | Steppe | A dry grassland. EX: Steppes of Central Asia | 8 | |
| 2031920054 | Arctic Ocean | Smallest Ocean, Packed in Ice most of year,Difficult to Navigate, Location of North-West Passage sought by early explorers. | 9 | |
| 2031920055 | Indian Ocean | Third Largest Ocean, Extensive Trade, Monsoon Winds, Commercial Rivalries | 10 | |
| 2031920056 | Atlantic Ocean | Second Largest Ocean, Colombian Exchange, Caribbean Plantations, Greco-Roman Civilizations | 11 | |
| 2031920057 | Pacific Ocean | Largest Ocean, Dotted with Islands, Polynesian Voyagers, Manila Galleons, WWII Island Hopping | 12 | |
| 2031920058 | Foundations: Key Comparison | Agriculture in East/West Hemisphere Spread of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity Decline and Fall of Han China, Rome and Gupta India | 13 | |
| 2031920059 | Period Two: Key Comparisons | Feudalism in Japan and Western Europe Mongol rule in Russia and China Chinese and Europeans in the Indian Ocean Muslim Spain and feudal Europe | 14 | |
| 2031920060 | Period Three: Key Comparisons | Reactions of Japan and China to Western Influence Gender Roles in Ming China and Western Europe Western European versus Asian and Ottoman Technology | 15 | |
| 2031920061 | Period Four: Key Comparisons | Industrial Revolution in Japan, Europe and Russia Revolutions: American, French, Haitian, Mexican (1910) and Chinese; Imperialism in India and Africa | 16 | |
| 2031920062 | Period 5: Key Comparisons | Capitalism and Communism Decolonization of Africa and India Russian and Chinese Revolutions Results of WWI and WWII | 17 | |
| 2031920063 | East Asia | China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea Gobi Desert,Tibetan Plateau | 18 | |
| 2031920064 | Southeast Asia | Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia Ring of Fire | 19 | |
| 2031920065 | Oceania Australia | Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea Outback, Great Barrier Reef, Great Dividing Range | 20 | |
| 2031920066 | Central Asia | Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan Gobi Desert, Lake Baikal, Ural Mountains, Steppe | 21 | |
| 2031920067 | South Asia | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Khyber Pass Monsoons | 22 | |
| 2031920068 | Southwest Asia (middle East) and North Africa | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert, Sahara Desert | 23 | |
| 2031920069 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Nigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and South Africa Kalahari desert, Tropical Rainforest, Great Rift Valley Lake Victoria | 24 | |
| 2031920070 | Western Europe | Spain, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Austria ; Alps, Pyrenees | 25 | |
| 2031920071 | Eastern Europe | Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia Caucasus Mountains, Carpathian Mountains | 26 | |
| 2031920072 | North America | Canada, United States, Mexico Rocky Mountains, Canadian Shield, Sierra Madre Mountains | 27 | |
| 2031920073 | Latin America | Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Argentina Amazon Rainforest, Andes mountains, Pampas | 28 |
