Cracking the AP World History Exam - 2013 Edition - The Princeton Review
PART I: HOW TO CRACK THE SYSTEM
1. Welcome to the World of AP World History
2. Cracking the Multiple-Choice Section
3. Cracking the Essay Questions
4. Cracking the Document-Based Question (DBQ)
5. Cracking the Free-Response Questions
PART II: THE AP WORLD HISTORY REVIEW
6. Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E. to Around 600 C.E.
History Review through 600 C.E.
Settling Down: The Neolithic Revolution
The Big, Early Civilizations: The Rivers Deliver
Early Mesoamerica and Andean South America: For Every Rule There’s an Exception
The Classical Civilizations: Mesoamerica
The Classical Civilizations: India and China
The Classical Civilizations: Mediterranean
Late Classical Period: Empires Collapse, and People on the Move
Major Belief Systems through 600 C.E.
Technology and Innovations through 600 C.E.
Changes and Continuities in the Role of Women
Timeline of Major Developments 8000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. - Pulling It All Together
7. Really Old Stuff: Around 600 C.E. to Around 1450
Review of History Within Civilizations 600 C.E.–1450
Developments in Europe and the Byzantine Empire
The Rise and Fall of the Mongols
Review of Interactions Among Cultures 600 C.E.–1450
Trade Networks and Cultural Diffusion
Expansion of Religion and Empire: Culture Clash
Other Reasons People Were on the Move
Technology and Innovations 600 C.E.–1450
Changes and Continuities in the Role of Women
Timeline of Major Developments 600 C.E.–1450 - Pulling It All Together
8. Old Stuff: Approximately 1450 to Around 1750
Major European Developments 1450–1750
Revolutions in European Thought and Expression
European Exploration and Expansion: Empires of the Wind
Developments in Specific Countries and Empires 1450–1750
Islamic Gunpowder Empires: Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
Technology and Innovations 1450–1750
Changes and Continuities in the Role of Women
Timeline of Major Developments 1450–1750 - Pulling It All Together
9. Not So Old Stuff: Sometime Around 1750 to About 1914
Industry and Imperialism
European Imperialism in Africa
Political Developments in the Americas and Europe
Two Revolutions: American and French
Lots of Independence Movements: Latin America
Two Unifications: Italy and Germany
Technology and Intellectual Developments 1750 to About 1914
Changes and Continuities in the Role of Women
Timeline of Major Developments 1750–1914 - Pulling It All Together
10. Recent Stuff: Around 1914 to the Present
The Twentieth Century in Chunks
Independence Movements and Developments in Asia and Africa
Globalization and the World Since 1980
Changes and Continuities in the Role of Women
Timeline of Major Developments Since 1914 - Pulling It All Together
PART III: THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP WORLD HISTORY PRACTICE TESTS AND EXPLANATIONS
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations