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The Apache for AP U.S. History

The Apache are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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The Pueblo of New Mexico and Arizona for AP U.S. History

The Pueblo are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period 1 of AP U.S. History. You...

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Uncover the Secrets of the Ancient Hohokam of Arizona for AP U.S. History

The Hohokam and their amazing canals are an illustrative example of the Native American Societies before European Contact topic in Period...

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The Prefix UNDER-: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use...

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Free Presentations on Native American Societies Before European Contact

Native Americans have been living in the Americas for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Different societies emerged in response...

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Contextualizing Period 1 for AP U.S. History

The history of the Americas goes back long before 1491 when our study of U.S. History begins. These slides will help introduce your...

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FREE Presentations for AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491 to 1607

This page contains links to all of the suggested topics within AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491 to 1607. These pages give you the...

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FREE AP U.S. History Presentations Homepage

Are you studying for the AP U.S. History test? Do you need help with the AP U.S. History Class? This is where you can find information...

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The Suffix -LY: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -Y: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -LESS: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -FUL: A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Prefix IN- (not): A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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The Suffix -ER (a person who): A FREE Morphology Lesson

Morphology is a powerful tool for teaching older students both decoding longer words and understanding new vocabulary words. We use the...

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FREE AP World History Note-Taking Template

As I was working on the information pages for all of the different topics and time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum, I...

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Continuity and Change in a Globalized World for AP World History

This is the last topic in the AP World History curriculum! This section reviews the big ideas from all of Unit 9. Read the Google Slides...

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Institutions Developing in a Globalized World for AP World History

Globalization makes the world a much smaller place. To maintain peace, countries need to work together. After World War II, countries...

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The Advent of Locally Developed Social Media Networks for AP World History

The advent of locally developed social media networks is an illustrative example of the Resistance to Globalization after 1900 topic in...

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Anti-IMF and Anti-World Bank Activism for AP World History

Anti-IMF and Anti-World Bank Activism is an illustrative example of the Resistance to Globalization after 1900 topic in Unit 9 of AP...

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Resistance to Globalization after 1900 for AP World History

While there were many positives to globalization, some groups resisted it. Reasons included unfairness to developing nations and the...

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