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In AP World History: Modern, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time.
In AP World History: Modern, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time.
The course is framed around six themes that help students make meaningful connections:
The course is framed around six themes that help students make meaningful connections:
Social Interactions and Organization
Social Interactions and Organization
Political/Governance
Political/Governance
Interacting with the Environment
Interacting with the Environment
Cultural Developments and Interactions
Cultural Developments and Interactions
Economic Systems
Economic Systems
Technology and Innovation
Technology and Innovation
College Course Equivalent: AP World History: Modern is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college or university survey of modern world history.
World History Modern AMSCO PDF.pdf
AP EXAM Date May 7th @ noon
at Coronado High School
Exam Format
Exam Format
First Half of the Test
Section I, Part A: Multiple Choice 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
Section I, Part B: Short Answer 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score
Question 1 is required, includes 1 secondary source, and focuses on historical developments or processes between the years 1200 and 2001.
Question 2 is required, includes 1 primary source, and focuses on historical developments or processes between the years 1200 and 2001.
Question 3 or 4: Students will choose between two options. Question 3 will come from Units 1-4 (1200-1750), and Question 4 will come from Units 5-9 (1750-2001)
BREAK (10 minutes)
Second Half of the Test
Section II Part A: (DBQ Essay) 1 Hour | 25% of Exam Score
Students are presented with 7 documents offering various perspectives on a historical development or process. The document-based question focuses on topics from units 3-9 (1450 to 2001.)
Section II Part B: (Long Essay) 40 minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Students will choose from 3 options
Option 1: 1200–1750
Option 2: 1450–1900
Option 3: 1750–2001
Resources
Resources
[Canvas AP Modern World History]
[Clever]
AP Central Classroom Student Login: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/
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