DIRECTIONS – Take notes! Do not rush through the 6 steps below! ALSO- MOVIE TIME for #7!
1. Know what is your AP focus (objective). Go to your Unit Guide For APWH – p. 102. Review Using the Unit Guide.
2. TIME MAP
World Map 1837 CE Westerners control a globe-spanning trading and political system. The wealth that this brings has sparked the greatest economic revolution since the rise of farming.
- Britain 1837 CE – The British empire has expanded as a result of the Napoleonic Wars.
- Britain 1871 CE – The British empire has expanded vastly under Queen Victoria.
- National Geographic – Interactive Mapping
- COUNTRY SIZE COMPARISON
3.
ASSIGNED TEXTBOOK READING –
- Ch 11 (p. 304) (keep ordering Mexican food – the whole enchilada – the whole chapter).
- Use the following resource: Textbook Reading Guidelines
4.
| Video | Content | historical thinking Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Video | factors that contributed to the start of industrialization | 1B – explaining a historical concept, development, or process |
5.
In this video Heimler discusses the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. It began in England for many reasons, all of which we’ll discuss in this video (all of which aligns with the AP World History curriculum in Unit 5.3).
In England the factory system was born and this changed the manufacture of goods in significant ways. From Richard Arkwright’s water frame, to James Hargraves’s spinning jenny, to Eli Whitney’s interchangeable parts, the Industrial Revolution eventually changed the world’s economy, social structures, and political structures.
6. Freeman-pedia: CLICK HERE
7. Movie Time! Watch and enjoy the following:
Oliver Twist
Mary Poppins
The Young Victoria
The above movies may contain adult material so be sure to watch them with your parents or guardian. Also, be sure to focus on the visual and cultural interpretations that the movies offer (but be wary and skeptical of the over dramatization and historical inaccuracies that the movies may also contain).
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