Ap World History

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All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties.

There are major events that mark the beginning and end of this period. The period began at around 9000 B.C.E. when the popularity of agriculture grew. The domestication of animals like sheep, cattle, goats, and pigs began to appear within civilizations. The end of this period came at around 1000 B.C.E. when civilizations began focusing on strengthening their culture and politics. This took place once the civilizations did not have to devote all of their focus to staying alive.

To begin, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I live at home with my twin brother, Peter, and two parents, both of whom are very supportive and intelligent. My mom works at our family winery, Ovid Napa Valley, and started a community arts center, and my dad is a programmer, and in the process of starting a new company focusing on quantitative analysis. I love to play soccer, read, travel, and to be outdoors. I am also immensely interested in science and medicine. As I am very involved in soccer, during the fall my schedule will be more tight, so I will have to work around that.

he world of Asia between 500 C.E – 1500 C.E. was a patchwork of various languages, religions, and political views. Although the political stratagem, language, religion, and other beliefs of various geographical regions of the Asian world varied from one another and throughout the centuries, the prevalent system of courtly customs – spread by travellers who brought in such culture as they voyaged though this world – became a beneficial common language for establishing peaceful relations in places of elite.

Finally, the natives’ lives were affected as they lost their lands with the change in the region’s architecture. Huts and pyramids were destroyed and stone remains and bricks used to construct cultural, administrative and religious buildings. Towns, like Spanish Town, with plazas and offices were built, many of which still stand today. This change in architecture displaced the natives as they lost their lands and had to settle elsewhere or run away to the mountains or forests.

Heart racing, knees shaking, arms trembling; it was the first day of my sophomore year and I was about to enter my AP World History, class. My palms were sweaty; I didn’t know what to expect, but afterward, the teacher gave a brief overview of the course. He mentioned how it was rigorous and demanding course, and it would prepare us for college-level courses, such as developing our speaking skills and helping us receive college credits. We focused on teaching the class about the content, which was good opportunity to defeat my fear. At this point, I had to get over my fear of presenting in front of others, but the thought of it tortured me. All I could think of was my 10-year-old self speechlessly standing in front of many students with so

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While there is no prerequisite for AP World History, students should make sure that they are prepared for the course load associated with an Advanced Placement History course. Most social studies classes include extensive readings of both textbooks and case studies. Students should be prepared to both read and analyze what they read in order to apply it to the class. They should also be somewhat familiar with general world history and geography so as not to fall behind when discussing deeper subject matter and current political problems around the world.

My struggles in AP World History rooted from my lack of a studying skill set. I never had to spend more than 30 minutes a night to study for anything before, and never relied on truly comprehending a topic to pass a class. My AP World History class in 10th grade changed my outlook on learning completely.

The reason I am taking AP World History is because, I enjoy a good academic challenge. This year of 2018-2019 I anticipate that there will be ample opportunities to evolve my current understandings of world history that will hopefully last a lifetime. Having the chance to be in an AP class is most certainly a luxury to be taken advantage of especially because it offers college credits. Not only does it offer advanced knowledge and future credits, it offers great discipline as well. Being in an AP class will hopeful teach me how to create better notes and be a more responsible, attentive student. Throughout this course I am eager to learn new things about the world around us and how every culture came to be. Me, being a diligent and committed

This year in AP World History I expect to learn lots of new information about times and events that I’ve never been exposed to. I’m taking this course to help prepare myself for future AP classes, and to find out what all an AP class requires of me. I’m excited to challenge myself this year. Many, even most, classes I’ve taken come fairly easy to me, so having a class that will push me, and maybe frustrate me at times, will better myself in the long run. While that’s somewhat exciting, it’s also scary. Knowing that this class won’t be an easy “A” is something that I’m sure I will struggle with all year, I just hope that drives me to work harder.

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