WHAP
NHS WHAP
AP World History Overview
WORLD HISTORY THEMES
1. Interactions between Humans and the Environment.
2. Development and Interaction of Cultures
3. State-building, expansion, and conflict
4. Social and Gender Structure.
5. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
6. Development and Transformation of Social Structures
CHRONOLOGICAL BOUNDARIES
8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E. Development of Agriculture/Rise of States, Social, Culture
600 C.E. - 1450 C.E. Muslims/Mongols
1450 C.E. - 1750 C.E. Exploration/Colonization
1750 C.E. - 1914 C.E. Revolutions/Imperialization
1914 C.E. - Present WWI through Globalization
HABITS OF THE MIND
FIRST CATEGORY
Constructing and evaluating arguments: using evidence to create plausible arguments
Using documents and other primary data: developing the skills necessary to analyze point of view and
context, and to understand and interpret information
Assessing continuity and change over time and over different world regions
Understanding diversity of interpretations through analysis of context, point of view, and frame of
reference
SECOND CATEGORY
Seeing global patterns and processes over time and space while connecting local developments to
global ones
Comparing within and among societies, including comparing societies’ reactions to global processes.
Considering human commonalities and differences
Exploring claims of universal standards in relation to culturally diverse ideas
Exploring the persistent relevance of world history to contemporary developments
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