• Period 1 is worth 5% of the AP Exam. This period will be covered in approximately 4 class periods.

The College Board uses key concepts to denote the testable material for each period. The full, detailed version of these concepts are located here. Please take the time to know these concepts, as anything mentioned is fair game for the AP Exam.

Key Concept 1.1— As native populations migrated and settled across the vast expanse of North America over time, they developed distinct and increasingly complex societies by adapting to and transforming their diverse environments.

Key Concept 1.2— Contact among Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans resulted in the Columbian Exchange and significant social, cultural, and political changes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Key terms that will be an invaluable study tool as we get closer to the AP exam in May. Each term should include the information provided on Quizlet.

Chapter 1

1. Paleo-Indians

2. Archaic Era

3. Aztec

4. Capitalism

5. Humanists

6. Reformation

7. Spanish Inquisition

8. Columbian Exchange

9. Encomienda system

10. Early African slave trade

11. Anasazi/Pueblo Dwellers

12. Mound Builders

13. Eastern Woodlands

Chapter 2

1. Quakers

2. Puritans

3. Pilgrims

4. Mayflower Compact

5. John Winthrop’s A City On A Hill

6. Jamestown