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WHAP College Board Standards Summary (unofficial for personal use)
-Learning Objectives are copied from the College Board’s “AP World History Unit Guides” (2019)
-Required Knowledge is my own summary of the historical developments that must be covered
-Suggestions are a paraphrase of the illustrative examples suggested in the official Unit Guide
PERIOD B (Early Modern Era, ca. 1450-1750 CE) (24-30%)
Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (suggested 2 weeks)
Learning Objective Required Knowledge Suggestions Topic
A. GOV Explain how and why
various land-based
empires developed and
expanded from 1450 to
1750.
B. GOV Explain how rulers
used a variety of methods
to legitimize and
consolidate their power
in land-based empires
from 1450 to 1750.