Advanced Placement World History

In Advanced Placement World History, students will cover EVERYTHING...well not everything (there is not enough time for that).  They will however examine global patterns that occur over time and space and take a world-wide view of historical processes and contacts among people in different societies over the course of six major time periods.

     This year long course culminates with the College Board AP Exam in May. AP World History students will prepare for this opportunity by working with college-level texts, outside readings, and primary/secondary sources to develop a strong understanding for how the human race went from a community of scattered individual groups into the globally interdependent world that we now recognize today.  

     During this course students will prepare themselves for success by studying the major themes of World History, completing multiple choice exams in the AP format, and developing historical writing skills through practice of the 3 types of essays on the College Board AP Exam (compare & contrast, D.B.Q., and C.C.O.T).  The A.P. World History course is designed to be a rigorous and extremely rewarding course for all students who take it.