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Day 1: WHAP Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civilization | Advanced Cities Complex Institutions Skilled Workers Advanced Technology A System of Record Keeping |
| Climate | The Pattern of Temperature and Precipitation Over a Period of Time Largely Determined By Latitude |
| Cultural Diffusion | The Transmission of Ideas and Products From One Culture to Another Example: The Spread of Agriculture in Eurasia |
| Independent Invention | A Society's Development of Technology Through Its Own Intentiveness Example: Iron Working in Kush |
| Monsoon | A Seasonal Wind Guided Sailors Through the Indian Ocean |
| Steppe | A Dry Grassland Example: Steppes of Central Asia |
| AP World Periods | Foundations (8000 B.C.E.-600 C.E.) Two (600-1450) Three (1450-1750) Four (1750-1914) Five (1914-Present) |
| AP Date Designations | B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) C.E. (Common Era) Correspond to B.C. and A.D., respectively |
| AP World Themes | Human-Environmental Interaction Cultural Interaction Political Development Economic System Change in Social Structures |
| Arctic Ocean | Smallest Ocean Packed in Ice Most of the Year Difficult to Navigate Location of the Northwest Passage sought by early explorers |
| Indian Ocean | Third Largest Ocean Extensive Trade Monsoon Winds Commercial Rivalries |
| Atlantic Ocean | Second Largest Ocean Columbine Exchange Caribbean Plantations Greco-Roman Civilization |
| Pacific Ocean | Largest Ocean Dotted With Islands Polynesian Voyagers Manila Galleons WWII Island-Hopping |
| Foundations: Key Comparisons | Agriculture in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres Spread of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity Decline and Fall of Han China, Rome, and Gupta India |
| Period Two: Key Comparisons | Feudalism in Japan and Western Europe Mongol Rule in Russia and China Chinese and Europeans in the Indian Ocean Muslim Spain and Feudal Europe |
| Period Three: Key Comparisons | Reactions of Japan and China to Western Influence Gender Roles in Ming China and Western Europe Western European versus Asian and Ottoman Technology |
| Period Four: Key Comparisons | The Industrial Revolution in Japan, Europe, and Russia Revolutions: American, French, Haitian, Mexican (1910), and Chinese Imperialism in India and Africa |
| Period Five: Key Comparisons | Capitalism and Communism Decolonization in Africa and India Russian and Chinese Revolutions Results of World War I and World War II |
| East Asia | China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea Gobi Desert, Tibetan Plateau |
| Southeast Asia | Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia Ring of Fire |
| Oceania | Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea Outback, Great Barrier Reef, Great Divided Range |
| Central Asia | Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan Gobi Desert, Lake Baikal, Ural Mountains, steppe |
| South Asia | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Khyber Pass Monsoons |
| Southwest Asia (Middle East) and North Africa | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert, Sahara Desert |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Nigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa Kalahari Desert, Tropical Rainforest, Great Rift Valley Lake Victoria |
| Western Europe | Spain, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Austria Alps, Pyrenees |
| Eastern Europe | Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia Caucasus Mountains, Carpathian Mountains |
| North America | Canada, United States, Mexico Rocky Mountains, Canadian Shield, Sierra Madre Mountains |
| Latin America | Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Argentina Amazon Rainforest, Andes Mountains, Pampas |
| Foundations: Change in East Asia | Technological Advances Development of Philosophy |