All this part of the book is, is two full length practice tests made up but the Princeton Review. Starting with the instructions, then the multiple choice questions, then the three essays, DBQ, Change-Over-Time, and Comparative Essays. Then after that the explanations to the multiple choice questions, and a few things about the essays. Chapter 11 is practice test 1, Chapter 12, the answer, Chapter 13, practice test 2, Chapter 14, the answers.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Chapter 10 -8.27.08-
This is Chapter 10, Recent Stuff: Around 1914 to the Present. In this chapter it explains World War One, World War Two, Communism and the Cold War, Independence Movements and Developments in Asia and Africa, also Globalization and the World Since. The role of women since 1914.
Twentieth century, women gained the right to vote in many parts of the world. There were dramatic changes in the women's social, political, and economic roles. The upper and middle classes had more access to education and political freedom. It came to the lower and working classes but a lot more slowly.
During this time period there was World War One came first in the chapter then World War Two which I don't really need to explain because I've already learned about. The Cold War I don't know so much about though. It lasted from 1945 to early 1990's, very few places of the world were unaffected. The Soviet Union and U.S.A. were power houses after World War Two. China had a revolution in 1911, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. There was also the Great Depression in the United States, Holocaust in Germany and surrounding countries.
Some important people mentioned in this chapter, Hitler,Mao Zedong ruled some communists. President Truman of the U.S., Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain. General Francisco Franco, took control of large amounts of Spain. Franklin Roosevelt.
After the Cold War obstacles were removed that lead to global interaction and trade. Currencies were no longer tied to old alliances, new business opportunities emerged.
Twentieth century, women gained the right to vote in many parts of the world. There were dramatic changes in the women's social, political, and economic roles. The upper and middle classes had more access to education and political freedom. It came to the lower and working classes but a lot more slowly.
During this time period there was World War One came first in the chapter then World War Two which I don't really need to explain because I've already learned about. The Cold War I don't know so much about though. It lasted from 1945 to early 1990's, very few places of the world were unaffected. The Soviet Union and U.S.A. were power houses after World War Two. China had a revolution in 1911, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. There was also the Great Depression in the United States, Holocaust in Germany and surrounding countries.
Some important people mentioned in this chapter, Hitler,Mao Zedong ruled some communists. President Truman of the U.S., Prime Minster Neville Chamberlain. General Francisco Franco, took control of large amounts of Spain. Franklin Roosevelt.
After the Cold War obstacles were removed that lead to global interaction and trade. Currencies were no longer tied to old alliances, new business opportunities emerged.
Chapter 9 -8.27.08-
Chapter 9, Not So Old Stuff: Sometime Around 1750 to About 1914. This chapter focuses on the Industrial Revolution and the consequences of it, especially as it impacted social and economic developments in Europe and European imperialism in Africa and Asia. First the chapter talked about that the Industrial Revolution, then European Imperialism in India, then the European Imperialism in China, and next Japan Imperialism, then last about Imperialism European Imperialism in Africa.
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain helping the country to its power in the nineteenth century. The revolution then spread through most of Europe as well as to Japan, and to the country that eclipsed Britain first as the most industrialized, the United States.
More technology. Inventions the domestic system which had to do with cotton, the flying shuttle invented by John Kay in 1733, spinning jenny invented by John Hargreaves in 1764.Eli Whitney invented to cotton gin in 1793. Most significant invention was the steam engine. Steamship, steam-powered locomotive. Also the telephone, telegraph, airplane, radio, light bulb, internal combustion engine.
Then European Imperialism, in different countries. And Japanese Imperialism.
Political Developments in the Americas and Europe. American Revolution: The enlightenment had a huge impact because it not only helped to inspire the revolution itself but the type of government that was created after it succeeded. The mercantilism policies drove the American colonists nuts, as was the case in European colonies everywhere. French Revolution: It involved citizens rising up against their own country's leadership, the king was beheaded and the socio-political structure changed. Latin America was inspired by the success of the American Revolution and ideas of the French Revolution.
Industrial Revolution: Age of exploration, Rise of Nationalism, End of Slave Trade, The Enlightenment, Agricultural Revolution, Rise of the Marxism... theres more.
Women. With all the dramatic changes in the nineteenth century it was a low-point in women rights. They were heavily restricted with few freedoms.
Some important people. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian nationalist. Nicholas 2 reigned from 1894-1917. Prime Minster Peter Stolypin. Theodore Roosevelt known as Roosevelt Corollary. Prince von Metternich of Austria. Alexander 1 of Russia, Duke of Wellington of Britain.
The Industrial Revolution started in Britain helping the country to its power in the nineteenth century. The revolution then spread through most of Europe as well as to Japan, and to the country that eclipsed Britain first as the most industrialized, the United States.
More technology. Inventions the domestic system which had to do with cotton, the flying shuttle invented by John Kay in 1733, spinning jenny invented by John Hargreaves in 1764.Eli Whitney invented to cotton gin in 1793. Most significant invention was the steam engine. Steamship, steam-powered locomotive. Also the telephone, telegraph, airplane, radio, light bulb, internal combustion engine.
Then European Imperialism, in different countries. And Japanese Imperialism.
Political Developments in the Americas and Europe. American Revolution: The enlightenment had a huge impact because it not only helped to inspire the revolution itself but the type of government that was created after it succeeded. The mercantilism policies drove the American colonists nuts, as was the case in European colonies everywhere. French Revolution: It involved citizens rising up against their own country's leadership, the king was beheaded and the socio-political structure changed. Latin America was inspired by the success of the American Revolution and ideas of the French Revolution.
Industrial Revolution: Age of exploration, Rise of Nationalism, End of Slave Trade, The Enlightenment, Agricultural Revolution, Rise of the Marxism... theres more.
Women. With all the dramatic changes in the nineteenth century it was a low-point in women rights. They were heavily restricted with few freedoms.
Some important people. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian nationalist. Nicholas 2 reigned from 1894-1917. Prime Minster Peter Stolypin. Theodore Roosevelt known as Roosevelt Corollary. Prince von Metternich of Austria. Alexander 1 of Russia, Duke of Wellington of Britain.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Chapter 8 -8.24.08-
Old Stuff: Approximately 1450- 1750 C.E. This chapter is mainly about developments that influenced all of Europe, as opposed to more localized developments that affected particular countries or empires. The developments also go beyond the borders of Europe also that's why there important to the study of world history. But in this chapter they split the developments up into two groups Revolutions in Thought and Expression in Europe, and European Exploration and Expansion: Empires of the Wind. Also this chapter has technology and Innovations, changes and continuities in the role of women.
So technology and innovations, Europe became powerful because they had the willingness to adapt to the three key innovation that existed in other parts of the world, gunpowder weapons, navigation and ship building technology, and the printing press (that developed in Germany alone). The biggest impact of these new technologies was the expanded knowledge of the world that resulted from exploration by the European nations.
The role of women, during this time a few powerful women took charge of some of the most powerful empires at that time. Elizabeth 1 of England, Isabella of Spain, Nur Jahan of Mugal, India. All but Queen Elizabeth shared power with their husbands. The biggest change in the lives of woman came from mixing in previously unknown cultures.
Some important people besides the women rulers. Albert Durer a German painter who adopted the naturalism. Leonardo da Vinci and Donatello. Other great artists of that time, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi. Machiavelli who published The Prince. William Shakespeare. Martin Luther a German Monk who got mad at the Church. Ignatius Loyola who founded the society of Jesuits. And many more.
So technology and innovations, Europe became powerful because they had the willingness to adapt to the three key innovation that existed in other parts of the world, gunpowder weapons, navigation and ship building technology, and the printing press (that developed in Germany alone). The biggest impact of these new technologies was the expanded knowledge of the world that resulted from exploration by the European nations.
The role of women, during this time a few powerful women took charge of some of the most powerful empires at that time. Elizabeth 1 of England, Isabella of Spain, Nur Jahan of Mugal, India. All but Queen Elizabeth shared power with their husbands. The biggest change in the lives of woman came from mixing in previously unknown cultures.
Some important people besides the women rulers. Albert Durer a German painter who adopted the naturalism. Leonardo da Vinci and Donatello. Other great artists of that time, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi. Machiavelli who published The Prince. William Shakespeare. Martin Luther a German Monk who got mad at the Church. Ignatius Loyola who founded the society of Jesuits. And many more.
Chapter 7 -8.24.08-
Chapter 7, Really Old Stuff Around 600 C.E. to Around 1450. Over this time period the Islam rise, developments happen in Europe and the Byzantine Empire, China, India, Japan, the Americas, and in Africa. Also the rise and fall of the Mongols.
I'll start with important people. Mohammad a leader in the religion Islam. Abu Bakr, one of Mohammad first followers who became caliph, head of state. Charles Martel, a Frankish leader who stopped the Muslim advance in its tracks. Mohammad al-Razi, published a medical encyclopedia. Justinian, reigned from 527 to 565. St. Cyril, an Orthodox Christian, who used the Greek alphabet to make a Slavic alphabet. Vladimir, a Russian prince from Kiev, who converted to Christianity from the the traditional pagan religion.
Major events during this time period was the rise and fall of the Mongols, developments in Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Byzantine Empire. Also these places started to invent things. Islamic world, paper mills (from China), universities, astrolabe and sextant, algebra, (from Greece), chess (from India), Modern soap formula, distilled alcohol, guns and cannons (from China), mechanical pendulum clock, surgical tools. China, gunpowder cannons, paper currency, porcelain, terrace framing, water-powered mills, cotton sails, water clock, magnetic compass, state-run factories.
Women during this time were gaining more rights in some places like in Europe they can inherit land and take oaths of vassalage, in China women had access to dowries and owned businesses .
There was also a lot of trade through out the world in this time period. The Mediterranean Trade between western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Empire. The Hanseatic League. The Silk Road. The land routes of the Mongols. Trade between China and Japan, between India and Persia. And the Trans-Saharan trade routes between west Africa and the Islamic Empire.
I found that within Europe and the Byzantine Empire was a lot more centralized and organized than the western empire, and both practiced Christianity, though not in the same way.
I'll start with important people. Mohammad a leader in the religion Islam. Abu Bakr, one of Mohammad first followers who became caliph, head of state. Charles Martel, a Frankish leader who stopped the Muslim advance in its tracks. Mohammad al-Razi, published a medical encyclopedia. Justinian, reigned from 527 to 565. St. Cyril, an Orthodox Christian, who used the Greek alphabet to make a Slavic alphabet. Vladimir, a Russian prince from Kiev, who converted to Christianity from the the traditional pagan religion.
Major events during this time period was the rise and fall of the Mongols, developments in Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Byzantine Empire. Also these places started to invent things. Islamic world, paper mills (from China), universities, astrolabe and sextant, algebra, (from Greece), chess (from India), Modern soap formula, distilled alcohol, guns and cannons (from China), mechanical pendulum clock, surgical tools. China, gunpowder cannons, paper currency, porcelain, terrace framing, water-powered mills, cotton sails, water clock, magnetic compass, state-run factories.
Women during this time were gaining more rights in some places like in Europe they can inherit land and take oaths of vassalage, in China women had access to dowries and owned businesses .
There was also a lot of trade through out the world in this time period. The Mediterranean Trade between western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Empire. The Hanseatic League. The Silk Road. The land routes of the Mongols. Trade between China and Japan, between India and Persia. And the Trans-Saharan trade routes between west Africa and the Islamic Empire.
I found that within Europe and the Byzantine Empire was a lot more centralized and organized than the western empire, and both practiced Christianity, though not in the same way.
Part 2: The AP World History Review - Chapter 6 -8.24.08-
Chapter Six, Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E. - 600 C.E. This chapter covered a lot of history starting with the Nomads. Nomads (early people) they didn't know how to farm, they hadn't yet built cities. The only thing they focused on were there two basic needs shelter and food. There was the hunter-gather clans, they traveled in small groups to find animals and plants, they never built permanent shelters because they were always moving. Next it talks about settling down. From about 8000-3000 B.C.E. groups of people changed lifestyles from nomadic to agricultural lifestyles and town, city life. This is often called the Neolithic Revolution or Agricultural Revolution. But these towns and cities are nothing like big civilizations, people still lived in small groups or independent communities. People started to work together, (a few people farm food for everyone and the others build towns, develop systems of writing, ext.). People learned to use metal for different things.
Now onto the big civilizations. The river valleys are where some of the world's great early civilizations were. But major early civilizations became dominant starting around 3000-2000 B.C.E. located in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and Americas.
Some major things this chapter focused on was how a civilization became big and powerful started to fall apart because they got to big, their own people got restless or foreign threats came into the picture. Also if a civilization became so dominant that they had no rivals they were able to have some peace and prosperity for a while, able to focus on things like sciences and arts. Another big thing was how civilizations grow when everyone's not always focused on the same thing like wheres their food going to come from, so they can spread their influence through trade routes and conquests.
Major people in this chapter were Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon. King Menes, who built his capital at Memphis and lead efforts to manage flood waters and build drainage and irrigation systems. Queen Hatshepsut, the first female ruler who ruled for 22 years during the new kingdom. Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan Temple. Also his grandson, Ashoka Maurya, who took the empire to great heights. Alexander the Great, conquered the Persian Empire. Qin Shihuangdi, was the first emperor. Huns, a large nomadic group from northern Asia. Wu Ti, an emperor ofter called the Warrior Emperor. Draco and Solon two aristocrats who worked to create the democracy in Athens. Pericles, a leader who brought Athens to a great powerhouse. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Homer a poet who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey. Hannibal, a Carthaginian general. Caesar. Octavius. Constantine who ordered the Edict of Milan. Diocletian, Visigoths, Attila.
Things people came up with over these years, paper, sundials, a form of gunpowder, calendar, systems of writing and numbers, and lots of other stuff.
Now onto the big civilizations. The river valleys are where some of the world's great early civilizations were. But major early civilizations became dominant starting around 3000-2000 B.C.E. located in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and Americas.
Some major things this chapter focused on was how a civilization became big and powerful started to fall apart because they got to big, their own people got restless or foreign threats came into the picture. Also if a civilization became so dominant that they had no rivals they were able to have some peace and prosperity for a while, able to focus on things like sciences and arts. Another big thing was how civilizations grow when everyone's not always focused on the same thing like wheres their food going to come from, so they can spread their influence through trade routes and conquests.
Major people in this chapter were Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon. King Menes, who built his capital at Memphis and lead efforts to manage flood waters and build drainage and irrigation systems. Queen Hatshepsut, the first female ruler who ruled for 22 years during the new kingdom. Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan Temple. Also his grandson, Ashoka Maurya, who took the empire to great heights. Alexander the Great, conquered the Persian Empire. Qin Shihuangdi, was the first emperor. Huns, a large nomadic group from northern Asia. Wu Ti, an emperor ofter called the Warrior Emperor. Draco and Solon two aristocrats who worked to create the democracy in Athens. Pericles, a leader who brought Athens to a great powerhouse. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Homer a poet who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey. Hannibal, a Carthaginian general. Caesar. Octavius. Constantine who ordered the Edict of Milan. Diocletian, Visigoths, Attila.
Things people came up with over these years, paper, sundials, a form of gunpowder, calendar, systems of writing and numbers, and lots of other stuff.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Chapter 5 -8.15.08- Comparative Essay
This is the second half of the 5th chapter which is about the final essay, the Comparative essay. It tells what this essay is all about then tells the directions. The directions say, You are to answer the following question. You should spend 5 minutes organizing or outlining your essay. Write an essay that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence, addresses all parts of the question, and makes direct, relevant comparisons. Then in simpler form 1. Write a that makes your major points of comparison. 2. Answer all parts of the question. Make at least two direct, relevant comparisons of the given societies (include both similarities and differences or you'll lose core points). 4. Analyze relevant reasons for similarities and/ or differences. Then the Basic core rubric with all the possible points, and a a table with the columns headed as What to Do, Basic Core Points for Doing It, and Point(s) Possible. I think this chart it really helpful because you can see what you need to write in order to get the point or points. Then there is the expanded core rubric with the extra points you could get. Next it tells you the steps like the other essays. Step 1: Process the Question, look for key words or phrases in the question that will help you better understand what it's asking you. Step 2: Build the Framework, another chart that you should use to help write your essay. Step 3: Build Your Essay, it shows you the same chart and now you would fill it in. Step 4: Write It, this is where you write you thesis and then the rest. And at the very end of this chapter is a paragraph called Putting it all together which is about practicing the essays and it gives you questions that you could write your essay on.
Chapter 5 -8.15.08- Change-over-time Essay
Chapter 5, Cracking the Free-response Questions. This chapter is about the other two essay, Change-over-time and Comparative Essays. Change-over-time Essay. The directions say answer the following questions, you should spend 5 minutes organizing or outlining your essay, and write an essay that has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with appropriate historical evidence, addresses all parts of the question, and uses historical context that shows change over time and/or continuities. The directions put it in a simpler text, 1. Write a thesis that shows change over time support with historical evidence, 2. Answer all parts of the question, 3. Show the change over time using relevant history, 4. Analyze the process of change and/or continuity. That breaks it down and makes it some what easier to understand at least for me. It gives you a few hints if you don't know the subject you are asked to write about. Then it has the Basic Core Rubric an the Expanded Core Rubric also a chart that simplify what you have to do for this essay. While reading the rubric I found that you can get either 2 or 1 point(s) for two different parts of the essay. Then it gives you the steps to this essay. Step 1: Process the question, tells you that you need to be clear about what you are asked to do so you should circle or underline the key word in the question. Step 2: Build the Framework, this step is a chart that you have to fill out about the question. It has four rows, Baseline, Impact, Change, Continuity. Step 3: Build your Essay, this is where after you make the framework you fill it in to build you essay. Step 4: Write It, you begin to write you essay at this stage, but your thesis is critical just like in the DBQ. After that it just gives you lines to write a thesis of your own about the sample question. And also like the DBQ it tells you how long you should spend on this essay and the Comparative together which is, about 40 minutes, 5-8 for planing and 35 for writing. And advice that you could use the practice test to see how long it takes you, which I find would come in handy.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Chapter 4 -8.6.08-
I have read the first two pages in chapter 4 -Cracking the Document-Based Question- (DBQ). In these two pages it tells what the essay is about. It also has a sample of the directions for the DBQ, and what they mean. The directions have four different parts, 1. Create a relevant thesis, 2. Analyze the documents, 3. Group the documents, Identify and explain. Then is tells how the DBQ is scored. That's all I read in the 4th chapter so far. I finished the chapter and found out, that it tells you how the test is scored. Then there is a expanded rubric where if you have earned all the point possible the test reader look at that and you could up to 2 points extra on your essay. I found out they give you 10 minutes to look and read the documents, so you should spend all of that time working the documents. Then it gives you steps, number 1 Process the Question, 2 Build a Framework, 3 Work the Documents, 4 Frame and Group them, 5 Analyze and Add, 6 Organize the Documents. Step one tells you to read the question so you know what your looking for when you read the documents, things like location, culture, time period and so on. Step two is telling you to step up a frame work for your documents, say the question asks you to contrast and compare you would look for similarities and differences. Step 3 Work the Documents means (from the book) circle the source, look at who wrote it an which time period they wrote it in also other important information, so while your 'working' the documents you can look for things that they have in common or what ever else. Step four fame and group the documents. Step 5 Analyze and Add, tells you that in order to score all the points on the basic core rubric you need to analyze at least two documents for a point of view or bias also you have to answer the additional document part of the question. So it tells you what things you need to know about the point of view like pay close attention to who wrote the document and when it was written. Step 5 also tells you about the Additional Document, it says you should include it in your opening thesis. Final step, step six Organize the Documents, in this step it shows a table with rows. They are Thesis, Support, Group 1, Group 2, Point of View, Number of Documents, and last Additional Documents. The first table is filled in with information about what documents you would put there, (support), List the documents that you plan to use to support your thesis, theres more then that though. Then it gives you an empty table to fill out on your own. The table is called DBQ Essay Organizational Chart. Then theres a third an final chart filled in with what documents they used in there sample essay but this chart also has another column on the end called comments which is just filled in with so short notes. After the steps it has so notes on the DBQ Thesis such as the Give 'Em What They Want, Show 'Em Where You Got It, and Help 'EM Get There, it explains those. Then How long should this go on, tells you how long you should spend which is a suggested 50 minutes, 10 pre-reading, 40 of actual writing. Put it all together is the next paragraph which tells you to try to go through all the steps on you own an write a DBQ essay.
Chapter 3 -8.6.08-
I read the 3rd chapter -Cracking the Essay Questions-. In this chapter it talked about the writing part of the overall test. There are three different essays the test takers have to write, the document-based question (DBQ), the change-over-time, and comparative essay. It tells you that you need a analytical thesis for each essay, an it has examples of what yours should look like. But it also says that each thesis is different but follows the same basic format. The book tells what an 'acceptable' thesis is. Then the next part of the chapter shows different thesis's and how you build on to that, how you lead into the body of your essay while still keeping you theme of your thesis going. In this part it goes by 3 'steps', Give 'Em What They Want, Show 'Em Where you got it, and Help 'Em Get There. The Give 'Em What They Want part is about the specific criteria that the essay reader is looking for, then it tells you all the things you need to meet that criteria. Next the Show 'Em Where you got it part is about the history part of the essay, it must be based on historical fact opposed to your opinion. And the last part Help 'Em Get There is about the last sentence in your thesis, it can be as important as the first because it is the intro to the body of your essay. It states what you should have in each individual essay. The last thing is how long the essay should be and you should use good transitional words in it.
Chapter 2 -8.6.08-
I read chapter 2 -Cracking the Multiple-Choice Section-, this chapter is all about the multiple choice section of the test. It tells you the 4 steps to solving a multiple choice question, Step 1 Read question and put it in your own words, Step 2 Answer in your own words, Step 3 Process of Elimination (POE), and last Step 4 Guess an go. I found step 3 POE helps the best, unless you don't know much about the subject. Towards the end of the chapter it has practice questions that has you go through the steps on your own to find the answer. Then it gives you the correct answer, and which answer you could eliminate first and so on, also why that specific answer does not work for that question. It also gives you information, history for why each of the incorrect answers don't match the question.
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