THEMATIC CONNECTIONS ACROSS
TIME AND PLACE

A Selection of thematic-specific components from the first five units of the
AP World History Course framework correlated with thematic-specific
components from the sixth unit

prepared by Dr. Mel Maskin, August 2012

List of Course Themes (CT) and related Key Topics (KT)

Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and Environment.... .... . . -Demorgraphy and disease ......-Migration ......-Patterns of settlement .....- Technology Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conlfict .... .......-Political structures and forms of governance .......-Empires ...... -Nations and nationalism .....-Revolts and revolutions .......- Regional, transregional, and ....... global structures and .organizations Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures ......-Gender roles and relations ......- Family and kinship .....- Racial and ethnic constructions .....- Social and economic classes

Theme 2: Development of Cultures ...-Religions ...-Belief systems, philosophies and ideologies ...-Science and technology ...-The arts and architecture   Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Econmic Systems ....-Agriculural and pastoral production ....-Trade and commerce ....- Labor systems ....- Industrialization ... - Capitalism and Socialism