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🖼️ AP Art History Cheatsheets

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Unit 1
Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 bce
Unit 2
Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 bce-300 ce
Unit 3
Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200-1750 CE
Unit 4
Later Europe and Americas, 1750-1980 CE
Unit 5
Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE
Unit 6
Africa, 1100-1980 CE
Unit 7
West and Central Asia, 500 BCE-1980 CE
Unit 8
South, East, and Southeast Asia, 300 BCE-1980 CE
Unit 9
The Pacific, 700-1980 ce
Unit 10
Global Contemporary, 1980 ce to Present

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 1 Overview: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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1.1 Cultural Influences on Prehistoric Art - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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1.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Prehistoric Art - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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1.3 Theories and Interpretations of Prehistoric Art - AP Art History - Unit 1 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 2 Overview: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500-300 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 2 Overview: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500-300 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 2 Overview: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500-300 BCE - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 2 - Unit 2 Overview: Ancient Mediterranean, 3500-300 BCE

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2.1 Cultural Contexts of Ancient Mediterranean Art - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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2.2 Interactions Across Cultures in Ancient Mediterranean Art - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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2.3 Purpose and Audience in Ancient Mediterranean Art - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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2.4 Theories and Interpretations of Ancient Mediterranean Art - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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2.5 Unit 2 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 2 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 2 - 2.5 Unit 2 Required Works

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Unit 3 Overview: Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200-1750 CE - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

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3.1 Cultural Contexts of Early European and Colonial American Art - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

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3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American Art - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

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3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American Art - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

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3.5 Theories and Interpretations of Early European and Colonial American Art - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

Unit 3 - 3.5 Theories and Interpretations of Early European and Colonial American Art

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3.6 Unit 3 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 3 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 4 Overview: Later Europe and Americas, 1750-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

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4.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Later European and American Art - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

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4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American Art - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

Unit 4 - 4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American Art

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4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American Art - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

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4.4 Theories and Interpretations of Later European and American Art - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

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4.5 Unit 4 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 4 visual cheatsheet

Unit 4 - 4.5 Unit 4 Required Works

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

Unit 5 - Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

Unit 5 - Unit 5 Overview: Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE

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5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American Art - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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5.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Indigenous American Art - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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5.3 Purpose and Audience in Indigenous American Art - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

Unit 5 - 5.3 Purpose and Audience in Indigenous American Art

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5.4 Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American Art - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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5.5 Unit 5 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 5 visual cheatsheet

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6.1 Cultural Contexts of African Art - AP Art History - Unit 6 visual cheatsheet

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6.2 Purpose and Audience in African Art - AP Art History - Unit 6 visual cheatsheet

Unit 6 - 6.2 Purpose and Audience in African Art

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6.3 Theories and Interpretations of African Art - AP Art History - Unit 6 visual cheatsheet

Unit 6 - 6.3 Theories and Interpretations of African Art

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6.4 Unit 6 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 6 visual cheatsheet

Unit 6 - 6.4 Unit 6 Required Works

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Unit 7 Overview: West and Central Asian Art, 500 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 7 visual cheatsheet

Unit 7 - Unit 7 Overview: West and Central Asian Art, 500 BCE-1980 CE

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7.1 Materials, Processes, & Techniques in West & Central Asia - AP Art History - Unit 7 visual cheatsheet

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7.2 West Asia - AP Art History - Unit 7 visual cheatsheet

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7.3 Central Asia - AP Art History - Unit 7 visual cheatsheet

Unit 7 - 7.3 Central Asia

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7.4 Unit 7 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 7 visual cheatsheet

Unit 7 - 7.4 Unit 7 Required Works

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Unit 8 Overview: South, East, and Southeast Asian Art, 300 BCE-1980 CE - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

Unit 8 - Unit 8 Overview: South, East, and Southeast Asian Art, 300 BCE-1980 CE

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8.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

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8.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

Unit 8 - 8.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art

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8.5 Unit 8 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

Unit 8 - 8.5 Unit 8 Required Works

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8.5 Unit 8 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

Unit 8 - 8.5 Unit 8 Required Works

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8.5 Unit 8 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

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8.5 Unit 8 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 8 visual cheatsheet

Unit 8 - 8.5 Unit 8 Required Works

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9.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Pacific Art - AP Art History - Unit 9 visual cheatsheet

Unit 9 - 9.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Pacific Art

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9.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Pacific Art - AP Art History - Unit 9 visual cheatsheet

Unit 9 - 9.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Pacific Art

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9.3 Theories and Interpretations of Pacific Art - AP Art History - Unit 9 visual cheatsheet

Unit 9 - 9.3 Theories and Interpretations of Pacific Art

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9.4 Unit 9 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 9 visual cheatsheet

Unit 9 - 9.4 Unit 9 Required Works

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Unit 10 Overview: Global Contemporary, 1980 CE to Present - AP Art History - Unit 10 visual cheatsheet

Unit 10 - Unit 10 Overview: Global Contemporary, 1980 CE to Present

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10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary Art - AP Art History - Unit 10 visual cheatsheet

Unit 10 - 10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary Art

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10.2 Purpose and Audience in Global Contemporary Art - AP Art History - Unit 10 visual cheatsheet

Unit 10 - 10.2 Purpose and Audience in Global Contemporary Art

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10.4 Theories and Interpretations of Global Contemporary Art - AP Art History - Unit 10 visual cheatsheet

Unit 10 - 10.4 Theories and Interpretations of Global Contemporary Art

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10.5 Unit 10 Required Works - AP Art History - Unit 10 visual cheatsheet

Unit 10 - 10.5 Unit 10 Required Works

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FRQs 1-2 – Long Essay Questions - AP Art History - AP Art History Exam visual cheatsheet

AP Art History Exam - FRQs 1-2 – Long Essay Questions

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AP Art History Exam Guide - AP Art History - Study Tools visual cheatsheet

Study Tools - AP Art History Exam Guide

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A cheatsheet condenses a whole course into the facts you actually need on exam day. The AP Art History cheatsheets on this page summarize the key formulas, concepts, and definitions from each unit so you can review the entire course at a glance.

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