Topic 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
Learning Objectives
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Explain the process of state building and decline in Eurasia over time.
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Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
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Explain the significance of the Mongol Empire in larger patterns of continuity and change.
Reading and Notes
Class Activities
Wiki Project
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 85-90
Topic 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean
Learning Objectives
Reading and Notes
Class Activities
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Explain the causes of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
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Explain the effects of the growth of networks of exchange after 1200.
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Explain the role of environmental factors in the development of networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Wiki Project
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 95-97
DBQ Introduction Lesson
Topic 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
Learning Objectives
Reading and Notes
Class Activities
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Explain the causes and effects of the growth of trans-Saharan trade.
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Explain how the expansion of empires influenced trade and communication over time.
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 103-105
Wiki Project
Learning Objectives
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Explain the similarities and differences among the various networks of exchange in the period from c. 1200 to c. 1450.
Reading and Notes
Class Activities
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AMSCO AP World History Modern pages 127-130