AP World History Unit 2 Planner
Religions & Classical Era Empires
Big Question: What is an “empire,” and how were Classical Era empires different
from Ancient era empires?
Date
Thurs
8/27
Fri
8/28
Class Activities
Handouts & Homework
• Key Concepts, Period #2
• Must Know Dates Answer Key & Practice Sheet,
(Organization & Reorganization of
Quiz Wed 9/9 on dates from Eras #1 & #2
Human Societies)
• Unit 02A SG, Persia, China & India, (Brief Ed.
• Intro to Classical Era (World
Ch 5-9) Due Wed 9/9
History For Us All “Big Era #4”)
(WHFUA) ppt
• Zoroastrianism (the religion you’ve
• Comparative Religions “Fact Chart”
probably never heard of)
• Howard Spodek: What IS an “Empire?
• Peter Winn: Subjects’ View of Empires
• Comparing Religions Table Due Mon 9/21
Mon
8/31
Wed
9/2
Thu
9/3
• What IS an “empire?”
• Excerpts from Lost Civilizations:
Qin/Han China dvd
• Confucius Speaks
(Confucianism illustrated)
(excerpts of the Analects)
• Buddhism: Beliefs, Art & Images
Fri
9/4
• Hinduism(s) Beliefs, Art & Images • Read Brief Ch 7 Classical India, p. 121-135
• Questions per Unit 02A SG
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Read Bentley Brief,Ch 6 Classical China, p. 103-118
Mencius: How to Be a Good Ruler
Ban Zhao: Lessons for Women
Laozi Speaks (Daoism illustrated) (excerpts of the
Daodejing)
LABOR DAY- MONDAY 9/7
Wed
9/9
• “Must Know” Dates quiz
(Periods #1-2, 8000 BCE-600 CE)
• Hand back Unit 1 Test thesis ¶s
& review grading criteria
Introduce Debate: Ending the Era of
Warring States (Fri 9/11)
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Read Brief Ch 8 Mediterranean Empires:
Greece & Rome, Greece, p. 139-153
AP World History Unit 2 Planner
Religions & Classical Era Empires
• Confucianism
• Daoism
• (work on) Comparing Religions
Chart
• Read Brief Ch 8 Mediterranean Empires:
Rome, p. 153-163
• The Conrad-Demerest Model of Empires
• Unit 2B SG Primary Sources re: Greece, Rome, Silk
Roads, Due Thur 9/24
• Unit 2 Maps, Due Thur 9/24
Fri
9/11
• Discussion among Confucian,
Daoist, & Legalist supporters:
Which philosophy would best end
the Era of Warring States?
Mon
9/14
• Jewish & Christian religious
beliefs, art & architecture
• Islam, Empire of Faith, DVD1
• Plato’s Republic excerpt
• Greek Realities, Finley Hooper
• The Greeks: Slavery, Anthony Andrews
Wd
9/16
• Islam, Empire of Faith
• Greece & Rome (Mediterranean)
• Read Bentley Brief, Ch 9 Silk Roads, p. 165-174
Thur
9/10
Thu
9/17
10/6
Fri
9/18
• Read The Formation of Classical Societies
• Trade Networks in the Classical
Era
Mon
9/21
• Compare Classical Era Empires
• What makes an Empire “Fall?”
• Cross-Cultural contacts in the
Classical Era
• Continuity & Change over Time (CCOT) Essay
rubric
• Essay Question for Test
Wed
9/23
• Review for Unit 2 Test
• Work on Key Concept SGs,
Classical Trade Networks
• Name 5s
• Key Concept SGs
• WHAPOLOGY!
Thur
9/24
• Unit 2 Test, Classical Era
• “How to EBQ”
• Sect. I: General Advice for all Essays, p. iii-iv
(Ch 5-9) Key Concepts Era #2 (2.1,
2.2, 2.3)
• Sect. II: the EBQ, p. iv-v
• Review Test M/C Questions
Fri
9/25
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• “How to EBQ”
• Sect. III: The Question, p. 1-3
• Sect. IV: Historical Background, p. 4
• Sect. V: Reading & Analyzing the Sources, p. 5-8
Note: In this unit we’ll focus solely on Islam as a religion. The political & cultural aspects will be part of
the next unit.
AP World History Unit 2 Planner
Religions & Classical Era Empires
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EBQ “Mini-Unit”
EBQ mini-Unit
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Mon
9/28
Read “How to EBQ” Sect I-V
Sect. I: General Advice for all Essays, p. iii-iv
Sect. II: the EBQ, p. iv-v
Sect. III: The Question, p. 1-3
Sect. IV: Historical Background, p. 4
Sect. V: Reading & Analyzing the Sources, p. 5-8
• Read & analyze the Question,
Historical Background ¶, and each
of the 6 Sources.
• Understand what evidence the
individual Sources contribute to
the question.
• Sect VI: Pulling It All Together, p. 15-17
• Sect VII: Thesis, p. 18-20
• Sect VIII: Additional Evidence, p. 21
• Understand how the sources
collectively/cumulatively
contribute to the question and
to each other.
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FriWed
10/210/7
• Read, score, & critique sample
EBQ essays.
• Sample A
• Sample B
Thur
10/8
• Write EBQ Essay in Class
Wed
9/30
Thu
10/1
Appendix B: Suggested Generic EBQ Structure
Appendix C: Bias Rules
Appendix D: “Must Do/Not Do” for EBQs
Appendix E: Instead of “Said”
Appendix F: “Using” Sources for the EBQ
Appendix G: Frequent EBQ Mistakes
Appendix H: “Power Writing” for EBQs