This AP world history course was designed based on five themes: Interactions between humans and the environment; development and interaction of cultures; state-building, expansion, and conflict; creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems; and development and transformation of social structures. The course explores historical events from the 13th century through the 20th century. 

This course examines how the natural world has shaped and been shaped by the exercise of state power over time. It considers how the pursuit of natural wealth has led people and governments to alter the world around them, and what the consequences of those alterations have been for natural and human communities. It considers places and practices as wide-ranging as silver production in sixteenth-century South America, sugar in the eighteenth-century Caribbean, opium in nineteenth-century India, cocaine in twentieth century Latin America and the United States, and petroleum in the modern Middle East. It examines how capital investment in labor and technology has reflected political regimes and how the production and circulation of natural commodities have shaped global patterns of forced and free migration. It will also examine global themes such as imperialism and colonialism, the spread of epidemic diseases, and global capitalism, among others.

This 16-week course approaches world history through the study of Okinawa, rethinking world history from the perspective of a small place located between empires. 

 How has imperial conquest shaped urban centers in the bible? How much power did religious institution wield in the ancient near east.  This module we will examine major religious centers in Canaan, Egypt, Greece and Rome to determine the extent of imperial influence in sanctioning and/or support religious establishments.  Objectives:       Examine the impact of an imperial presence on urban religious practices.       Discuss the presence of religious diversity in an urban context       Describe the complexities attending popular and state sponsored religion       Explain the social capital of religious institutions

A millennium and a half after the end of the period of its unquestioned dominance, Rome remains a significant presence in western culture. This book explores what the empire meant to its subjects. The idea of Rome has long outlived the physical empire that gave it form, and now holds sway over vastly more people and a far greater geographical area than the Romans ever ruled. It continues to shape our understanding of the nature of imperialism, and thus, however subtly, to influence the workings of the world. Unlike most works on Roman history, this book does not offer a simplistic narrative, with military triumph followed by decline and fall. Instead, it analyses the origins and nature of Roman imperialism, its economic, social and cultural impact on the regions it conquered, and its continuing influence in discussions and debates about modern imperialism.

This resources is a 36-week pacing guide for a course in world history. It separates subjects/topics into four nine-week sections. Course topics include Islamic, African, and Mesoamerican Civilizations; imperialism and revolutions; and conflicts in the 20th century.