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ap world - study skills: textbook reading & note-taking

originally streamed in 2019 with Skylar Walters & Safiya MenkStudents
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Learn effective textbook reading and note-taking strategies for AP World History in this student-led study skills session. Safiya and Skylar walk you through different note-taking methods (Cornell, outline, flowchart, mind map) and demonstrate live n ...more

curriculum note

The video description references 'Period 1–2 content' using old AP World History period terminology. In the current course, the Spanish colonization, encomienda, and Aztec/Inca conquest content demonstrated in the live note-taking segment is covered in Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (1450–1750).

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units
Exam SkillsSubject GuidesUnit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
topics
Reading and Note-Taking from a TextbookOrganizing, Reading and Note-TakingTaking NotesTextbook ReadingReading and Note-Taking from a TextbookOrganizing, Reading and Note-Taking4.2 Exploration4.3 Columbian Exchange4.4 Maritime Empires Established4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Promotions

  • 0:38

    Social Media and Upcoming Streams

  • 2:17

    Stream Overview and Agenda

  • 4:19

    Why Take Notes

  • 5:52

    Note-Taking Tips and Tricks

  • 8:57

    What to Take Notes On

  • 11:08

    Types of Notes: Cornell

  • 12:41

    Types of Notes: Basic Outline

  • 13:41

    Types of Notes: Flowchart

  • 14:43

    Types of Notes: Mind Map

  • 15:46

    Examples of Good Notes

  • 17:18

    Guided Note-Taking Setup

  • 18:23

    Chapter Title and Overview

  • 21:36

    Colliding Worlds Summary

  • 25:47

    Spanish Caribbean and Taino

  • 28:59

    Columbus and Hispaniola

  • 32:06

    Encomienda System

  • 34:44

    Smallpox Impact

  • 38:25

    Shift to Cash Crops

  • 41:31

    Conquest of Mexico and Peru

  • 45:13

    Aztec and Inca Background

  • 47:17

    Hernan Cortes Conquest

  • 50:27

    Epidemic Disease Role

  • 52:01

    Francisco Pizarro Conquest

  • 55:44

    Factors in Inca Conquest

  • 57:50

    Q&A and Closing

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