Armstrong - Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2013 Edition

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First to my wife, Sharon, for all her support. To Jerry Bentley and Howard Spodek, whose texts provided an initial framework. To Ellen Mendlow and Alex Freer, who helped a first-time author chart the rough waters. And last, to all my students, who keep me coming back to the classroom. M.A.

I would like to thank my husband, Paul, and son, Jordan, for being patient and understanding and enduring innumerable pizza dinners while I worked on this book. Id also like to thank Monty Armstrong, David Daniel, and the editors for all of their help and encouragement. Because this book covers an extremely broad discipline, they each gave me positive feedback and improved the portions of this book that I authored. A.K.

Thank you to Claudia Milne for her valuable additions and updates.

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So you want to take the Advanced Placement World History Exam. Presumably you are taking an AP World History course that is teaching you college-level world history. Assuming you have a good teacher and a good textbook, you probably know a ton of stuff already about whats happened in the world for the last several thousand years. So why do you need another book to teach you how to take the AP World History Exam?

First, if you want to do well on the AP World History Exam, you either need to know everything that ever happened in the world or you can learn what parts of world history are tested on the AP World History Exam. Because learning everything that ever happened in the world is unlikely, weve opted to give you a topical review of World History la Advanced Placement.

Second, there is more to scoring highly on a standardized test like the AP World History Exam than simply reviewing all the history that will appear in the test. How often have you gotten questions wrong on a test even though you knew your stuff? To do well on the AP World History Exam or any AP exam, you need to know not only what is tested but also how it is tested. How many multiple-choice questions are there, and what periods do they cover? What kindsof essays are on the test and how much time should you spend on each question? Once you know the answers to questions like these, you will be better able to show what you know on the test. For example, you are given two hours to write three essays. How much time should you spend on each essay? Which essay should you write first? How much time should you spend planning your essay versus actually writing your essay? The answers to these questions, as well as strategies for scoring your personalbest, are what of this book is all about.

Finally, you need to practice. Doing some trial runswriting AP-style essays, answering AP-type multiple-choice questionsis one of the best ways to get yourself ready for the AP World History Exam. Think about it: If you are a tennis player, you attend practice every day. You practice serving, you practice your backhand, and you play some matches against other teammates. Doing this type of practice helps you become as prepared as you can possibly be for a realmatch. This same type of practicedrilling each skill plus taking some full-length practice testswill help you be as prepared as you can possibly be for the AP World History Exam.

The AP World History Exam is divided into two sections: multiple choice and free-response essays. Section I of the test is comprised of 70 multiple-choice questions to be answered in 55 minutes. Section II of the test begins with a ten-minute reading period (time to review the documents you must use for the first essay question), followed by a two-hour period to write three essays.