AP+World+History+2

**AP World History Block 2**

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**5-Themes Activity** **Civilizations:** Mesopotamia (45-56) Egypt (early) (59-69) Egypt (complex) (69-80) South Asia (87-105)

**Early Religions of South Asia (India)** **Religions:** Early Aryan (Brahmanism) (99-104) Jainism (217-218) Early Buddhism (219-221) Mahayana Buddhism (222-224) Popular Hinduism (224-227)

**Ancient Greece and Rome** **Civilization Topics:** 1 - Early Greek Society (231-245) 2 - Greek Economy, Society, and Cultural Life (245-255) 3 - Rome: Kingdom, Republic, and Empire (259-271) 4 - Roman Economy, Society, and Cosmopolitan Life (271-284)

**End of the Classical Era Activity** **Civilizations:** Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantines) Western Roman Empire Gupta Civilization (Classical India)* Han China Korea, Vietnam, and Japan (pre-history - 1600 CE) Cross Cultural Exchanges and the Silk Road

**The Post-Classical Era Activity Civilizations:** Post-Classical Africa Post-Classical India Post-Classical Eurasia and Asia Americas and Oceania The Expansive Realm of Islam Post-Classical Europe

**Crisis and Recovery**: Cross-Cultural Interactions (565-576) Crisis and Bubonic Plague (576-579) Ming Recovery (579-580) State Building (580-582) The Italian Renaissance (582-585) Exploration and Chinese Reconnaissance (585-586) European Exploration (586-591)

**Capitalist Societies and the New World**: 1 - Early Capitalist Society (648-655) and Europeans in the Pacific (686-691) 2 - Colliding Worlds and Iberian Empires in the Americas and Settlers in the Colonies (665-675) 3 - Colonial Society in the Americas and Sugar, Slavery, Fur Trading, and Christianity and Native Religions (675-686) 4 - African Politics and Society In Early Modern Times and The Kingdoms of Central and South Africa (695-705) 5 - The Atlantic Slave Trade and The African Diaspora (706-718)

**Tradition and Change in East Asia**: Group 1 - The Quest for Political Stability; Ming Dynasty (723-727) Group 2 - The Quest for Political Stability; The Qing Dynasty and The Son of Heaven (727-731) Group 3 - Economic and Social Change; Patriarchs and Population Growth (731-735) Group 4 - Economic and Social Change; Gentry, Commoners, Soldiers, and Mean People (735-738) Group 5 - The Confucian Tradition and New Cultural Influences; Neo-Confucianism and The Return of Christianity (738-741) Group 6 - The Unification of Japan; The Tokugawa Shogunate and Economic and Social Change (741-744) Group 7 - The Unification of Japan; Neo-Confucianism and Christianity and Dutch Learning (744-749)

**The Islamic Empires:** 1 - The Islamic Empires - The Formation (753-759) 2 - The Islamic Empires - The Mughal Empire (759-762) 3 - The Islamic Empires - Imperial Society (762-766) 4 - The Islamic Empires - Religious Affairs in the Islamic Empires (766-770) 5 - The Islamic Empires - In Transition (770-775)

**The Industrial Revolution:** 1 - Technological Innovations of the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions (815-820) 2 - Child Labor During the Industrial Revolution (820-825) 3 - Urbanization and the Changing City During the Industrial Revolution (825-830) 4 - Changing Society During the Industrial Revolution (831-836) 5 - Reformers During the Industrial Revolution (836-842)

**The Americas and Societies at Crossroads:** The Americas in the Age of Independence - The Building of the American States The Americas in the Age of Independence - American Economic Development Societies at Crossroads - The Ottoman Empire in Decline Societies at Crossroads - The Chinese Empire Under Siege

**Imperialism:** //**Imperialism Simulation Group Pages:**// Austria Germany Russia France Britain United States

Imperialism - Africa (909-925) Imperialism - Pacific, Asia, and Legacies (925-939)

**Post-WWI Nationalism:** India (1005-1008) China and Japan (1008-1014) Africa (1014-1020) Latin America (1020-1027)

**The Holocaust:** History of (Intro to) the Holocaust The Nuremberg Laws Ghettos Pogroms (specifically with Kristallnacht) The Euthanasia Program Nazi Racial Hygiene The Final Solution Einsatzgruppen (Mobile Killing Units) Concentration Camps and Gas Chambers Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Medical Experiments and Dr. Mengele (Dr. Death)

**The Post-WWII World:** The Formation of the Bipolar World Challenges to the Superpower Hegemony The End of the Cold War Independence in Asia Decolonization in Africa After Independence - Long-Term Struggles in the Postcolonial Era The Global Economy Cross-Cultural Exchanges and Global Communications Global Problems Crossing Boundaries