5 Steps to a 5: AP World History: Modern 2023

by Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni, Wendy Petersen

Overview

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• 3 full-length practice tests that align with the latest College Board requirements
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264463664
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni taught AP World History, AP European History, and AP Art History at Rio Rancho and Cibola High Schools, in New Mexico. She is a Fulbright scholar and an NEH recipient, and served as a question leader, assessment developer, and consultant to the College Board.

Wendy Petersen has taught a variety of courses, including AP World History, AP United States Government and Politics, and AP Seminar at Cibola High School, New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

About the Authors xi

Introduction: The Five-Step Program xiii

Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program

1 What You Need to Know About the AP World History: Modern Exam 3

Background Information 3

Reasons for Taking the Advanced Placement Exam 4

What You Need to Know About the AP World History: Modern Exam 5

2 How To Plan Your Time 8

Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP World History: Modern Exam 8

When to Take the Practice Exams 10

Setting Up a Study Group 10

Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

3 Take a Diagnostic Exam 15

AP World History: Modern Diagnostic Test 17

Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success

4 Tips for Taking the Exam 53

Multiple-Choice Questions 53

Short-Answer Questions 54

Document-Based Question 55

Long-Essay Question 56

Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

5 The World History Environment 59

6 Review: Development of Agriculture and Technology 64

7 Structure of Early Civilizations 70

8 Rise of Classical Civilizations 78

9 Interactions in the Late Classical Era 88

Summaries: Technological and Environmental Transformations 94

Timelines 94

Key Comparisons 94

Change/Continuity Chart 95

Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies 97

Timeline 97

Key Comparisons 97

10 Origins of World Belief Systems 98

11 Rise and Spread of Islam 107

12 Changes in European Institutions 116

13 Interregional Trade and Exchange 123

14 Hemispheric Exchange 134

15 Systems of Slavery 139

16 Expansion of China 144

17 Empires in the Americas 152

18 Empires and Other Political Systems 157

19 Cultural and Intellectual Changes 169

Summaries: The Global Tapestry and Networks of Exchange 174

Timeline 174

Key Comparisons 174

Change/Continuity Chart 175

Summaries: Land-Based Empires and Trans-Oceanic Interconnections 177

Timeline 177

Key Comparisons 177

Change/Continuity Chart 178

20 Revolutions and the Consequences of Industrialization 180

21 Demographic and Environmental Developments 192

22 Political Revolutions 197

23 Western Imperialism 205

24 World Trade 212

Summary: Industrialization and Global Integration: Revolutions and Consequences of Industrialization 218

Timeline 218

Key Comparisons 218

Change/Continuity Chart 219

25 Revolutions, World Wars, and Depression 221

26 Cold War and the Post-War Balance of Power 232

27 End of the Cold War and Nationalist Movements 243

28 Global Trade 251

29 Technological Developments 259

30 Social Changes 266

31 Demographic and Environmental Developments 273

Summary: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (c. 1900 to the present) 279

Timeline 279

Key Comparisons 280

Change/Continuity Chart 281

Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

Practice Test One 285

Practice Test Two 317

Glossary 355

Bibliography 365

Websites 367

Maps of the World 369

Key Individuals 385