AP World History. 2010-2011 Edition

327 Pages·2009·4.85 MB·English

by  Peggy Martin

5 STEPS TO A 5
AP World History
2010–2011
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5 STEPS TO A 5
AP World History
2010–2011
Peggy J. Martin
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PEGGY J. MARTIN teaches Advanced Placement World History and Economics at Del
Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas, and is the author of Kaplan’s SAT Subject Test:
World History. As a consultant in Advanced Placement World History, she presented
workshops in the southwestern region of the United States and has served as a reader in
Advanced Placement World History since the inaugural reading in 2002. The mother of
four grown children, she and her husband make their home in Del Rio, Texas.
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The 5-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 What You Need to Know About the AP World History Exam
Background Information
Reasons for Taking the Advanced Placement Examination
What You Need to Know About the AP World History Examination
2 How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP World History Exam
Calendar for Each Plan
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
World History Diagnostic Test
Answers and Explanations
Document-Based Question (DBQ)
Continuity and Change over Time Question
Comparative Question
Comments on Possible Solutions to the Free Response Questions
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 Tips for Taking the Exam
The Multiple-Choice Question
The Document-Based Question
The Continuity and Change over Time Question
The Comparative Question
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
Unit 1 Foundations (8000 B.C.E.–600 C.E.)
5 The World History Environment and Periodization
6 Development of Agriculture and Technology
7 Structure of Early Civilizations
8 Rise of Classical Civilizations
9 Origins of World Belief Systems
10 Interactions in the Late Classical Period
Unit 1 Summary
Timeline
Key Comparisons
Change/Continuity Chart
Unit 2 Period Two (600–1450)
11 The Rise and Spread of Islam
12 The Expansion of China
13 Changes in European Institutions
14 Interregional Trade and Exchange
15 Empires in the Americas
Unit 2 Summary
Timeline
Key Comparisons
Change/Continuity Chart
Unit 3 Period Three (1450–1750)
16 Empires and Other Political Systems
17 Hemispheric Exchange
18 Systems of Slavery
19 Cultural and Intellectual Changes
Unit 3 Summary
Timeline
Key Comparisons
Change/Continuity Chart
Unit 4 Period Four (1750–1914)
20 The Industrial Revolution and Social Changes
21 Demographic and Environmental Developments
22 World Trade
23 Political Revolutions
24 Western Imperialism
Unit 4 Summary
Timeline
Key Comparisons
Change/Continuity Chart
Unit 5 Period Five (1914–Present)
25 World Wars and Depression
26 The Cold War and the Postwar Balance of Power
27 End of the Cold War and Nationalist Movements
28 Global Trade
29 Technological Developments
30 Social Changes
31 Demographic and Environmental Developments
Unit 5 Summary
Timeline
Key Comparisons
Change/Continuity Chart
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Practice Test One
Answers and Explanations
Practice Test Two
Answers and Explanations
Appendices
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Web Sites