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World History: Modern Course and Exam Description Course Framework V.1 | 73  \nReturn to Table of Contents  \n© 2019 College Board  \n|  |\n| --- |\n| Remember to go to AP Classroom to assign students the online Personal Progress Check for this unit.\u003Cbr>Whether assigned as homework or completed in class, the Personal Progress Check provides each student with immediate feedback related to this unit’s topics and skills.\u003Cbr>Personal Progress Check 4\u003Cbr>Multiple-choice: ~15 questions\u003Cbr>Short-answer: 2 questions\u003Cbr>§ Primary source\u003Cbr>§ Secondary source Free-response: 1 question\u003Cbr>§ Long essay (partial) |\n\nAP World History: Modern Course and Exam Description Course Framework V.1 | 74  \nReturn to Table of Contents  \n© 2019 College Board  \n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n\nUNI4T  \n12–10% AP EXAM WEIGHTING  \n~22–25  \nCLASS PERIODS  \nTransoceanic Interconnections  \nc. 1450 to c. 1750  \nUNIT ATA GLANCE  \n\n| Thematic\u003Cbr>Focus\u003Cbr>Topic\u003Cbr>Reasoning Process\u003Cbr>Suggested Skill\u003Cbr>Class Periods\u003Cbr>~22–25 CLASS PERIODS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| TEC |  |  | 4.1 Technological Innovations from\u003Cbr>1450 to 1750 | Causation 4.A Identify and describe a historical\u003Cbr>context for a specific historical development or process. |  |  |  |\n| GOV, |  | ECN | 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750 |  | Causation |  5.B Explain how a historical development or process relates to another historical development or process. |  |\n| 4.3 Columbian Exchange Causation 3.B Identify the evidence used in a source to support an argument.\u003Cbr>ENV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| GOV, ECN, | 4.4 Maritime Empires Established\u003Cbr>SIO |  |  | Continuity and Change |  |  | 2.A Identify a source’s point of view, purpose, historical situation, and/or audience. |\n| 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and\u003Cbr>Developed\u003Cbr>GOV, ECN,\u003Cbr>SIO, CDI |  |  |  | Continuity and Change |  |  | 3.A Identify and describe a claim and/or argument in a text-based or non-text-based source. |\n\ncontinued on next page  \nAP World History: Modern Course and Exam Description Course Framework V.1 | 75  \nReturn to Table of Contents  \n© 2019 College Board  \nUNIT4 Transoceanic Interconnections   \n| UNIT ATA GLANCE (cont’d) |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Topic\u003Cbr>Reasoning\u003Cbr>Process Suggested Skill\u003Cbr>Class Periods\u003Cbr>~22–25 CLASS PERIODS\u003Cbr>Thematic Focus |  |  |  |  |\n| GOV | 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State\u003Cbr>Power from 1450 to 1750 |  | Causation 4.B Explain how a specific historical\u003Cbr>development or process is situated within a broader historical context. |  |\n| SIO | 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies from\u003Cbr>1450 to 1750 |  | Continuity and Change | 3.D Explain how claims or evidence support, modify, or refute a source’s argument. |\n| 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750 |  |  | Continuity and Change | 6.C Use historical reasoning to explain relationships among pieces of historical evidence. |\n| |  | Go to AP Classroom to assign the Personal Progress Check for Unit 4.\u003Cbr>Review the results in class to identify and address any student misunderstandings. |  |  |\n\nAP World History: Modern Course and Exam Description Course Framework V.1 | 76  \nReturn to Table of Contents  \n© 2019 College Board  \nTransoceanic Interconnections UNIT4   \nSAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES  \nThe sample activities on this page are optional and are offered to provide possible ways to incorporate instructional approaches into the classroom. Teachers do not need to use these activities and are free to alter or edit them. The examples below were developed in partnership with teachers from the AP community to share ways that they approach teaching some of the topics in this unit. Please refer to the Instructional Approaches section beginning on p. 171 for more examples of activities and strategies.  \nAc","cbCaiorvU2WdZB45","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiorvU2WdZB45","pdf",770775,"English","# Unit Overview\n## AP Exam Weighting and Class Periods\n## Unit At A Glance\n# Learning Targets by Topic\n## 4.1 Technological Innovations (1450–1750)\n## 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events (1450–1750)\n## 4.3 Columbian Exchange\n## 4.4 Maritime Empires Established\n## 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed\n## 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power (1450–1750)\n## 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies (1450–1750)\n## 4.8 Continuity and Change (1450–1750)\n# Personal Progress Check\n## Assignment and Feedback\n## Question Formats","[{\"question\":\"What time period and theme does Unit 4 cover in AP World History?\",\"answer\":\"Unit 4 focuses on Transoceanic Interconnections from about 1450 to about 1750. 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