What textbook are you guys using for AP World History? I’m looking to fly solo and self-study this one, but I’m not sure as to which textbook to use for the revamped exam. I’m sure thoroughly reviewing a textbook and an exam prep book would suffice.</p>
Any prep book you buy should be recent, just check the date, unless of course it is used, I’d imagine stores like Barnes and Noble get yearly shipments</p>
I learned very little from the class and never read the book. Reading an in-depth ~400 page Barron’s book twice should do it for you, as that is what I did.</p>
My class is horrendous. We barely learn in class, in fact teacher has been gone a total of 4 days already. We just get loads to read and annotate EACH night. She also said not to trust the Review books because of the course change, but the new unit is only a small percentage</p>
My school has both an easy and hard teacher. I’m kind of glad that I got the easy one, since the hard one gives useless assignments. Anyways, my entire school uses the “Traditions & Encounters” textbook. Anyone know if it’s any good? Should I study it with Barron’s prep book or will the Princeton Review be sufficient for a 5?</p>
The one thing I learned from AP World last year, was the fact that a lot of what you need to know is basic trends. For the MC, you need to know some facts but a lot of them are knowing the trends of the period. A good way to get ready for the exam in my opinion would be to make a list of each world region (Western Euro, Eastern Euro, East Africa, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Middle East) and the trends in each. Religious, econ, poli, and social trends are most important but intellectual, artistic, and technological are good to know as well. I would do this for every period. If you know this and the format for the essays then you should be in very good shape to get a 5.</p>
Hey! (: I’m self studying this topic this year. Any ideas, tips, help?</p>
Has anyone used any of the apps to study with? Are they any good?</p>
My teacher recommended either 5 Steps to a Five or Barrons. Which is the better of the two?</p>
To those asking for advice on self-studying: Hit you local library for some prep books, and take the practice exams well before the actual test date. That will give you an idea of what you have down and what you need to focus on during your last month or two before the test.</p>
Lol everything is curved sooo generously in our class, especially era exams(Post Classical era).</p>
but do most of you guys recommend getting a textbook for the test or just getting a practice book like barrons along with flashcards and doing practice tests enough for a 5 on the exam cuz im self-studying and i wanna know what would be the best way to study for the exam since i have months before the test date to get any resources that i need</p>
Don’t buy AP review books unless you want to waste your money. Pay attention and read the assignments and you should do just fine.</p>
Im self-studying for this AP for like 3 hours a day and I looked through many review books, but I think AP world History: An Essential Coursebook by Ethel Wood is probably the best prep book. It combines the simplicity of Princeton, the volume of Barron’s, and the test accuracy of Kaplan. I think this hidden gem along with Stearns’ Civilizations with a lot of studying will get u a 5.</p>
Bump! Since the AP World History exam is only a few months away, I recommend that if you’re self-studying that if you haven’t started yet, you should start sometime in the next month. Also, here is some information from last year’s AP World History thread. Some of it may still be helpful.
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Oh my god I have to take this year and I am going to die 
I was supposed to take it last year but could not I was like 60% complete with my online course and had study my but off was so ready 
but then moved and could not register in time in the new state. So i dragged out the online course and read everything as well as possible I am using World Civilizations right now and I think I am going to be ok for the exam…I hope and need to work on my essay because they suck but I always score a perfect on the multiple choice. Anybody know any good review book?</p>
I got an A in the class last semester because all the assignments and unit tests are equivalent and shes a pushover (gave my friend an A who had a C because his parents would be mad)</p>
But honestly, I haven’t learned anything in her class. First semester I slept and never took notes. This semester I’ve actually have been trying by writing all my notes paying attention in class and still got a 65% on my unit test (still have a A- right now).</p>
Which is the best book to study with because all I want is a 3.
Also what is a good study plan and schedule???</p>
This has occured in the previous years’ threads so let us do it now. Someone asks a random ap world history question and someone else answers and introduces a new question and so on.
So without further ado, name the two Byzantine missionaries who introduced a special alphabet to the Slavic people.</p>
Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius? I had to look it up but it was on the tip of my tongue.</p>
In early modern times, the majority of laborers were…</p>
A. Universally slaves
B. Mostly skilled
C. Largely coerced into work; unfree labor
D. Sent to where work was in great demand</p>
C (correct me if im wrong)
Universal slavery is too strong and although some were skilled, a lot were indentured servants, some were victims of corvee labor, and obviously chattel slavery began to be strong. I think it is debatable.
What group of people stopped the Mongol’s entrance to north-west Africa?</p>