Mr. Dalton's Class
  • AP Human Geography
    • General Class Information >
      • AP Human Geography Test
      • The Seven Units of Study
      • Sample Questions
    • Assignments >
      • Unit I: Nature and Perspective
      • Unit II: Population and Migration
      • Unit III: Culture
      • Unit IV: Political Organization
      • Unit V: Agriculture
      • Unit VI: Economic Development
      • Unit VII: Urban Landuse
    • AP Human Geography Summer Assignment
    • AP Human Geography Calendar
    • Test Corrections
    • Jeopardy Review Games
    • AP Human Geography Files
    • AP Human Geography Links
    • Why should I take this class?
  • Economics
    • Economics Assignments
    • Economics Extra Credit
    • Econ Class Calendar
    • How does this class work?
  • Contact Information
  • Class Resources
    • How to Cite Sources
    • Bibliographies
    • Primary vs. Secondary Sources
  • Old Classes
    • Government >
      • Unit I: The Founding Fathers
      • Unit II: Rights and Responsibilities
    • US History (8th Grade) >
      • US History (8th Grade) Assignments >
        • Unit I: Different Worlds Meet
        • Unit II: Colonial Settlement
        • Unit III: Creating a Nation
        • Unit III.5 New Governments
        • Unit IV: The New Republic
        • Unit V: The Growing Nation
        • Unit VI: Civil War and Reconstruction
        • Career Planning Unit
      • US History (8th Grade) Review >
        • Unit I: Different Worlds Meet
        • Unit II: Colonial Settlement
        • Unit III: Creating a Nation
        • Unit III.5 New Governments
        • Unit IV: The New Republic
        • Unit V: The Growing Nation
        • Unit VI: Civil War and Reconstruction
    • World History >
      • World History Assignments >
        • Unit I: The First Civilizations
        • Unit II: Ancient Greece and Rome
        • Unit III: The World of Islam and Unit III.5 Early African and Asian Civilizations
        • Unit IV: The Byzantine Empire and The Middle Ages
        • Unit V: Renaissance and Reformation
        • Unit VI: Revolutions and Enlightenment >
          • Unit VI: Stations
        • Unit VII: Industrialization and Imperialism
        • Unit VIII: WWI and Pre WWII
        • Unit IX: WWII
        • Unit X: The Cold War
      • World History Review
    • AP European History >
      • General Class Information >
        • The AP Euro Test
        • Historical Thinking Skills
        • Thematic Learning Objectives
      • Assignments >
        • Period 1: 1450-1648 >
          • Unit I: Renaissance and Reformation
          • Unit II: Exploration and Colonization
        • Period 2: 1648-1815 >
          • Unit III: Absolutism
          • Unit IV: The Enlightenment
        • Period 3: 1815-1914 >
          • Unit V: The Industrial Revolution
          • Unit VI: Imperialism
        • Period 4: 1914-Present >
          • Unit VII: "Modern" Europe
      • AP Euro Summer Assignment
      • AP Euro Calendar
      • Test Corrections
      • Jeopardy Review Games
      • AP Euro Files
      • AP Euro Links
      • Why should I take this class?

Thematic Learning Objectives

Interaction of Europe and the World

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Why have Europeans sought contact and interaction with other parts of the world?

What political, technological, and intellectual developments enabled European contact and interaction with other parts of the world?

How have encounters between Europe and the world shaped European culture, politics, and society?
What impact has contact with Europe had on non-European states?


Poverty and Prosperity

How has capitalism developed as an economic system?

How has the organization of society changed as a result of or in response to the development and spread of capitalism?

What were the causes and consequences of economic and social inequality?

How did individuals, groups, and the state respond to economic and social inequality?

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Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions

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What roles have traditional sources of authority (church and classical antiquity) played in the creation and transmission of knowledge?

How and why did Europeans come to rely on the scientific method and reason in place of traditional authorities?

How and why did Europeans come to value subjective interpretations of reality?


States and Other Institutions of Power

What forms have European governments taken, and how have these changed over time?


In what ways and why have European governments moved toward or reacted against representative and democratic principles and practices?

How did civil institutions develop apart from governments, and what impact have they had upon European states?

How and why did changes in warfare affect diplomacy, the European state system, and the balance of power?

How did the concept of a balance of power emerge, develop, and eventually become institutionalized?
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Individual and Society

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What forms have family, class, and social groups taken in European history, and how have they changed over time?

How and why have tensions arisen between the individual and society over the course of European history?

How and why has the status of specific groups within society changed over time?

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