Ap world unit 5 notes
AP World History Unit 5 and 6 Notes: Easy Answers & Reviews
This page explores how Enlightenment ideas spread beyond Europe and North America, influencing societies worldwide, and examines the long-term impact of this intellectual movement on global history from 1750 to 1900 and beyond.
Global spread of Enlightenment ideas:
Colonial Americas
Example
: Enlightenment ideals heavily influenced the founding documents of the United States, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Latin America
Highlight
: Enlightenment concepts of liberty and self-governance inspired independence movements across Latin America in the early 19th century.
Asia
Vocabulary
: "Westernization" in countries like Japan during the Meiji Restoration was partly influenced by Enlightenment ideas of progress and modernization.
Africa
Example
: Enlightenment ideals influenced anti-colonial movements in Africa, though their implementation was often complicated by colonial realities.
Ottoman Empire
Highlight
: The Tanzimat reforms in the Ottoman Empire were partly inspired by Enlightenment concepts of rationalization and modernization.
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This a a
Unit 5 Revolutions
lecture and guided notes bundle for AP® World History Modern. It contains lessons for Topics 5.1-5.10 in Unit 5 that include lectures slides, guided notes, readings, video questions, an escape room, and other supplemental activities. Please see the preview for details on the included lessons and activities.
29-slide lecture
available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED
Printable speaker notes
to accompany the lecture
6-page guided notes packet
for students
Wollstonecraft and de Gouges Reading
with questions, option for audio, and answer key
Scientific Revolution Video Questions
and answer key
Enlightenment
Video Questions
and answer key
Enlightenment Thinkers and Quotes Dominoes Game
Background images
for use in making additional lecture slides that fit with the existing theme
37-slide lecture
available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (partially editable)
Printable speaker notes
to accompany the lecture
5-page guided notes packet
for students
New Zealand Wars Reading
with questions, option for audio, and answer key
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AP World History - Unit 5: Revolutions
Industrial revolution in Britain can not be separated from Imperialism
Industrial countries gained power quickly to exploit colony resources
Industrial Revolution
: began in Britain in 19th century - spread through Europe, Japan, US
Agricultural output increased significantly again - more people moved to cities
Enclosure
: public lands that were shared for farming became enclosed by fences
New farming technologies
Urbanization
was natural - London grew to over 6 million people
Domestic system
(most work being done on farms or at home or at small shops) preceded
New advancements that changed production:
Flying shuttle
: sped up waving process
Spinning jenny
: spinning vast amounts of thread
Cotton gin
: invented by Eli Whitney - processed massive amounts of cotton quickly
Steam engine
- Thomas Newcomer, James Watt
Steamship
- Robert Fulton
Steam-powered Locomotive
- George Stephenson
Telegraph
: communication with great distances in seconds
Telephone
- Alexander Graham Bell
Lightbulb
Internal Combustion Engine
for cars
Radio
Also major developments in medicine and science, theory
APWH Unit 5
Unit 5: Revolutions:
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TOPIC 5.1 The Enlightenment
° The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th centuries.
Important Thinkers of the Enlightenment
Feminism
° The French writer Olympe de Gouges fought for women’s rights in the era of the French Revolution by writing “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen”
° In 1792 in England, the pioneering writer Mary Wollstonecraft published “A Vindication on the Rights of Women.” In it, she argued that females should receive the same education as males.
° In 1545 in Seneca Falls, New York, activists gathered to promote women’s rights and suffrage
° In the UK, women won the full right to vote in 1928.
Rise of Zionism
° Zionism: the desire of Jews to reestablish an independent homeland where their ancestors had lived in the Middle East.
° After centuries of battling anti-Semitism, hostility toward Jews, and pogroms, many European Jews had concluded that living in peace and security was not a realistic hope. \n
TOPIC 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 175