State Building in SONG CHINA [AP World History Review—Unit 1, Topic 1]

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In this video we'll look at the process of state building in Song China, which corresponds to Unit 1, Topic 1 of the AP World History curriculum.

For all sorts of reasons, I tend to think of China as the Texas of the ancient world, and no less in 1200-1450. It was big, it had a very distinct culture, and its people thought China was the center of the world. Don't mess with China.

Chinese state building during the Song Dynasty included the expansion of trade across the Silk Roads in Afro-Eurasia, innovations in the process of trade including the introduction of paper money, and a religious (Buddhism) and philosophical (Confucianism) cultural glue that bound the whole society together.

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[abhishektyagi]

For upcoming APWH students:
WATCH ALL HIS UNIT RECAP VIDEOS + TAKE NOTES.
These vids literally got me a 5 with how amazing they were put together.

[jacederosia]

Who else is starting their Heimler's History binge-watch while stuck at home?

[ainsleyr]

pov: the exam is tomorrow and you're watching every single one of these videos

[-iluvmiyaa]

Okay! Cannot stress this enough for those who will be taking an AP next year or this year or whenever. These are tips I’ve learned just having done my AP and what I realized about thr course and studying.

1. THE COURSE IS HARDER THAN THE AP EXAM ITSELF. Now don’t freak out, because this is actually a good thing because if you can ace the course and pay attention and use resources such as Heimler, study guides, and ACTIVE RECALL to study then you will be FINE on the AP. I just had mine today, (can’t say anything about it ) but just now that they’re so much easier than the mock exams. I didn’t think I could do it, but literally ERASE THAT MINDSET BECAUSE YOU WOULDN’T BE IN THAT CLASS IF YOU COULDN’T DO IT. and if you got to that class by cheating, chances are a lot of people did. But now you’re stuck there and HAVE TO PUT IN THE WORK. Do not complain if you are not putting forth effort. Hard truth, but still truth.

DISCLAIMER: I’m not saying that I know everything cause I really don’t, but this is from my experience.

STUDY TIPS:

REVIEW YOUR CONTENT— if you have a lot on your plate, it’s understandable, trust me, I know but you’re gonna have to make some sacrifices of your own down time(not all the time, but times where you have buttloads of free time) I’m not saying spending hours a day studying, but literally a little everyday.

Know yourself and how you learn. Look at courses that you’re striving in and think why? If it’s because your a person who can retain buttloads of information just by listening then great, but a lot of us aren’t. This is where ACTIVE RECALL (rewording it for you to understand) and acting as if you are teaching others and writing down notes in ways you can understand. When I tell I did this and my brain feels like it can’t let go of the information now, it WORKS. And if you do this in the days leading up before your tests, you will be fine.

using Heimler and study guides (DUH). You can find so many online, but make sure it’s in the right course since there are so many AP courses with similar names. Also before you AP try to do mock exams so that you will know thr format of the test. My teacher would make us do certain amount of questions in certain amount of time like the AP (44 in 44 minutes and etc) and it helped me get use to the format.

I know it’s easier said than done to get up and start studying, but I’m telling you it’s so worth it that you’re not literally about to have a mental breakdown.

STUDYING SMARTER NOT HARDER — if you know that you’re well versed in one topic, don’t spend a majority of your time studying that. Spend time studying things and vocabularies and ideas that you’re NOT good in then come back to where you’re well versed and do a little refresher.

TESTING DAY ITSELF:

The key is to NOT panic, especially if you studied CORRECTLY.

If you studied and you start getting scared that you’re blanking, and think you don’t know anything, trust me you do, just find something that you remember and then as soon as you do, build off of that.

KNOW YOUR RUBRICS.

If you know that you’re not good in writing, first obviously you should be practicing and asking your teacher to grade it against a rubric or someone who is strong in that course, but let’s just say you crammed and didn’t, then at least know your rubrics. Know where you can earn points because there are still so many ways to get a 3 on thr AP exam, and for regular tests you can earn points as well.

Don’t try to go for complexity all the time, don’t care what you’re teacher says, it’s not important, you know yourself better than your teacher and if you know that you take longer writing, don’t waste your time. But if you are trying to go for complexity, utilize statements such as HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS, statements that you can build a counter argument off of. For me, I was able to also do comparisons between certain things of different time periods, and TIE IT BACK TO MY ARGUEMENT. also tie it back to argument, through saying “this leads back to the argument….”

It may seem complicated, but it’s not and you need to practice like how I did. I was able to get a 6 my LEQs (in class not AP exam, at least idk yet lol) because I practiced and used tips from Heimler bc he breaks it down so much easier.

ANOTHER THING WITH WRITING. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS MAKE SURE that your CONTENT, EVIDENCE, AND EXPLANATION/ANALYSIS tie back to your argument. It would go like this….. state your evidence using a vocabulary term, then explain that term then tie it back to your argument using “this supports the argument because…” the graders will love you! Then rinse and repeat and all you need to do that for us two pieces of evidence, three or four if you can. If you studied, you should be able to do four which is where you can try and use similarity or difference between your examples if you wanna try and get complexity, but do NOT stress if you can’t. Two if sufficient.

REMAIN CALM. REMAIN CALM. REMAIN CALM.

My teacher suggested that on the day of the exam, you should start by looking over the Lea prompts first, seeing which ones you know and then starting those first. If you’re well versed and have studied then it should take you 25 minutes max. It’s okay if it doesn’t, but I know that studying correctly will help you get to this point. For tips on thr DBQs, I suggest watching Heimler because I myself am still working on those


Hope this helps and remember, you DO got this.

[adi]

i have 57 hours to quickly learn every unit and topic... i will go to bed and see you the night before.

[lillianbanks]

With this corona virus stuff going on I think these videos are going to help me pass the AP exam. Thankyou

[kaileer]

for anyone who needs it (and for me to study lol)

social aspects: confucianism- a hierarchical system where people are subject to higher-ups (women to husbands, children to father). it emphasized the importance of family and social harmony

political: bureaucracy- government officials are appointed based off their score on the civil service exam (tested knowledge of confucian texts)

interactions with environment: the growing of champa rice in lowlands, riverbanks, and hills

culture: religious diversity and the blending of daoism with buddhism to create zen buddhism

economy: merchants participated in long distance trade and began to sell goods instead of keeping them. also, the transformation of currency from coins to paper

technology: accidental discovery of gunpowder, woodblock printing, and the manufacturing of steel.

i put what i thought was most important, but there are definitely things you can add. if you think i missed something worth noting, let me know

[Ioveridden]

about to binge all 47 videos because i literally have no idea what im gonna do for the ap world exam

[emmerynguyen]

My test is in less than an hour so I’m leaving time stamps here...

0:47 - state building

1:13- Confucianism

1:40- civil service exam

2:00 trade

2:14- Afro- Eurasia

2:25- trade (continueee)

2:55- production

3:04- 11th century clarification

3:14- back to production

3:24- currency

3:55- gunpowder

4:38- China influence to Japan

5:16- religion

6:00- summary

[manofspork]

i keep seeing all these people panicking from last years exam. its gonna be me now

[anu.]

alright guys it’s time to start studying for the first time 2 days before the exam

[brandoncole]

Ap exam literally 2 days away haven’t studied a ounce

[rishabseshadri]

Honestly just out here binging this the day before the midterms, thanks for being an absolute chad

[Viktoria-dtqk]

I cant belive, I've waited so long to study 😭

Anywyas, good luck on ur Ap Workd History exam test takers!

[gandie]

If anyone needs sections for their notes:

0:00 Introduction

0:43 Song State Structure

1:10 Confucianism and Civil Service Exams

1:58 Trade and Afro-Eurasia

2:52 Production and Currency

3:48 Gunpowder

4:30 Influence on Japan

5:15 Religion and Cultural Influences

5:58 Summary

[Stryker-yewn]

heh, *WHO ELSE IS SPEEDRUNNING THROUGH ALL THE UNITS TAKING SOME FORM OF NOTES* _one day before the test_ ?

[yvonnetran]

thank you for not assuming that I know what state-building means

[gwenh-m]

Anyone else binging all of these videos while panicking that the test is literally a month away?

[hamiltonfangirl]

People in the comments: I only have a few day before the AP exam and I haven't started studying, so, now I'm bingeing all of Heimler's AP World History videos

Me: school started 3 weeks ago and my AP World history teacher is just using these videos in his lessons (in all honesty though, as a master procrastinator, I will probably be bingeing these videos in the beginning of May)

[brooke]

When you start studying a week away....