ap art history

Test Preparation
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<p>what is the best study guide to get to get a 5 on this exam without taking the class.</p>

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<p>I believe there is only one study guide available for the AP Art History exam. I haven't heard good things about it either from friends who actually used it.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0837362016/qid=1105491257/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-3043221-5552715?v=glance&s=books&n=507846%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0837362016/qid=1105491257/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-3043221-5552715?v=glance&s=books&n=507846&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>If you really like art, I recommend just buying a textbook and a practice AP Art History Exam. Gardner's or Stokstad would probably be best.</p>

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<p>but its pointless to read the textbook but not the class. if you take the class you read the book as well. anywho i took the class last year and we read stokstad. i got a 5 on it. last year's test was mainly full of architecture.</p>

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<p>I would think this would be a difficult course to self-study. </p>

<p>Do not waste your money on this book. We purchased it, and it was of no value. Gardner and Stokstad are the typical texts for the HS courses, as well as many college courses. The Annotated Mona Lisa and Annotated Architecture books are fun reads, and informative.</p>

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<p>I think it's certainly possible to read the text and look at works not included to prepare yourself for the AP Art History Exam. It would just require work and effort.</p>

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<p>the study guide isn't much of a help unless you already know the information, from what i remember, the study guide was pretty much a very rough outline.</p>

<p>if you still want to take the test, get a text now (gardiner was good), it's a lot of information. one pointer: try to determine the main aspects of each period, and the transition of these aspects through time</p>

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<p>you forgot non-western art. its one of the two required essays.</p>

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<p>Gardner's does a great job with non-western art. Also, you could always just use the "cop-out" on the essay that requires an example from non-western art by using Egyptian.</p>

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<p>thats really murky water b/c Egyptian art is considered part of the chronology of Western Art History, but they are non-WASP art.</p>

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<p>Collegeboard specifically states that Egyptian art is "Beyond European Artistic Traditions". Yes, some European art was derived from Egypt, but that's irrelevent for the purposes of classification for the AP Exam. Egyptian is considered in the sphere of "African" art.</p>