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🌎 AP World History Cheatsheets
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the entire AP World History course on one page
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Unit 1 - 1.1 Developments in East Asia from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.5 State Building in Africa from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.6 Developments in Europe from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.6 Developments in Europe from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.6 Developments in Europe from 1200-1450
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Unit 1 - 1.7 Comparisons in the Period from 1200-1450
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Unit 2 - 2.1 The Silk Roads
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Unit 2 - 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World
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Unit 2 - 2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean
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Unit 2 - 2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes
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Unit 2 - 2.5 Cultural Effects of Trade
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Unit 2 - 2.6 Environmental Effects of Trade
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Unit 2 - 2.7 Comparison in Trade from 1200-1450
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Unit 3 - 3.2 Governments of Land-Based Empires
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Unit 4 - 4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750
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Unit 4 - 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750
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Unit 4 - 4.3 Columbian Exchange
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Unit 4 - 4.4 Maritime Empires Established
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Unit 4 - 4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed
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Unit 4 - 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750
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Unit 4 - 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies: Class and Race from 1450-1750
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Unit 4 - 4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750
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Unit 5 - 5.1 The Enlightenment
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Unit 5 - 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions from 1750-1900
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Unit 5 - 5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions from 1750-1900
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Unit 5 - 5.3 Industrialization Begins
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Unit 5 - 5.4 Industrialization Spreads, 1750 to 1900
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Unit 5 - 5.4 Industrialization Spreads, 1750 to 1900
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Unit 5 - 5.5 Technology in the Industrial Age
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Unit 5 - 5.6 Government's Role in Industrialization from 1750-1900
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Unit 5 - 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age
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Unit 5 - 5.8 Reactions to Industrialization, 1750-1900
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Unit 5 - 5.9 Social Effects of Industrialization
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Unit 5 - 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age
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Unit 7 - 7.1 Shifting Power After 1900
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 2.5 Cultural Consequences of Connectivity Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.4 Developments in the Americas Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.4 Industrialization Spreads Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War I Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.8 End of the Cold War Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.1 Rationales for Imperialism Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.6 Newly Independent States Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.2 State Expansion Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.5 Technology in the Industrial Age Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.7 Conducting World War II Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.6 Developments in Europe Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.5 Economic Imperialism Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.3 Columbian Exchange Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.1 Technological Innovations Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.8 Reactions to the Industrial Economy Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.5 Developments in Africa Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.1 The Enlightment Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.4 Maritime Empires Link Regions Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.3 Indigenous Responses to State Expansion Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 3.1 European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empires Expand Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Modern World Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.6 Industrialization: Government's Role Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 2.1 The Silk Roads Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.2 The Cold War Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.5 Decolonization after 1900 Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.3 Industrial Revolution Begins Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 3.3 Empires: Belief Systems Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.3 Effects of the Cold War Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.3 Conducting World War I Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.2 Causes of World War I Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age Notes
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AP World History Modern Exam - Document-Based Question (DBQ)
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.6 Causes of World War II Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.8 Mass Atrocities Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.4 Global Economic Development Notes
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AP World History Modern Exam - Short Answer Questions (SAQ)
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 5.9 Society and the Industrial Age Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 6.7 Effects of Migration Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 1.7 Comparison in the Period from c.1200 to c.1450 Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.1 Shifting Power Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structure Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power Notes
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Amsco Notes - AMSCO 3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires Notes
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about the AP World History cheatsheets
A cheatsheet condenses a whole course into the facts you actually need on exam day. The AP World 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.
They work best as a final review: skim the one-page summary, spot the units you want to strengthen, then go deeper with the AP World History study guides. The visual cheatsheets in the gallery are organized by unit, and you can generate your own for any topic you want a quick refresher on.
what's covered in AP World History
- Unit 1 – The Global Tapestry (1200-1450)
- Unit 2 – Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)
- Unit 3 – Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)
- Unit 4 – Global Connections: 1450-1750
- Unit 5 – Revolutions (1750-1900)
- Unit 6 – Industrialization's Impact (1750-1900)
- Unit 7 – Global Conflicts (1900-Present)
- Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
- Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today
- AP World History: Modern Exam
- Historical Thinking Skills
- AMSCO Notes
- Exam Skills
- Subject Guides
- Thematic Guides
- The DBQ
- The LEQ
- Frequently Asked Questions