Pizarro and Atahualpa
AP World History Homepage
Welcome to the homepage for Mr. Galuhn's AP World History class. Above under the course drop down menu you can find links to the unit calendar and course documents that can be downloaded, but this page is dedicated to providing a central place to find information for this class.
Historical Thinking Skills
The thinking skills that are developed through critical inquiry and historic analysis are list here. There are four areas of historical thinking skills, with specific skills listed below each one:
Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence:
Chronological Reasoning:
Comparison and Contextualization:
Historical Interpretation and Synthesis:
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Themes of World HistorySOCIAL – Development and transformation of social structures
POLITICAL – State-building, expansion and conflict
INTERACTION between humans and the environment
CULTURAL – Development and interaction of cultures
ECONOMIC – Creation, expansion and interaction of economic systems
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Crash Course: World History
Below you'll find a YouTube link to a great resource, Crash Course World History features over 40 mini episodes (10-15 minutes) on different chronological topics in World History. We watch a number of these in class as little break-ups in notes and discussion, but here you've got access to the entire library.
Crash Course: World History II
Below you'll find a YouTube link to another great resource, Crash Course World History II features 30 mini episodes (10-15 minutes) that are far more thematic than linear. We watch a number of these in class as little break-ups in notes and discussion, but here you've got access to the entire library.