CONTESTED PERSPECTIVES: SELECTED HISTORIOGRAPHY-BASED RESOURCES CORRELATED WITH THE COMPONENTS OF THE 2011-2012 AP WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK prepared by Dr. Mel Maskin |
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| THE FOUR HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS | THE FIVE COURSE THEMES |
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1. Crafting Historical Arguments from Historical Evidence 2. Chronological Reasoning 3.Comparison and Contextualization 4.Historical Interpretation and Synthesis |
1.Interactions between humans and the environment 2.Development and Interaction of Cultures 3.State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict 4.Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems 5.Development and Transformation of Social Structures |
PERIOD 1: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION to c. 600 B.C.E. |
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| KEY CONCEPT | HISTORICAL THINKING SKILL(S) |
COURSE THEME(S) |
ISSUE AND RESOURCE |
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1.1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
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1, 4 |
1 |
Did homo sapiens originate in Africa? Hershkovitz,Israel et al."Middle Pleistocene Dental Remains From Qesem Cave." American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy. December 23, 2010. Database: Wiley InterScience Journals |
| 1.1 | 1, 4 |
1 |
Did language originate in Africa? Naik, Gautam. "The Mother of All Languages." Wall Street Journal. April 15, 2011. Database: ProQuest |
| 1.1 | 1, 4 |
1 |
Did the Clovis culture represent America's original immigrants? Rincon, Paul and Jonathan Amos. "Stone Tools Demand New American Story." BBC News. March 24, 2011. Database: Pro Quest |
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| KEY CONCEPT | HISTORICAL THINKING SKILL(S) |
COURSE THEME(S) |
ISSUE AND RESOURCE
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1.2 The Neolithic Revolution and early agricultural sources |
1, 2, 4 |
1 |
Did the Neolithic revolution produce a rise in the standard of living? Shard, Diana."The Neolithic Revolution:An Analogical Overview." Journal of Social History.Winter, 1974. Database: JSTOR |
| 1.2 | 1, 4 |
1 |
Was farming the worst mistake in the history of the human race? Diamond, Jared. "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race." Discover Magazine. May,1987. Database: SocIndex Full Text |
| 1.2 | 1, 2, 4 |
1 |
Was the introduction of plough agriculture to blame for modern-day gender inequality? Alesina,Alberto, Giuliano Paola, and Nunn, Nathan. "The Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plow."October,2010. Available: www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/nunn/papers_nunn |
| 1.2 | 1, 2, 4 |
1, 2 |
Do genes and culture co-evolve?: What role did genes play in reflecting the major shift in diet during the transition from foraging to agriculture? Wade, Nicholas. " Human Culture, an Evolutionary Force?" New York Times.March 2, 2010. Data base: ProQuest |
KEY CONCEPT |
HISTORICAL THINKING SKILL(S) |
COURSE THEME(S) |
ISSUE AND RESOURCE
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1.3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral and Urban Societies. |
4 |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
When did ancient Indian Civilization first develop, and by whom? Baldauf,Scott."Indian History Spat Hits U.S." Christian Science Monitor. January 24, 2006. Database: Academic Search Complete |
| 1.3 | 3, 4 |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
How have current history textbooks in India attempted to balance a democratic, secular, and nationalist vision with one that focuses on local cultures and particularist visions? Bhattacharya,Neeladri."Teaching History in Schools: The Politics of Textbooks in India." History Workshop Journal. Spring, 2009. Database: JSTOR |
| 1.3 | 1, 2, 4 |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
Why and when did Indus civilization collapse? Lawler, Andrew. "Indus Collapse: The End or Beginning of an Asian Culture?" Science. June 6, 2008, Database: Health Reference Center Academic |
| 1.3 | 2, 4 |
2, 4 |
Did the Babylonians anticipate the findings of the Greek mathematician Pythagoras? Rothstein, Edward. "Masters of Math from Old Babylon." New York Times. November 26, 2010. Database: ProQuest |
| 1.3 | 3, 4 |
2 |
Did organized religion predate the rise of agriculture? Mann,Charles C. "The Birth of Religion." National Geographic Magazine. June, 2011. Database: ProQuest Research Library
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