This lesson is designed for use with AP® World History Modern, Unit 3 Land-Based Empires Topic 3.2 Empires: Administration. The lesson includes a lecture with speaker notes, a guided notes packet for students, no-stimulus SAQ prompts, and a one pager assignment. The Ottoman Empire and Japan are the content examples used to explore the learning objective. The activities allow for further exploration of other empires/examples. Details of what is included:

• 27-slide lecture available in PowerPoint and Google Slides™ that covers the material outlined in the CED (body text editable)
• Printable speaker notes to accompany the lecture
• 5-page guided notes packet for students (printable, digital, and editable versions) with answer key
• SAQ Planning Organizer + no-stimulus SAQ Prompt (editable)
• One Pager Assignment with instructions and five templates
• Mughal Empire video questions
• Editable reading notes for Topic 3.2

The lecture slides and guided notes come with Google versions for easy digital assignment.

Please take a look at the preview to see the lesson materials in detail.

The slides in the lecture have editable body text. You will also find PNG images that can be inserted as backgrounds if you want to add your own information to the lectures while keeping the same style. Simply insert the pictures and then add text boxes to fit your needs.

The Topic 3.2 Empires: Administration lecture includes the following topics:

• Overview of four methods used to legitimize and consolidate power
• Bureaucratic Elites and Military Professionals
• Religion and State
• Art and Monumental Architecture
• Tax-Collection Systems
• Ottoman Bureaucrats
• Devshirme
• Janissaries
• Role of Religion in the Ottoman Empire
• Süleymaniye Mosque
• Methods of Taxation in the Ottoman Empire
• Sengoku Period (Warring States Period) in Japan for context
• Role of the Japanese Emperor and Shōgun
• Daimyō, Samurai, and the introduction of the firearm
• Consolidation of Power in Japan
• Azuchi Castle
• Tokugawa Ieysu
• Brief Examples of Religion and State: Aztecs, Louis XIV, and Askia Muhammad I
• Brief Examples of Art and Architecture: Edo Castle, Qing Imperial Portraits, Taj Mahal, and Versailles
• Brief Examples of Tax-Collection Systems: Mughal Zamindars, Aztec Tributary System, and Ming Dynasty Taxation

The speaker notes contain information that will help give the teacher more background and details on each topic. A printable companion of all the speaker notes from the lecture are included.

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