<p>Next year (soph) I am taking AP Euro and was wondering how hard it would be to self-study world history, I've only taken US in high school and I can't remember much world from middle school. My HS doesn't offer AP WH but I'm sure I can get a normal WH text book and I am a pretty devoted person. What are the differences/similarties between the two exams, would want at least a 4. Are there a lot of good resources that would get me reasonably prepared for this exam? Thanks.</p>
<p>Obviously, AP World, in contrast to Euro, spends much less time on Europe (it's still pretty significant, but much less so) and much more time on other areas of the world, esp. India, China, Japan, Latin America, etc. There's a lot of material in AP World that Euro just doesn't cover, but if you were really devoted and had a good textbook, I'm sure anything's possible. However, I'm not quite sure why you would do this. Most colleges don't seem to give credit for AP World anyway as they don't really have an equivalent college course, and it's sort of new. </p>
<p>More noteworthy, however, is that the exam formats are very different. The multiple choice, aside from content, are pretty similar. Both contain a DBQ. Euro usually has way more docs (like, twice as many) as WH, but in Euro you're required to use only a majority of the docs, whereas in WH you must use all, or all but one. Both ask you to analyze bias in several of the documents, and group the documents into some sort of cohesive pattern. In WH, you also have to mention an additional type of document that should have been included. As compared with the US Hist, both have a much smaller emphasis on bringing in outside info; they care much more about your analysis</p>
<p>of the documents they give you. Then, after the DBQ, there are two more essays. In Euro, they're nice enough to give you a choice (one of three possible essay questions), whereas in WH, there is no such thing. You must answer the DBQ, the comnparative essay, and the change-over-time essay. World incorporates a much broader style of thinking into its test, but both exams are heavily factual and heavily analytical. But really, there's an emormous amount of material to cover for World, and very scarce reason to do it.</p>
<p>By the way, if want a review book for AP World, the Barron's is enormously helpful, and there is really nothing else out there. It's a great review book, but contains a tremendous amount of information. In my AP World we used Traditions & Encounters as our textbook, and it was very helpful, but I'm sure there are a lot of other, and quite possibly better, resources out there. However, I cannot recommend enough Barron's AP World History. You should also check out old essay questions on the AP Central website.</p>