AP World History Major Topics to Review

Test Preparation AP History & Social Sciences
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Which major topics do you guys recommend me studying for the APWH exam? I’m self studying since my teacher isn’t very good at teaching. I have Princeton Review and Barrons, but I resorted to Princeton since it’s more concise and not full of details that I will forget. (Elaborate on that if you want.) I have 5 steps to a 5, Kaplan vocab cards, Crash Course, and Ways of the World by Robert Strayer. I also have a lot of comprehensive PDF notes broken down into major units/themes.</p>

Again, what topics should I really review in order to ace the MC part of the exam?</p>

And what should I do if I’m not intellectually capable of answering some of the free response questions?</p>

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<p>I think that you really need to know the last three periods because they are the most heavily tested on the exam, and the most likely essay topics. Also, know a lot about comparing between societies, because that’s obviously an essay focus and heavily tested on the MC. As for the free response, just follow the DBQ rubric and you are bound to get at least a 4 or so, and if you have no idea what to do for the other ones, just try to make a thesis or do something at least. </p>