<p>So, I'm taking my first AP course (sophomore), and the pressure is getting to me. I'm managing a 94% with the first quarter coming to an end a week from today, but I feel like the tests will only get harder from here on out (with the amount of people, places, etc. to memorize becoming larger). Did any of you who have taken the class have any strategies on how to remember certain people? Specifically rulers whos names are very similar, for example: Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV.</p>
<p>Also, my class is run as close to a college setting as possible (walk in, get lectured for an hour, repeat until the test is taken), with some projects sprinkled in. I've been taking some pretty detailed notes, forgot the format's specific name but it looks like:
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, and do you think this is sufficient for preparing for the AP Exam?</p>
<p>We use the textbook titled "The Western Heritage from 1300", which is what our teacher bases the day's notes from. I was wondering if I should buy a AP Study book? My teacher has a 2004 set, and they seemed a lot easier to retain the information, because our textbook was written by College grads. Any help is appreciated, also discussion about the topic is welcomed :)</p>