AP Study Tips & Study Guide (Key Terms & Concepts) from Ms. Kaz
Highly Recommended Resources
SAMPLE TIMELINE:
TEXT REVIEWS (including Review Readings):
VIDEO REVIEWS (MOST RECOMMENDED VIDEOS):
Heimler's History Videos:
Freemanpedia Videos
Most Relevant Crash Course & Khan Academy Videos:
Strayer Textbook Reading Chapter Reviews on YouTube:
Video Lectures (these are less recommended than those above)
TEXT REVIEWS (including Review Readings):
- Resources/presentations on the Daily Calendar from August 14th - present
- Sample Review Reading from Kaplan <-- provided on the Daily Calendar)
- Princeton Review Reading <-- longest but most thorough
- Crash Course Review Reading <-- shortest, least explanation
- Ms. Oz's Cram Packet - up to 1450
- Google Presentation from another teacher - State Building in Song China, Dar-al Islam, South and Southeast Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.
- Google Presentation from another teacher - Trade Networks
- AP WORLDIPEDIA (look at content listed under Unit 1 and Unit 2)
- FREEMANPEDIA - SO HELPFUL!
VIDEO REVIEWS (MOST RECOMMENDED VIDEOS):
Heimler's History Videos:
- Heimler's History: General overview of regional developments 1200-1450
- Heimler's History: China 1200-1450 NEW or China 1200-1450 old
- Heimler's History: Dar al Islam 1200-1450 NEW or Dar al-Islam 1200-1450 old
- Heimler's History: South & Southeast Asia 1200-1450 NEW or South & Southeast Asia 1200-1450 old
- Heimler's History: State Building in the Americas NEW and State Building in Africa NEW
- Heimler's History: Europe 1200-1450 NEW or Europe 1200-1450 old
- Heimler's History: Mongol Empire NEW
- Heimler's History: General overview NEW or general overview of interregional connections 1200-1450 old
- Heimler's History: Silk Roads Trade NEW
- Heimler's History: Indian Ocean Trade NEW
- Heimler's History: Trans-Saharan Trade NEW
- Heimler's History: General overview - Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, and Trans-Saharan Trade Routes OLD
- Heimler's History: Cultural Effects of Trade NEW 1200-1450 or Cultural Consequences of cultural Consequences of Trade 1200-1450
- Heimler's History: Environmental Consequences of Trade 1200-1450
Freemanpedia Videos
Most Relevant Crash Course & Khan Academy Videos:
- Silk Road
- Indian Ocean Trade (discusses key technology and important trade states like Srivijaya)
- Islam and trade in Africa (discusses Mansa Musa and West Africa, along with East African Swahili City-States)
- The Mongol Empire & their effect on trade
- Russia and the Mongols
- Islam & the Five Pillars
- 2000 Years of Chinese History
- Europe in the Middle Ages and the Crusades (Khan Academy)
Strayer Textbook Reading Chapter Reviews on YouTube:
- Strayer Chapter Review: The Worlds of Islam
- Strayer Chapter Review: China & the Wider World
- Strayer Chapter Review: Worlds of Christendom
- Strayer Chapter Review: The Pastoral Peoples - the Mongols
- Strayer Chapter Review: Commerce & Culture
Video Lectures (these are less recommended than those above)
- Complete Review Video Lecture from Mr. Morgan - 1200-1450
- OLD but still useful Mr. Lasseter's Period 3 Review (note it is in three parts)
- OLD but still useful Ms. Gorges Video Review of 600-1450
Additional Resources
Big Ideas Videos Related to Multiple Regions
Region Review Resources
The Islamic Empire Resources
China & the Wider World Resources
The Mongols Resources
The Americas Resources:
Africa Resources:
India and Southeast Asia:
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe (and the"Holy Roman Empire"?)
The Vikings & Russia Resources:
Important Travelers:
- *Golden Age of Islam
- Cogito Explanation of Islam
- Khan Academy: Introduction to Islam
- Khan Academy: Beginnings of Islam Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 - Spread of Islam
- Crash Course: Islam & the Five Pillars
- Crash Course: Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa
- Heimler's History: Dar Al Islam 1200-1450
- Sufi Islam - Oprah Belief Clip
- Sufi Islam NOW this clip
- Who Are Sufi Muslims & Why Do Extremists Hate Them?
China & the Wider World Resources
- Heimler's History Song China 1200-1450
- Khan Academy: Full Overview of Chinese Imperial Dynasties
- Khan Academy: Prosperity for the Song Dynasty
- Khan Academy: Neo-Confucianism
- Crash Course - 2000 Years of Chinese History
- China's Civil Service Examination System (from ThoughtCo)
- Outline of Chapter 8: China and the Wider World (In PowerPoint Question Format)
- China's Inventions Video Clip (more for fun)
- Helpful website that allows you to click through a timeline and see bullet point notes
The Mongols Resources
- The Mongols Timeline!
- 10 Amazing Facts about the Mongols from Listverse
- BBC Documentary on Genghis Khan
- Crash Course: The Mongols
- Crash Course: Russia and the Mongols
The Americas Resources:
- Aztec Civilization Overview
- Incan Road System
- Heimler's HistoryL State building in the Americas and Africa
Africa Resources:
India and Southeast Asia:
The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe (and the"Holy Roman Empire"?)
- *Heimler's History: Europe 1200-1450
- Silly but helpful song about the Holy Roman Empire (what is it, why should you care about it, who is the Holy Roman Emperor?)
- Khan Academy: GREAT overview - Europe in the Middle Ages and the Crusades
- Khan Academy: Justinian & The Byzantine Empire Overview
- Khan Academy: The Great Schism Part One and Part Two
- Khan Academy: Christianity in the Roman Empire
- Crash Course: Fall of Roman Empire & Growth of Byzantine Empire
- Crash Course: The Crusades VERY GOOD REVIEW
- Medieval Europe Part 1 Lecture from another teacher
- Full Documentary from History Channel on the Byzantine Empire
The Vikings & Russia Resources:
- History Channel Clips
- The Development of Russia (includes mention of Slavic people, Vikings, the Byzantine Empire and Russia)
Important Travelers:
- Ibn Battuta Documentary "The Man Who Walked Across the Earth"
- Marco Polo Documentary!
COMPLETE TIME PERIOD REVIEWS (OLD):
- LASSETER'S FULL 600-1450 Review (He will call this "Time Period Three") (three videos total, keep clicking next)
- (GORGES FULL PERIOD ONE REVIEW (Also will call it "Time Period Three") (shorter video)
Geographic Understanding