Unit 3: Land-Based Empires
c. 1450 - 1750
12-15% of AP Exam
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Unit 3 Planning Resources (Donate for Access) 

Unit 3 Presentations 

I treat my presentations almost like textbooks. I include a lot of information that I don't always cover in class during lectures. Because I can be a bit too-detailed with my information, I also created simplified presentations for this Unit. I don't have them for every unit. 
The Renaissance is not technically covered in the AP World curriculum, but we don't offer AP Euro at my school; if I don't cover it, they never learn about it unless they enroll in AP Art History.

Unit 3 Presentations (Simplified)

Looking for shorter, more to the point presentations? New teachers often aren't sure what is essential for students to know. These presentations were created to get right to the point, but also have less enrichment than the full length presentations. ​

Unit 3 Handouts & Activities

​                        Note: Students can/should add to the above graphic organizer after completing Unit 4​ ​​

Unit 3 Discussion 

This discussion is a great way for your students to review the content of Unit 3 before their assessment. Note: I create four rubrics on one Google document and print them out with the setting "four on a page" so I can have smaller copies to attach to my students' discussion questions. 

Empires Expand: Ottoman Empire Case Study

This activity covers Topics 3.1 and 3.2

Samurai/Tokugawa WebQuest 

Legitimizing Political Authority: Absolutism Case Study 

This activity covers Topic 3.2

Autopsy of an Empire Activity 

Unit 3 Review Resources

The following activities are free to access since I did not create them. I reorganized the content from Stanford History Education Group to streamline them for use in my classes. ​

Protestant Reformation Document Analysis (FREE to Access!)

Unit 3 Answer Keys 

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 Unit 3 Vocabulary

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