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Part I Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations 2
Your Guide to Using This Book 2
How to Begin 4
Part II Practice Test 1 7
Practice Test 1 9
Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations 39
How to Score Practice Test 1 58
Part III About the AP World History: Modern Exam 59
The Structure of the AP World History: Modern Exam 60
How the AP World History: Modern Exam Is Scored 61
Overview of Content Topics 62
How AP Exams Are Used 64
Other Resources 65
Designing Your Study Plan 66
Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP World History: Modern Exam 67
Preview 68
1 How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions 69
2 Essay Basics and How to Approach the Short-Answer Questions 83
3 How to Approach the Document-Based Question (DBQ) 93
4 How to Approach the Long Essay 115
5 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 121
Reflect 125
Part V Content Review for the AP World History: Modern Exam 127
6 Period 1, c. 1200 c.e. to c. 1450 131
Unit 1: The Global Tapestry 134
Unit 2: Networks of Exchange 154
7 Period 2, c. 1450 to c. 1750 175
Unit 3: Land-Based Empires 178
Unit 4: Transoceanic interconnections 201
8 Period 3, c. 1750 to c. 1900 221
Unit 5: Revolutions 224
Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization 247
9 Period 4, c. 1900 to Present 271
Unit 7: Global Conflict 274
Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization 288
Unit 9: Globalization 310
Part VI Practice Test 2 331
Practice Test 2 333
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 371
How to Score Practice Test 2 386
Practice Test A online
Practice Test A: Answers and Explanations online
