AP Success - World History

by MORAN MARGARET C.

• ISBN13: 9780768912807
• ISBN10: 0768912806
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-15
• Publisher: Peterson's Guides

Summary

Each year, ambitious high school seniors take at least one AP exam in hopes of getting a head start on their college career during their junior and senior years in high school.

Table of Contents

Red Alert
10 Strategies for Acing the Test	1	(2)
10 Facts About the AP World History Test	3	(6)
Scoring High on the AP World History Test	9	(3)
Practice Plan for Studying for the AP World History Test	12	(5)
The Panic Plan	17	(2)
Why Take the Diagnostic Test?	19	(2)
Diagnostic Test	21	(59)
Answer Sheet	22	(1)
Section I	23	(17)
Section II	40	(5)
Part A	40	(5)
Section II	45	(35)
Part B	45	(1)
Part C	45	(35)
Suggestions for the Document-Based Question	46	(5)
Suggestions for the Change-Over-Time Essay	51	(4)
Suggestions for the Comparative Essay	55	(3)
Answers and Explanations	58	(22)
Chapter 1 Answering the Multiple-Choice Questions	80	(15)
Practice Plan	80	(1)
Basic Information about the Multiple-Choice Section	81	(4)
Pacing	85	(1)
Analyzing Questions	86	(3)
Educated Guessing	89	(1)
Practicing	89	(1)
Practice Set	90	(15)
Answers and Explanations	92	(3)
Chapter 2 Writing an Effective Essay	95	(10)
Practice Plan	95	(1)
Basic Information about the Essay Section	96	(1)
Some Practical Advice	97	(1)
The Essay: A Quick Review	97	(1)
Writing an Outstanding Essay	97	(4)
What to Expect in the AP Essays	101	(1)
Planning and Writing Your Essays	102	(2)
A Word of Caution	104	(1)
A Word of Encouragement	104	(1)
Practice	104	(1)
Chapter 3 Writing the Document-Based Question Essay	105	(38)
Defining the Document-Based Question	105	(2)
The Game Plan for the Document-Based Question	107	(2)
Practice	109	(1)
Practice Document-Based Question Essay 1	110	(11)
Suggestions for the Practice DBQ Essay 1	116	(5)
Practice Document-Based Question Essay 2	121	(11)
Part A	121	(6)
Suggestions for the Practice DBQ Essay 2	127	(5)
Practice Document-Based Question Essay 3	132	(11)
Part A	132	(5)
Suggestions for Practice DBQ Essay 3	137	(6)
Chapter 4 Writing the Change-Over-Time Essay	143	(18)
Defining the Change-Over-Time Essay Question	143	(2)
The Game Plan for the Change-Over-Time Essay	145	(1)
Practical Advice	146	(1)
Practice	146	(1)
Practice Change-Over-Time Essay	147	(4)
Suggestions for the Practice Change-Over Time Essay 1	148	(3)
Practice Change-Over-Time Essay 2	151	(5)
Part B 151 Suggestions for Practice Change-Over-Time Essay 2	152	(4)
Practice Change-Over-Time Essay 3	156	(5)
Part B	156	(1)
Suggestions for Practice-Over-Time Essay 3	157	(4)
Chapter 5 Writing the Comparative Essay	161	(15)
Defining the Comparative Essay Question	161	(1)
The Game Plan for the Comparative Essay	162	(1)
Practical Advice	163	(1)
Practice	163	(1)
Practice Comparative Essay 1	164	(4)
Suggestions for Practice Comparative Essay 1	165	(3)
Practice Comparative Essay 2	168	(4)
Part C	168	(1)
Suggestions for Practice Comparative Essay 2	169	(3)
Practice Comparative Essay 3	172	(117)
Part C	172	(1)
Suggestions for Practice Comparative Essay 3	173	(3)
Chapter 6 Foundations of World History	176	(25)
Section 1. Setting the Stage: Geographic Knowledge	177	(4)
Quick Guide to Studying Maps	177	(1)
Five Themes of Geography	178	(1)
Key Political Units of the Pre-1000 C.E. World	179	(2)
Section 2. Setting the Stage: Diverse Interpretations and Demography	181	(2)
Basic Units of Society	182	(1)
Section 3. Crises of Late Antiquity	183	(6)
Movement of Peoples	184	(3)
Collapse of Empires	187	(1)
Emergence of New Empires and Political Systems	188	(1)
Section 4. Key Cultural, Social, and Economic Systems by 1000 C.E	189	(7)
Section 5. International Connections	196	(5)
Chapter 7 From 600 to 1450	201	(24)
Managing the Information Overload	201	(2)
Diverse Interpretations	203	(1)
Section 1. Expansion of Chinese Territory	204	(5)
Section 2. Restrycturing of Europe	209	(6)
Section 3. Non-Islamic Africa	215	(2)
Section 4. Demographic Changes	217	(3)
Section 5. American Civilizations	220	(1)
Comparing Major Native American Civilizations	221	(4)
Chapter 8 From 1450 to 1750	225	(28)
Diverse Interpretations	226	(1)
Section 1. Major Empires and Political Units	226	(19)
Section 2. Social, Cultural, and Intellectual Developments	245	(8)
Chapter 9 From 1750 to 1914	253	(20)
Section 1. Industrialization and Its Consequences	254	(5)
Section 2. Political Revolutions and Independence Movements	259	(8)
Section 3. Rise of Western Dominance	267	(6)
Chapter 10 From 1914 to the Present	273	(16)
Section 1. War and Peace	274	(7)
Section 2. Forces of Change	281	(8)
Practice Test	289
Answer Sheet	290	(1)
Section I	291	(19)
Section II	310	(6)
Part A	310	(6)
Section II	316
Part B	316	(1)
Part C	316
Suggestions for the Document-Based Question	317	(6)
Suggestions for the Change-Over-Time Essay	323	(2)
Suggestions for the Comparative Essay	325	(3)
Answers and Explanations	328	(24)
Self-Evaluation Rubic for the Advanced Placement Essays	352