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30 minutes- Overview: sorting by theme, region, and time periods
1 hour - 1200-1450 CE
1 hour - 1450-1750 CE
1 hour - 1750-1900 CE
1 hour - 1900-Present
30 minutes - Final thoughts: time management, strategies, and pep talk!

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AP World Exam Prep 2021 | Unit Reviews + Free Study Guides

AP World History

Master unit 0 of AP World History! We review everything from the paleolithic period to the neolithic revolution to the fall of Rome to classical civilizations to world religions. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of history before 1200 CE so you'll be prepared for the rest of the AP World curriculum!

Unit 0: Before 1200 CE

Unit 1: The Global Tapestry

Conquer unit 2 of AP World History with our guides and other resources! We cover the Mongols, Silk Roads, Indian Ocean & Trans-Subsaharan trade routes, and the cultural & environmental effects of trade. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of the major trends and networks of exchange between 1200-1450.

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange

Dig deeper into unit 3 of AP World History. We cover the expansion of land-based empires (guns, trade & tax diplomacy, conquering of other empires), their governments (bureaucratic and military elites, works of art, military strength, divine right), and comparison of different land-based empires between 1450-1750.

Unit 3: Land-Based Empires

Understand unit 4 of AP World History with our resources. We review everything between 1450-1750: teachnological innovations, Age of Expoloration, Columbian Exchange, labor systems, maritime empires, Atlantic Slave Trade, joint-stock companies, Triangular Trade, resistance of European expansion, changing social hierachies, and more!

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

Learn all about revolutions in unit 5 of AP World History. We cover the Enlightenment (individualism, nationalism, feminism, abolitionism), revolutions from 1750 to 1900, German & Italian Unifications, decline of Ottoman empire, and much more! 

Unit 5: Revolutions

Understand the consequences of industrialization in unit 6 of AP World History. We review expansion of imperialism, resistance to imperialism, global economic development, global capitalism, causes & effects of migration from 1750 to 1900, urbanization, indentured laborers, the Opium Wars, and put them all together to help you ace the AP exam!

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization

Understand global conflicts in unit 7 of AP World History. We cover the Mexican Revolution, World War 1 and 2, Russian Revolution, League of Nations, Chinese Civil War, Stalin's Five Year Plan, Great Depression, Holocaust, Chinese Communist Revolution, United Nations, end of Japanese empire, genocides (Armenian, Rwandan, Cambodian), and much more.

Unit 7: Global Conflict

Master unit 8 of AP World History. We review the causes and effects of the Cold War, spread of communism, decolonization and newly independent states after 1900, global resistance, collapse of the Soviet Union, and everything up to the present to help you put current events in a broader context with our amazing guides and other resources.

Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization

Be well-prepared for unit 9 of AP World History with our resources. We cover technological advancements after 1900, climate change, social movements (feminism, Greenpeace, Civil Rights Act), new international organizations, globalized culture, resistance to globalization, and much more to ace AP World!

Unit 9: Globalization

Master all the important vocabulary, concepts, and events in each of the themes in AP World History: Humans and the Environment, Cultural Developments and Interactions, Governance, Economic Systems, Social Interactions and Organizations, and Technology and Innovation. Thinking thematically is essential for developing a full understanding of AP World History.

Thematic Guides

These guides will help you understand each region in AP World History. We will provide a comprehensive timeline of the major events in each region: the Americas, the Pacific, Europe, and Asia. We also cover social, economic, and political devlopments in each region as it relates to each unit in AP World History.

Regional Guides

Develop effective exam skills that will help you tackle the document based question, free response questions, and multiple choice questions of AP World History exam. We'll also give you useful tips and tricks for annotating & analyzing sources, and developing historical thinking skills like contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change.

Historical Thinking Skills

Welcome to AP World History! We will be overviewing what will be expected in your AP class and exam. We'll review everything from what the test will look like to an overview of the AP World units to study tips. We'll also cover many of the common questions about taking AP World History.

Introduction to AP World

Learn how to approach the multiple choice questions in the AP World History exam. We'll cover MCQ logistics, analyzing text and visual sources, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), effective strategies to improve speed and accuracy, and examples. With review and practice, you'll ace the MCQs!

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Be well-prepared with our amazing resources for the short answer questions of the AP World History exam. We'll cover SAQ logistics, scoring guidelines, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), analyzing text and visual sources, effective strategies, and examples.

Short Answer Questions (SAQ)

Master the long essay questions of the AP World History exam. We'll cover LEQ logistics, scoring guidelines, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), analyzing text and visual sources, effective strategies, and examples. With review and practice, you'll be ready to ace the LEQs!

Long Essay Questions (LEQ)

Conquer the document based question (aka the DBQ) in AP World History. We'll review DBQ logistics, scoring guidelines, how to analyze sources, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), effective strategies, and examples. 

Document Based Questions (DBQ)

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This is a comprehensive review of the major events and key ideas of AP World History. We'll cover everything from the Silk Roads to land-based empires to the Columbian Exchange to the Enlightenment to imperialism to world wars to the Cold War to globalization. With examples and practice, you'll be ready to ace the AP exam! 

Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

Welcome to the Fiveable question and answer sessions for AP World History. We will be holding comprehensive reviews in which we give students opportunites to ask questions about everything AP World!

Q & A sessions

Understand how to study for AP World History through student-led seesions that will teach you how to take effective notes, read your textbook efficiently, analyze sources, organizing events in time periods, and much more! We'll also give tips and tricks for the LEQs, SAQs, DBQ, and MCQs!

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Overview of the Document-Based Question (DBQ)

Thesis

Contextualization

Evidence

Analysis and Reasoning: Sourcing


Analysis and Reasoning: Complexity

Understanding the Process of Writing a DBQ


Before you start writing


Analyzing the documents

How to Write The DBQ










Ultimate Guide to the DBQ

📘College Board Description

Causation Historical Reasoning Skills

🔗Causes and Effects of a specific historical development or process

🤞The Relationship between Causes and Effects of a specific Historical Event or Process

🧠Understanding the difference between primary and secondary causes and between short-term and long-term effects

The Historical Significance of Different Causes and/or Effects

Causation in the AP Histories

🔎Organizing Question

Continuities and Change Over Time

Period 1 (1200 to 1450) 

Period 2 (1450-1750)

Period 3 (1750-1900)

Period 4 (1900-Today)

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Continuity and Change Over Time in the AP Histories

Comparison

Unit 1 Comparisons 

Unit 2 Comparisons 

Unit 3/4 Comparisons

Administrative Systems


Social Hierarchies


Empire Type (Maritime Empires)

Unit 5 Comparisons 


Industrialization Outside of Europe

Industrial Decline in Response to European Industrialization

Unit 6 Comparisons 


State Expansion in the Age of Empire

Unit 7 Comparisons 


Government Responses to the Great Depression

Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union


Government Conduct of World War II

Unit 8 Comparisons


Gaining Allies during the Cold War


Methods of Obtaining Independence

Unit 9 Comparisons

Comparison in the AP Histories

Overview of the Long Essay Question

How to rock the LEQ-rubric

Evidence: Provide Specific Examples

Evidence: Supports an Argument with Evidence

Analysis and Reasoning: Historical Reasoning

Analysis and Reasoning: Complexity

How to rock the LEQ- Process

Before you start writing

Writing the essay

Sample Prompts


The LEQ Rubric (quick reference)

Long Essay Question (LEQ)

Overview of Asia 

Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200-c. 1450)

Buddhism

The Islamic World

Religion in South and Southeast Asia

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (c. 1200-c. 1450) 

Unit 3: Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

Unit 5: Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

Unit 7: Global Conflict (c. 1900 to the present)

Qing Dynasty

Ottoman Empire

Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the present)

Unit 9: Globalization (c. 1900 to the present)

The Americas, from 1200 to 1450 CE

The Global Tapestry AND Networks of Exchange

The Americas, from 1450 to 1750 CE

Land-Based Empires and Transoceanic Interconnections

The Americas, from 1750 to 1900 CE

Revolutions and Consequences of Industrialization 

The Americas, from 1900 to 2000 CE 

Global Conflict, The Cold War, Decolonization and Globalization

Overview of the Pacific

Units 1 & 2 (1200-1450)

Units 3 & 4 (1450-1750)

European Exploration

Unit 5 & 6 (1750-1900)

Grouping Pacific Islands

Religious Activities

Economy

Colonization

Units 7, 8, & 9 (1900-Present)

World War II 

Independence in the Pacific

The Pacific from 1200 to the Present

Practice SAQ Prompt

SAQ Student Answers and Feedback

Practice Submission 1

Practice Submission 2

Practice Submission 3

Practice Submission 4

Practice Submission 5

Practice Submission 6

Practice Submission 7

Practice Submission 8

Practice Submission 9

AP World Decolonization SAQ Prompt Answers & Feedback

Overview of the SAQ

Task Verbs

✏️Writing an SAQ response

📝 Sample Questions

SAQ 1 (Secondary Source)

SAQ 2 (Primary Source)

SAQ 3 (no stimulus)

SAQ 4 (no stimulus)

AP World Short Answer Question

Practice Submission 10

AP World Britain and India SAQ Answers & Feedback

🔍Organizing Question

📝Key Vocabulary

Examples

Units 5 & 6 (1750-1900)

Practice Questions for this theme

Sample MCQ

Sample SAQ


Sample LEQ

Theme 1 (ENV) - Humans and the Environment

Historical Examples

Practice Questions for this Theme

Sample SAQs

Sample LEQ 

Theme 2 (CDI) - Cultural Developments and Interactions

📝Key Vocabulary 

Sample MCQ (Unit 5)

Sample SAQ (Unit 3)

Sample LEQ (Units 8 & 9)

Theme 3 (GOV) - Governance

Historical Examples 

Theme 4 (ECON) - Economic Systems

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