Ms. Aydinian's Class
Notecard Information
Hey guys,
I just got back from grading AP World History Exam essays in Ft. Collins, Colorado. From June 2nd through the 9th 1000 Readers graded 180,000+ students' free response essays.
Understandably, I did not have much free time to post the notecards to the site. They will be posted Tuesday. Until then, you can read the chapters and annotate.
You want to read the sections before you write your notecards anyway. Students who write their notecards as they are reading the material have a habit of putting both too much information and non-essential information on their cards.
I just got back from grading AP World History Exam essays in Ft. Collins, Colorado. From June 2nd through the 9th 1000 Readers graded 180,000+ students' free response essays.
Understandably, I did not have much free time to post the notecards to the site. They will be posted Tuesday. Until then, you can read the chapters and annotate.
You want to read the sections before you write your notecards anyway. Students who write their notecards as they are reading the material have a habit of putting both too much information and non-essential information on their cards.
Notecard update - June 16, 2011
Sorry everyone,
Due to unforeseen events, there has been a delay in the posting of the notecards. Please note that they will be posted before the end of the weekend, and most likely by Saturday night. You should read and annotate in the packets first anyway. Just like the directions for the notecards state, you are limited in words and items on the notecards. If you are already done reading, then start identifying, prioritizing, and summarizing information for the cards.
Due to unforeseen events, there has been a delay in the posting of the notecards. Please note that they will be posted before the end of the weekend, and most likely by Saturday night. You should read and annotate in the packets first anyway. Just like the directions for the notecards state, you are limited in words and items on the notecards. If you are already done reading, then start identifying, prioritizing, and summarizing information for the cards.
Notecards!
We are going to go chapter by chapter. Later chapters will be posted tomorrow. Do not highlight your cards, we will do that the first day of class. I have given you readings out of two different WHAP textbooks. The chapters below are listed in the order that they appear in the packet.
Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations from the Stearns Textbook
Early Humans (including name, time period, location, migrations, characteristics, etc)
Paleolithic (time period, characteristics of people, migrations, locations, etc)
Mesolithic (time period, characteristics of people, migrations, locations, etc)
Neolithic Revolution
Hunters and Gatherers (specify roles & responsibilities)
Slash and Burn Agriculture (what is it? how was it performed? where was it done?)
Civilization (characteristics)
Metal working
Division of Labor/Specialization
Catal Huyuk (location, time, characteristics, etc)
Nomadic
Civilization vs Non-Civilization
River Valley Civilization - Mesopotamia/Tigris & Euphrates Rivers (includes Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian. You must be specific about what time periods, characteristics, etc. go with which society)
River Valley Civilization - Egypt/Nile River
River Valley Civilization - India-Harrapan/Indus River (Indus River, Harrapan Civilization-you will see it referred to by both, and also by RVC India)
River Valley Civilization - China/Yellow River
Phoenicians
Jewish People/Jewish State
Chapter 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations from the Bulliet Textbook
FYI: PIRATES cards will help you out for your first paper that will be due in the beginning of September. I know it seems like a lot, but you will be thanking me when you are writing your essays!!!
Civilization (add to previous card information that you read in the chapter intro. something to think about--how do cultures define "civilizing" another culture?)
Mesopotamia-PIRATES (one card for each of the letters. What does each letter stand for? Click here.)
Sumerians (region that they live in, what are they know for, language, notable technology, other characteristics, etc.)
city-state
Hammurabi (dates, notable events, position, etc.)
Epic of Gilgamesh
scribe
anthropomorphic
polythestic
ziggurat (sketch out what it looks like and make sure to note the purpose)
cuneiform (sketch out examples, explain characteristics, where found and how used, etc.)
Egypt PIRATES (one card for each of the letters. Make sure you note the difference between Upper and Lower Egypt and what ma'at is)
Pharoah
dynasty
pyramid (sketch out what it looks like and make sure to note the purpose)
hieroglyphics (sketch out examples, explain characteristics, where found and how used, etc.)
Indus Valley PIRATES (one card for each of the letters)
Chapter 3: The Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Hemisphere from the Bulliet Textbook
China PIRATES (one card for each of the letters)
Shang Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Zhou Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Mandate of Heaven
Legalism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.)
Confucius (dates, what is he notable for, books, etc.)
Confucianism (see Legalism for what to include)
Daoism (see Legalism for what to include)
Yin & Yang
Middle East in Second Millennium BCE (draw a map of the region, make divisions, write characteristics of each region directly on map)
Hittites (region that they live in, what are they know for, language, notable technology, other characteristics, etc.)
New Kingdom Egypt (include PIRATES info on card--one card for all, unlike above)
Nubia (include PIRATES info on card-there might not be as much, include what you find)
Kush (include PIRATES info on card-ditto)
Nubian Dynasty of Egypt (name, dates of rule, characteristics of rule, capitals, etc.)
Meroe (two dots above the E. PIRATES info on card)
Minoan Civilization (PIRATES info on card)
Mycean Civilization (PIRATES info on card)
Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Commerce/Settlement/Conflict characteristics (what defined these things in these regions at this time? what were the Minoans, Myceans, Hittites, etc. doing?)
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization-China from the Stearns Textbook
Classical Era (in the Part 2 intro--dates of era, definition, best examples of Classical civilizations, interaction within and with others, characteristics of Classical Era and Classical civilizations)
Classical China (define dynasties which constitute this era in China)
Era of Warring States (dates, characteristics, etc.)
Qin Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Qin Shih Huangdi (dates, position, accomplishments, etc.)
Han Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
bureaucracy
Examination system (what is it, who was eligible, how was it done, what was it for, etc)
Chinese social classes and characteristics (make sure you draw a social pyramid with the lowest classes on the bottom, emperor on top, also make sure to discuss characteristics of the classes and social characteristics in general--peasant life, jobs, etc.)
Chinese Trade and Economy (what makes the Chinese money? what do most people do? who do they trade with? what are the imports and exports? currency? etc.)
Chinese Art and Literature
Women's roles in China
Chapter 3: Classical Civilization-India from the Stearns Textbook
Vedic & Epic Ages of India (make sure you include the literature! it has been on the AP Exam)
Ayrans
Caste system (draw the social pyramid, should be 5 different castes, include charactersitics of class, do not forget to discuss jati on the card)
Hinduism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, clergy, conversion, demographics of followers, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.---located on page 51 in right column as well as later in the chapter)
Buddhism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, clergy, conversion, demographics of followers, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.)
Regionalism in India
Mauyran Empire (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of empire)
Ashoka
dharma & karma & brahma (divide card into 3 columns, define and discuss characteristics of each term in separate columns)
Gupta Empire (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of empire)
Women's roles in India
Social life in India (peasant life vs wealthy)
Indian Art
Indian Technology
Indian Economy and trade (what makes the Indians money? what do most people do? who do they trade with? what are the imports and exports? currency? etc.)
Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations from the Stearns Textbook
Early Humans (including name, time period, location, migrations, characteristics, etc)
Paleolithic (time period, characteristics of people, migrations, locations, etc)
Mesolithic (time period, characteristics of people, migrations, locations, etc)
Neolithic Revolution
Hunters and Gatherers (specify roles & responsibilities)
Slash and Burn Agriculture (what is it? how was it performed? where was it done?)
Civilization (characteristics)
Metal working
Division of Labor/Specialization
Catal Huyuk (location, time, characteristics, etc)
Nomadic
Civilization vs Non-Civilization
River Valley Civilization - Mesopotamia/Tigris & Euphrates Rivers (includes Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian. You must be specific about what time periods, characteristics, etc. go with which society)
River Valley Civilization - Egypt/Nile River
River Valley Civilization - India-Harrapan/Indus River (Indus River, Harrapan Civilization-you will see it referred to by both, and also by RVC India)
River Valley Civilization - China/Yellow River
Phoenicians
Jewish People/Jewish State
Chapter 2: The First River-Valley Civilizations from the Bulliet Textbook
FYI: PIRATES cards will help you out for your first paper that will be due in the beginning of September. I know it seems like a lot, but you will be thanking me when you are writing your essays!!!
Civilization (add to previous card information that you read in the chapter intro. something to think about--how do cultures define "civilizing" another culture?)
Mesopotamia-PIRATES (one card for each of the letters. What does each letter stand for? Click here.)
Sumerians (region that they live in, what are they know for, language, notable technology, other characteristics, etc.)
city-state
Hammurabi (dates, notable events, position, etc.)
Epic of Gilgamesh
scribe
anthropomorphic
polythestic
ziggurat (sketch out what it looks like and make sure to note the purpose)
cuneiform (sketch out examples, explain characteristics, where found and how used, etc.)
Egypt PIRATES (one card for each of the letters. Make sure you note the difference between Upper and Lower Egypt and what ma'at is)
Pharoah
dynasty
pyramid (sketch out what it looks like and make sure to note the purpose)
hieroglyphics (sketch out examples, explain characteristics, where found and how used, etc.)
Indus Valley PIRATES (one card for each of the letters)
Chapter 3: The Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Hemisphere from the Bulliet Textbook
China PIRATES (one card for each of the letters)
Shang Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Zhou Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Mandate of Heaven
Legalism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.)
Confucius (dates, what is he notable for, books, etc.)
Confucianism (see Legalism for what to include)
Daoism (see Legalism for what to include)
Yin & Yang
Middle East in Second Millennium BCE (draw a map of the region, make divisions, write characteristics of each region directly on map)
Hittites (region that they live in, what are they know for, language, notable technology, other characteristics, etc.)
New Kingdom Egypt (include PIRATES info on card--one card for all, unlike above)
Nubia (include PIRATES info on card-there might not be as much, include what you find)
Kush (include PIRATES info on card-ditto)
Nubian Dynasty of Egypt (name, dates of rule, characteristics of rule, capitals, etc.)
Meroe (two dots above the E. PIRATES info on card)
Minoan Civilization (PIRATES info on card)
Mycean Civilization (PIRATES info on card)
Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Commerce/Settlement/Conflict characteristics (what defined these things in these regions at this time? what were the Minoans, Myceans, Hittites, etc. doing?)
Chapter 2: Classical Civilization-China from the Stearns Textbook
Classical Era (in the Part 2 intro--dates of era, definition, best examples of Classical civilizations, interaction within and with others, characteristics of Classical Era and Classical civilizations)
Classical China (define dynasties which constitute this era in China)
Era of Warring States (dates, characteristics, etc.)
Qin Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
Qin Shih Huangdi (dates, position, accomplishments, etc.)
Han Dynasty (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of dynasty)
bureaucracy
Examination system (what is it, who was eligible, how was it done, what was it for, etc)
Chinese social classes and characteristics (make sure you draw a social pyramid with the lowest classes on the bottom, emperor on top, also make sure to discuss characteristics of the classes and social characteristics in general--peasant life, jobs, etc.)
Chinese Trade and Economy (what makes the Chinese money? what do most people do? who do they trade with? what are the imports and exports? currency? etc.)
Chinese Art and Literature
Women's roles in China
Chapter 3: Classical Civilization-India from the Stearns Textbook
Vedic & Epic Ages of India (make sure you include the literature! it has been on the AP Exam)
Ayrans
Caste system (draw the social pyramid, should be 5 different castes, include charactersitics of class, do not forget to discuss jati on the card)
Hinduism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, clergy, conversion, demographics of followers, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.---located on page 51 in right column as well as later in the chapter)
Buddhism (religion or philosophy, deity/deities, place of founding, founder, clergy, conversion, demographics of followers, holy text, main idea/teaching, rules, vocab to know, etc.)
Regionalism in India
Mauyran Empire (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of empire)
Ashoka
dharma & karma & brahma (divide card into 3 columns, define and discuss characteristics of each term in separate columns)
Gupta Empire (need to include start/end dates, founder, rulers, notable PIRATES characteristics, territory gain/loss, wars, fall of empire)
Women's roles in India
Social life in India (peasant life vs wealthy)
Indian Art
Indian Technology
Indian Economy and trade (what makes the Indians money? what do most people do? who do they trade with? what are the imports and exports? currency? etc.)
