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title: "AP Art History Key Terms"
description: "661 AP Art History key terms and definitions organized by AP® Course and Exam Description unit."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-art-history/key-terms"
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subject: "AP Art History"
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# AP Art History Key Terms

## Overview

661 AP Art History key terms and definitions organized by AP® Course and Exam Description unit.

## Units

- [Unit 1: Unit 1 – Global Prehistoric Art, 30,000–500 BCE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/1): 48 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 2: Unit 2 – Ancient Mediterranean Art, 3500 BCE–300 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/2): 60 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 3: Unit 3 – Early European and Colonial American Art, 200–1750 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/3): 66 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 4: Unit 4 – Later European and American Art, 1750–1980 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/4): 60 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 5: Unit 5 – Indigenous American Art, 1000 BCE–1980 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/5): 94 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 6: Unit 6 – African Art, 1100–1980 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/6): 68 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 7: Unit 7 – West and Central Asian Art, 500 BCE–1980 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/7): 78 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 8: Unit 8 – South, East, and Southeast Asian Art, 300 BCE–1980 CE](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/8): 105 terms across 4 topics
- [Unit 9: Unit 9 – The Pacific, 700–1980 ce](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/9): 51 terms across 3 topics
- [Unit 10: Unit 10 – Global Contemporary Art, 1980 CE to Present](/ap-art-history/key-terms/unit/10): 31 terms across 3 topics

## Related Resources

- [AP Art History subject hub](/ap-art-history)
- [All AP® key terms](/key-terms)

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