Name: How to Make Sense of the AP World CED Changes
Uploaded: 2019-06-13T23:00:00.000Z
Duration: T01H12M46S

Melissa Longnecker

AP World History

Walk through an initial view of the changes to the AP World History Course and Exam Description with veteran AP World teachers and an experienced AP World student. We look at the unit guides, the course changes, and give some opinions about how the course will change starting in 2019-2020.

How to Make Sense of the AP World CED Changes

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Administration 1

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Administration 3

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

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)

Free Reviews 2020

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!

Student-Led Study Sessions

Professional Development

AP Cram Sessions 2021

Live Cram Sessions 2020

2021 APUSH Exam Resources, Reviews & Study Guides | Fiveable

AP US History

Tom Richey

Review unit 1 in AP United States History with these resources! This unit covers the time period of 1491-1607. Notable topics in this unit include European exploration and encounters in the Americas, the Columbian Exchange, Labor, Slavery and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System, and cultural interactions between Europeans, Native Americans and Africans.

Unit 1: Early Contact with the New World (1491-1607)

Study for the AP United States History exam with our unit 2 resources, studying from 1607 to 1754, including important topics like European Colonization, the British Colonies, Transatlantic Trade, Slavery in the Colonies, and Colonial Society and Culture.

Unit 2: Colonization of North America (1607-1754)

Use our resources to study unit 3 in AP United States History! Learn all about 1754 - 1800 through topics such as taxation without representation, the influence of philosophical ideas and the Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and The Constitution.

Unit 3: Conflict and American Independence (1754-1800)

Discover 1800 - 1848 with these resources for unit 4 of APUSH. Learn all about the Jeffersonian Era, America on the World Stage, The Market Revolution, the Jacksonian Era and federal power, emerging American culture, the Second Great Awakening, and the South in the Early Republic.

Unit 4: Beginnings of Modern American Democracy (1800-1848)

Study for AP United States history from 1844 - 1877 with our unit 5 resources! Notable topics in this unit include Manifest Destiny and westward expansion, the Mexican-American War, the Compromise of 1850, the election of 1860 and succession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Unit 5: Toward the Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

Learn about unit 6 of AP United States History with our resources. This unit covers the time period of 1865-1898. Notable topics in this unit include westward expansion, the "New South", industrialization and capitalism, the Gilded Age, and responses to immigration.

Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution (1865-1898)

Review unit 7 of AP United States History with our resources. This unit covers the time period of 1890-1945. Key topics in this unit include imperialism, the Spanish-American War, the Progressiva Era, World War 1, pop culture and innovation in the 1920's, The Great Depression, The New Deal, and World War 2.

Unit 7: The Early 20th Century (1890-1945)

Prepare for the AP United States History exam with our unit 8 resources! Learn all about the Cold War from 1945 - 1980 with topics such as the Red Scare, the Vietnam War, youth culture in the 1960's, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Unit 8: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945-1980)

Wrap up APUSH with unit 9 of AP United States History with our resources that cover 1980 to the present, including topics such as Reagan and Conservatism, the end of the Cold War, Immigration, and present day America.

Unit 9: Entering into the 21st Century (1980-Present)

Prepare for the AP United States History exam with our thematic guides. Our thematic guides provide overviews of each guiding theme from the APUSH course and give historical and contextual examples of each theme.

Interested in taking AP United States History? Check out our intro to the course! Includes study resources, study tips, and exam overviews. We also provide strategies to be used throughout the year of taking the course, along with a general overview of what to expect from the class. 

Course Introductions

Discover everything you need to know about the multiple choice question section of the AP United States History exam! Our guides overview the point breakdown of the questions, how to approach the questions, and give examples of questions. They also show how to effectively manage your time during the multiple choice section of the exam. 

Learn about the short answer question section of the AP United States History exam. Our guides provide practice questions/prompts and feedback to help you score your best on the short answer question of the APUSH exam!

Learn everything you need to know about the long essay question on the free response question portion of the AP United States History exam! We provide resources that overview how to approach the long essay question and outline the distribution of points.

Learn everything you need to know about the document based question (aka the DBQ) on the free response question portion of the AP United States History exam! We cover the breakdown of points and provide a standard outline of how to approach and effectively write the document based question.

Exam Reviews 2020

Review for the AP United States History exam with our resources! We provide review of units, key concepts and topics, and exam strategies to help you do your best on exam day!

Need extra preparation for the AP United States History exam? Our pre-recorded question and answer sessions are great way to review AP United States History content!

Exam Skills (MC, SAQ, LEQ, DBQ)

Previous Years Periods 1-5

AP Euro Exam Prep 2020 | Reviews + Practice Questions | Fiveable

AP European History

Review unit 1 in AP European history with our resources. Our resources analyze and contextualize the individual topics in this unit. This unit focuses on the renaissance and exploration.

Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration

Review unit 2 of AP European History with our guides which analyze and contextualize the most important topics and events within the unit! This unit is centered on the Age of Reformation.

Unit 2: Age of Reformation

Our AP European History unit 3 resources include an overview of the unit and an analysis of the most important concepts and terms. The unit focuses on absolutism and constitutionalism.

Unit 3: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

Learn everything you need to know about unit 4 in AP European History with our resources! They include an overview and analysis of the important concepts and terms in the unit. This unit covers scientific, philosophical, and political developments. 

Unit 4: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

Study for unit 5 in AP European History! This unit covers conflict, crisis, and reaction in the late 18th century. Review unit 5 with our guides which overview and contextualize topics such as the French Revolution or the Seven Years War.

Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

Learn everything you need to know for the AP exam about unit 6 of AP European History. This unit covers Industrailization and its effects. Our unit 6 resources provide analysis and contextualization of the most important topics in the unit.

Unit 6: Industrialization and Its Effects

Prepare for the AP European History exam with our unit 7 resources! Our resources include analysis of important events and themes, along with contextualization of the most important ideas, to help master this unit. This unit covers 19th century perspectives and political developments. 

Unit 7: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Study unit 8 of AP European History, which covers 20th century global conflicts. Practice analyzing and contextualizing events such as World Wars I and II or the Russian Revolution!

Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts

Review for the AP European History exam by studying our unit 9 resources. These resources contextualize important events and analyze essential themes and topics to provide an in-depth understanding of the unit! This unit covers the Cold War and contemporary Europe.

Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe

Prepare for the AP European History exam by analyzing important guiding themes in the course! Our thematic guides analyze each guiding theme and give historical and contextual examples of each theme.

Study for the multiple choice question section of the AP European History exam with our resources! Our resources outline the point breakdown of the questions on the exam, provide tips on how to approach the questions, and give examples of actual questions for practicing this portion of the exam! 

Prepare for the short answer question section of the AP European History exam with our resources! We provide practice questions/prompts and feedback to help you score your best on the short answer question of the AP European History exam!

Prepare for the long essay question on the AP European History exam with these resources! Our resources examine the rubric and the distribution of points of the LEQ, along with providing advice on how to pace yourself while writing the LEQ on the exam.

Learn everything you need to know about the document based question on the AP European History exam! Review breakdown of points and get tips on how to approach and analyze the primary source documents with our resources. With plently of practice, you will be able to ace the document based question on the exam!

Study for the AP European History exam with our question and answer sessions! These question and answer sessions are great way to review AP European History content before the AP exam or any important tests!

Prepare for the AP European History exam with our resources! We provide review of units, key concepts and topics, and exam strategies to help you do your best on exam day!

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