AP World History

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Study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the world from c. 1200 CE to the present. You’ll analyze texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and write essays expressing historical arguments.

Skills You'll Learn

  • Evaluating primary and secondary sources

  • Analyzing the claims, evidence, and reasoning you find in sources

  • Putting historical developments in context and making connections between them

  • Writing a claim or thesis and explaining and supporting it

  • Content Area 1: Foundations

  • Content Area 2: Global Tapestry and Global Networks, 1200-1450 CE

  • Content Area 3: Empires on Land and Sea, 1450-1750 CE

  • Content Area 4: Revolutions, 1750-1900 CE

  • Content Area 5: The Modern World, 1900-present

AP Exam Date - Thursday, May 11, 2023, 12:00 pm

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