I’ve generally kept designations for things I’ve used in my almost-AP World History class, but that doesn’t necessarily mean those things are only useful in AP. It should go without saying that I have no connection to AP, College Board, or anyone else of elevated repute – I’m just an old guy doing my best to teach some history to young people who love the TikTok and the Chatty G.P. Tea. If you’re looking for ancient history stuff, you may find a few useful things here or under Other Geography and World History.
PDFs should open in a separate window where they can be easily downloaded. You can make your own copy of any Google Docs or Google Slides materials to edit as you see fit, distribute to students, or convert into whatever other formats you prefer.
These aren’t necessarily the “best” things I’ve ever done in class, but they are the easiest to share online with minimal explanation. If you figure out a way to gain massive wealth and long-overdue fame using any of these materials, please cut me in. Otherwise, I mostly just hope you find some of it useful.
APWH Day One Document (Instructions on Google Slides) – I’m a big fan of diving in on Day One, in this case with a letter from Leonardo DaVinci to the Duke of Milan trying to get a job breaking things and killing people, but in cool new ways.
APWH Day One Document (Primary Source on Google Docs) – The student handout, minus identifying information, for the Day One activity above.
APWH Day One Document (Primary Source on PDF) – The student handout, minus identifying information, for the Day One activity above.
APWH “What To Expect” (Presentation on Google Slides) – Obviously you’re free to edit this as necessary to fit your goals and priorities.
APWH Maps Intro (Assignment on Google Slides) – World History is so much easier if we have a general idea of where things are…
APWH Maps Intro (Assignment on PDF) – Same assignment, paper handout version
The Neolithic Revolution (Presentation on Google Slides w/ Quiz)
“When Time Became History” (Video Questions on Google Docs) – The link to the video is included in the document
“When Time Became History” (Video Questions on PDF) – The link to the video is included in the document
World Regions and Early Civilizations Maps (Assignment on Google Slides)
World Regions and Early Civilizations Maps (Assignment on PDF)
AMSCO APWH Modern Prologue, Part One (Assignment on Google Slides) – I’ve opted to include some of the textbook-specific assignments in hopes they’re useful for some of you, either because you use the same textbook or because they’re easy to edit to fit whatever textbook you do use. Maybe.
APWH Classical Era Overview (Presentation on Google Slides w/ Quiz)
APWH Classical Era Overview (Student Notes on Google Docs)
APWH Classical Era Overview (Student Notes on PDF)
Crash Course World History #9: The Silk Road (Student Outline on Google Docs)
Crash Course World History #9: The Silk Road (Student Outline on PDF)
Crash Course World History #18: Indian Ocean Trade (Student Outline on Google Docs)
Crash Course World History #18: Indian Ocean Trade (Student Outline on PDF)
“Who Am I? (and When?)” – Unit #0 (Assignment on Google Docs) – This is a collection of four Neolithic Revolution perspectives, but I wouldn’t tell students that going in. I doubt I’ll use this in AP World, but it fits here in terms of the general time period, so…
“Who Am I? (and When?)” – Unit #0 (Assignment on PDF) – This is a collection of four Neolithic Revolution perspectives, but I wouldn’t tell students that going in. I doubt I’ll use this in AP World, but it fits here in terms of the general time period, so…
“Where Am I?” – Unit #0 (Assignment on Google Docs) – This is a small group / class discussion activity to use for review or informal assessment or just to break things up a bit.
“Where Am I?” – Unit #0 (Assignment on PDF) – This is a small group / class discussion activity to use for review or informal assessment or just to break things up a bit
“Where Am I?” – Unit #0 Answer Key (Teacher Key on Google Docs) – I probably won’t post keys for all of these (eventually kids will figure out how to find them if I do), but I’m sharing this first one to help establish the basic idea of the assignment
“Where Am I?” – Unit #0 Answer Key (Teacher Key on PDF) – I probably won’t post keys for all of these (eventually kids will figure out how to find them if I do), but I’m sharing this first one to help establish the basic idea of the assignment