<p>Alright so I'm currently in a sophomore honors world history class. We started at the Renaissance and are currently working on the French revolution. </p>
<p>We've had 5 tests and 2 analytical papers (Colonization of New World and Absolute Monarchs) so far this year. Each test comes with about 12-15 pages of lecture notes and 5-7 pages of text study guide (For I.D's...word for word from the text and essentially needs to be memorized for full credit). Each paper was 5 pages...from what my teacher has said the paper's analysis is much like the document piece, not to mention they were based on test material.</p>
<p>Typically the upper tier of our class takes the AP Euro exam, about 85% pass with about 40-50% at four and one or two fives (about 30-40 kids taking it this year.) </p>
<p>Prospective test takers are offered two 3-4 hour workshops that help us study for the document part at the end and overall format of the test. </p>
<p>My teacher highly reccomends we purchase a book to cover certain areas we've skipped and I'm no stranger to studying when it comes to history this year (my teacher and other students admit its harder than our two-year "Super" ApUSH program). Im looking for the BEST book to study with - I'm looking to give this test a good effort because it will help me gauge how much I need to study for my AP's next year...</p>
<p>So...basically, what is the best, most thorough book on the market? </p>
<p>How much studying do you expect for a four, and for a five?</p>