Course Outline

Week	Units	Topics \| Projects	Themes		Chp.
1	I Foundations (? Ã1000 C.E)	World Geography Review	Seeking Stability		Varies
2		Early Societies in Asia, Africa and Europe			5
3		Cross- Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Road			12
4		Islam: Research Cubes Due			14
5	II Age of Cross -Cultural Interactions(1000 Ã 1450)	Nomadic Empires	Seeking Connections		18 (18-22)
6		Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa			19
7		Western Europe in the Middle Ages			20
8		Americas and Oceania			21
9		Cross Ã Cultural Interactions			22
10	III The Origins of Global Interdependence (1450-1750)	Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections	Seeking Progress		23 (23-29)
11		Transformation of Europe			24
12		New Worlds: America and Oceania			25
13		Africa and the Atlantic World			26
14		Tradition and Change in East Asia			27
15		Islamic Empire			28
16		Russian Empires			29
17	IV An Age of Revolution (1750-1914)	Revolutions in the Atlantic World	Seeking Revitalization		30 (30-34)
18		Industrial Society			31
19		America in the Age of Independence			32
20		Societies at Crossroads			33
21		Building of Global Empires			34
22	IV Contemporary Global Realignments(1914- Present)	The Great War		Seeking Sovereignty	35 (35-40)
23		Age of Anxiety			36
24		World War II			37
25		Bipolar World			38
26		Retreat from Empire			39
27		A World without Borders			40
28	Review for Exam
29	Review for Exam
	A.P. World History Exam, May 12, 2003