AP World History Modern Speed Review

Introduction

• Goal: Cover the entire AP World History Modern course quickly.
• Resource: Speed review sheet to track what you know and need to review.

Unit 1: Global Tapestry (1200-1450)

• East Asia:
  • Song Dynasty: Neo-Confucianism, civil service exam, Buddhism main belief, agricultural innovations (Champa rice).
  • Spread of ideas to Korea and Japan.
• Dar al-Islam:
  • Post-Abbasids, rise of sultanates, contributions in math, science, medicine.
• South and Southeast Asia:
  • Impact of Buddhism and Hinduism.
  • Sufism as a mystical Islamic branch.
• Americas:
  • Incas: Centralized via road system and mita labor.
  • Aztecs: Human sacrifice, chinampas (lake farms).
• Africa and Europe:
  • Africa: Mali, trans-Saharan trade, Great Zimbabwe, Swahili Coast.
  • Europe: Feudalism, serfs, decentralized government.

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

• Trade Routes:
  • Silk Road: Luxury goods, banking houses, flying cash.
  • Indian Ocean Trade: Diaspora communities, Admiral Zheng He, monsoon winds.
  • Trans-Saharan Trade: Salt, gold, spread of Islam.
• Consequences:
  • Environmental: Bubonic plague, spread of crops like Champa rice.
  • Cultural: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, travel writings (Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta).
  • Mongol Influence: Khanates, spread of ideas and technologies.

Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)

• Empires:
  • Manchus: Conquer China, maintain continuity with neo-Confucianism.
  • Ottomans: Sunni Muslim, clash with Shia Safavids, key terms (Devshirme, tax farming).
  • Mughals: Islamic ruling over Hindus, Akbar the Great, Taj Mahal.
  • Safavids: Shia Empire between Ottomans and Mughals.
• Other Empires:
  • Aztecs, Incas, Songhai in West Africa, Tokugawa Japan.
• Belief Systems: Protestant Reformation, Sikhism in Mughal Empire.

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (1450-1750)

• Technological Advancements: Caravels, astrolabes, compasses, knowledge of winds.
• Maritime Empires:
  • Portuguese: Prince Henry, Spice Islands, transatlantic slave trade.
  • Spanish: Viceroyalties, encomienda system, resource extraction (sugar, coffee).
• Economic Systems:
  • Trading post empires, joint-stock companies (British East India Company, Dutch VOC).
• Columbian Exchange:
  • Exchange of plants, animals, diseases.
• Resistance Movements:
  • Indigenous revolts, resistance to European arrivals.
• Social Systems:
  • Casta system, coerced labor impacts (slavery, encomienda).

Unit 5: Revolutions (1750-1900)

• Political Revolutions:
  • Enlightenment influence, rise of nationalism, American, French, Haitian, Latin American revolutions.
• Industrial Revolution:
  • Origin in Great Britain, factory system, steam engine.
  • Spread of industrialization, economic ideologies (capitalism).
  • Social changes: Gender roles, working class, Marxism.

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (1750-1900)

• Imperialism:
  • Justifications (Social Darwinism), economic motives.
  • Key Empires: British, Americans, Japanese, Russians, French.
  • Settler colonies, major events (Berlin Conference, Sepoy Mutiny).
• Resistance to Imperialism:
  • Failed rebellions (India, Peru, South Africa).
• Migrations:
  • Urbanization, enclaves like Little Italy, Chinatown.

Unit 7: Global Conflict (1900-present)

• World Wars:
  • World War I: Total war, media use, new military tech.
  • Interwar Period: Great Depression, growing empires, rise of dictatorships.
  • World War II: Total war, propaganda, significant technologies (atomic bombs).
• Mass Atrocities: Holocaust, other genocides (Armenian, Cambodian).

Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (1945-present)

• Cold War:
  • US vs. USSR, proxy wars, alliances (NATO, Warsaw Pact).
  • Key events: China goes communist, Soviet economic failures.
• Decolonization:
  • Non-violent (Ghana, India) vs. violent (Algeria, Vietnam) paths.
  • Economic growth in newly independent states.

Unit 9: Globalization (1900-present)

• Technological Advancements: Planes, telecommunications, container ships.
• Economic Systems: Free market policies, regional trade networks.
• Cultural Exchange: Bollywood, World Cup.
• Social and Environmental Impact: Climate change, disease challenges, global institutions (UN).

Conclusion

• Study Tips: Check materials, continue reviewing.
• Resources: YouTube channel and ultimate review packet for detailed study.
• Good Luck on the Exam!