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AP World History (Modern)

AP World History (Modern) covers the history of the world from 1200 CE to the present day

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Course Concept

AP World History (Modern) is a high school-level course that explores the history of the world from approximately 1200 CE to the present. It provides students with a comprehensive understanding of global historical developments, emphasizing key themes, concepts, and analytical skills.

The course covers a wide range of topics, including political, economic, social, cultural, and technological changes that have shaped societies across the globe. It examines the interactions and connections between different regions, civilizations, and cultures, highlighting the processes of globalization, exchange, and cultural diffusion.

  • Periodization: The course is divided into six distinct periods, spanning from 1200 CE to the present. Each period focuses on major historical developments and transformations, enabling students to understand the progression of global history over time.
  • Global Interactions: AP World History (Modern) emphasizes the interconnectedness of societies and regions. It explores the exchange of goods, ideas, technologies, and cultures through trade networks, exploration, colonization, and globalization. Students examine the impacts of these interactions on various societies and the development of global systems.
  • Comparative Analysis: The course encourages students to analyze and compare different societies, civilizations, and regions. They explore similarities and differences in political structures, economic systems, social hierarchies, cultural practices, and religious beliefs. This comparative approach helps students understand the diversity of human experiences and the factors that shape societies.
  • Historical Thinking Skills: AP World History (Modern) focuses on developing students' analytical and critical thinking skills. They learn to analyze primary and secondary sources, interpret historical evidence, and construct historical arguments. They also develop skills in contextualization, causation, continuity and change over time, and periodization.
  • Thematic Focus: The course explores key themes that cut across time periods and regions, such as globalization, industrialization, imperialism, revolutions, nationalism, and decolonization. These themes provide a framework for understanding major historical developments and their significance in shaping the modern world.
  • Exam Preparation: Students engage in activities and assignments that prepare them for the AP World History (Modern) exam. The exam includes multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, document-based questions, and a long essay. It assesses students' knowledge of historical content, their ability to analyze primary and secondary sources, and their skills in historical thinking.

AP World History (Modern)

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18

Months

108

Assignments

18

Live Sessions

0. Foundations

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • General Remarks
  • Governance (and Geographic Orientation)
  • Cultural Developments and Interactions
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Economic Systems
  • Social Interactions and Organization
  • Humans and the Environment
1.Governance, 1200–1450

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • State Building in Afro-Eurasia: Tradition and Innovation
  • State Formation in the Pre-Columbian Americas
10.Economic Systems, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • The Early Globalization of Economics
  • From Mercantilism to Capitalism and Protoindustrialization
11.Social Interactions and Organization, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Social Classes in Flux
  • Slavery and Coerced Labor
  • Gender and Ethnicity
12.Humans and the Environment, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • The Columbian Exchange: Plants and Animals
  • The Columbian Exchange: Diseases and Populations
  • Monoculture and Resource Extraction: Ecological Effects
  • The Little Ice Age
13.Governance, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • The Atlantic Revolutions and the Birth of Modern Politics
  • Western Imperialism and Global Conflict
  • Political Developments by Region
14.Cultural Developments and Interactions, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Art and Culture in the Modern Era
  • Political Thought: New Philosophies and Ideologies
15.Technology and Innovation, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Technology in the Industrial Era
  • Scientific Advancements
  • Secularism and Religion in a Scientific Age
16.Economic Systems, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Industrial Revolutions in the West
  • Capitalism and Commerce
  • Industrialization and Capitalism in Global Perspective
17.Social Interactions and Organization, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • The Transformation of Social Classes
  • Labor and Migration
  • Gender and Family Issues
18.Humans and the Environment, 1750–1900

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Industrialization and the Environment
  • Disease in the Modern Era
19.Governance, 1900–1945

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • World War I and the Paris Peace Conference
  • Domestic Politics, 1900–1939
  • World War II and the Holocaust
2.Cultural Developments and Interactions, 1200–1450

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Cross-Cultural Exchange and Cultural Growth
  • Far from Home: Interregional Travelers
  • Old and New Traditions: Cultural Developments by Region
20.Governance, 1945 to the Present

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Hours

1

Assignment

  • Cold War and Decolonization: Foreign Policy Shifts, 1945–1991
  • Divergent Forms of Domestic Development, 1945–1991
  • Globalism in the 1990s and 2000s
21.Cultural Developments and Interactions, 1900 to the Present

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • High Art and Culture
  • Mass Culture and Multiculturalism
  • Religion in the Modern Era
22.Technology and Innovation, 1900 to the Present

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Physics and Energy
  • Aviation and Space
  • Biological and Medical Frontiers
  • Mass Media and Computer Technology
24.Social Interactions and Organization, 1900 to the Present

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Labor and Lifestyles
  • Ethnicity and Race Relations
  • Gender Issues
25.Humans and the Environment, 1900 to the Present

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Disease, Health, and Population in the Contemporary Era
  • The Modern Environmental Movement
  • Pollution, Earth Shaping, and Global Warming
3.Technology and Innovation, 1200–1450

2

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Science, Medicine, and Mathematics
  • Key Technologies
  • Innovations in Transport
4.Economic Systems, 1200–1450

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Trade Networks
  • Making Trade Easier: Technology, Banking, and Infrastructure
5.Social Interactions and Organization, 1200–1450

2

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Cities
  • Social Structures and Labor Management
  • Gender Roles
6.Humans and the Environment, 1200–1450

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Migrations
  • The Impact of Manufacturing, Resource Extraction, and Agriculture
  • Environmental Forces: Disease and Climate
7.Governance, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Statecraft: Old and New Techniques of Governance
  • Empire Building: The Age of Exploration and Colonization
  • Major States and Empires
8.Cultural Developments and Interactions, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Print Culture and the Impact of Ideas
  • Religious Developments
  • Trends in Art, Literature, and Architecture
9.Technology and Innovation, 1450–1750

1

Hours

1

Assignment

  • Marine/Navigational Technology: Continued Innovation
  • Gunpowder and the Military Revolution Thesis
  • Europe’s Scientific Revolution

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