AP® World Unit 1 Global Tapestry Lecture Guided Notes Bundle WHAP PowerPoint

This bundle is for AP® World History Modern's Unit 1: The Global Tapestry. Dynamic lectures, visually engaging guided notes, and several supplemental activities are available for topics 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 in Unit 1. Topic 1.7 is also covered with a few questions that draw on the previous topics for comparisons. Each lecture is set up to cover all the material outlined in the CED, and each slide has additional speaker notes that give you more information on the slide's topic. Details of each lecture can be found below.

Lectures included:

• 1.1 Developments in East Asia
• 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam
• 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia
• 1.4 State Building in the Americas
• 1.5 State Building in Africa
• 1.6 Developments in Europe

Each lecture listed above comes with detailed speaker notes, a student guided note packet, and video questions. Some lessons have additional materials such as an SAQ prompt, primary source activity, timeline project, and a reading assignment.

Bonus! Included with this bundle is a simple, 1-page review sheet. Students can use this as a quick reference sheet for the major content covered in Unit 1.

Please take a look at the previews to get an idea of what is included with these lessons for AP® World classrooms.

I do plan to create lessons for all units this year but cannot yet give a specific timeline for completion.

Unit 4 is complete and is available here.

The Topic 1.1 lectures cover the following topics:

• Background on Chinese dynasties and Confucianism
• Song imperial bureaucracy, meritocracy, and civil service exam
• The rise of Neo-Confucianism
• Song government organization
• Technology and innovations from the Tang Dynasty that affected the Song Dynasty
• Champa rice
• Proto-industrialization, the Grand Canal, internal and external trade
• A closer look at silk in the Song economy
• The sophisticated taxation system of the Song
• Commercialization and urbanization
• The Song tributary system
• Comparison of the Song and Aztec tributary systems
• Chinese cultural influences on Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
• The spread of Buddhism, comparison of schools of Buddhism
• Introduces the structure of Heian government
• Literature including The Tale of Genji
• Development of Japanese poetry
• Introduction to Shintō
• Chinese influences on Shintō
• Ryōbu Shintō- the syncretic religion that developed during the Heian period that combined Buddhist and Shintō deities
• Continuity in Heian culture in modern-day Japan

The Topic 1.2 Dar al-Islam lecture covers the following topics:

• Basics and origin of Islam
• Early Spread of Islam
• The Abbasid Caliphate and the spread of Islam
• New Islamic political entities
• Seljuk Empire
• The Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
• The Delhi Sultanate
• Sufi missionaries and the spread of Islam in India
• The Islamic Golden Age
• Translation Movement
• Notable figures in the Islamic Golden Age
• Spread of technology and innovation
• Islam and other religions
• Islam in West Africa
• Islam in Asia

The Topic 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia lecture covers the following topics:

• Basic geography of Southeast Asia
• The Chola Dynasty
• The Imperial Pandyas in southern India
• The Bhakti Movement
• A quick identifying arguments activity
• Vijayanagara Empire
• The Delhi Sultanate and Rajput Kingdoms
• Religious Movements
• The Sinhala Dynasties
• Srivijaya Empire
• Majapahit Empire
• Rise of the Khmer Empire
• Religion and and Indian Influence on the Khmer Empire
• Role of water in the Khmer Empire
• Reasons for the decline of the Khmer Empire
• Brief notes on the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia

The Topic 1.4 State Building in the Americas lecture covers the following topics:

• Geography of Maya, Olmec, Aztec, Inca, Cahokia, Mesa Verde, and Chaco
• Intro to the Maya
• Structure of the Maya civilization
• Commerce in Maya city-states
• Mayan urban centers
• Mayan Language and Writing
• Mayan Religion and Rituals
• Decline of the Maya
• Brief look at the Olmecs
• Aztecs (Mexica)
• Founding of Tenochtitlan
• Organization of Aztec Society
• Maintaining Power in the Aztec Empire
• Inca Empire
• Kingdom of Cusco
• Religion in the Inca Empire
• The Incan Ice Maiden
• Incan Economy
• Mississippian Cultures overview
• Cahokia Mounds and Urbanization
• Brief look at Mesa Verde and Chaco Settlements

The Topic 1.5 State Building in Africa lecture covers the following topics:

• Geography of Africa States
• The Bantu Migrations
• Hausa Kingdoms
• Mali Empire
• Decline of Mali Empire
• Questions about Historical Sources
• Great Zimbabwe
• Ethiopia
• Religion in Ethiopia

The Topic 1.6 Developments in Europe lecture covers the following topics:

• Feudalism and Manorialism
• Power Shifts in Europe
• The Magna Carta
• Emergence of Powerful Monarchies
• The Hundred Years' War
• The Great Schism of 1054
• Major Religions in Europe
• Reconquista of Spain
• The Crusades

The Topic 1.7 comparisons include:

• The Use of Religion by the State: Song China and the Abbasid Caliphate
• European and Japanese Feudalism
• Aztec and Song China Tributary Systems
• Baghdad, Timbuktu, and the Srivijaya Empire's Proximity to Major Trade Routes
• European Serfdom and the Inca Mit'a System
• An Identifying Historical Arguments Lesson

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