AP World History
Course Outline and Syllabus
Mrs. Affinito
A112
14543
AffinitoC@nvnet.org
c.mcloughlin@mailcity.com
Extra Help Hours:
2:36 – 3:00 every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
All other extra help needs to be scheduled with instructor
in person or via email.
Required Text: ( please keep covered at all
times)
Traditions
and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past
Suggested Texts:
World History Review Text, Amsco Publications
How to Prepare for the AP World History Examination: Barron’s Publication
AP Success World History: Peterson’s Publication
Any pocket Atlas
Notebook
Writing Implement
Notebook Paper
Six Themes of AP World History:
1. Impact of interaction among major societies
2. The relationship of change and continuity across time.
3. Impact of technology and demography on people and the environment
4. Systems of social structure and gender structure
5. Cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies
6. Changes in functions and structures of states and in attitudes toward states and political identities including the emergence of nation-states.