AP® WORLD HISTORY EXAM REVIEW COURSE

Each class session focuses primarily on reviewing about a month’s equivalent of AP material. Throughout the class, you’ll also answer AP exam questions and learn test strategies. After each class, you’ll receive a page of summary notes reviewing the most commonly tested topics you went over that session.

The time periods covered in each class are:

Session 1 - 1200-1300

Session 2 - 1300-1450

Session 3 - 1450-1600

Session 4 - 1600-1750

Session 5 - 1750-1850

Session 6 - 1850-1900

Session 7 - 1900-Present

Session 8 - Overall review

No problem! If you miss a class, you can watch a recording later - any time that works for you.

The AP World History: Modern exam is 3 hours and 15 minutes long. Section I lasts for 1 hour and 35 minutes:

• Section I, Part A: 55 multiple-choice questions, 55 minutes, 40% of total score
• Section I, Part B: 3 short-answer questions, 40 minutes, 20% of total score

Section II is 100 minutes long:

• Section II, Part A: 1 document-based question, 25% of total score
• Section II, Part B: 1 long-essay question, 15% of total score

Completing practice questions is an important part of studying for the AP World History exam. In addition, applying strategies for each question type can help you maximize your score.

Multiple-choice questions:

• Move quickly but thoroughly through the exam. Don’t linger on any one question for more than approximately 30 seconds
• Don’t leave any question blank; there is no wrong answer penalty
• Do NOT change an answer you have made unless you are absolutely sure that your initial attempt is incorrect. Research shows that your first answer is usually the correct one
• When eliminating tempting incorrect choices, look for choices that are out of the given time period or region or are not related to specific categories (e.g., the question asked for economic factors, and the answer choice mentions law codes)

Short-answer questions:

• Spend about 10–12 minutes on each question depending on how many parts it contains
• Use the first minute to identify all of the parts of the question
• Decide which historical examples you will use for each part
• Your responses to each part should be 3–6 sentences long

Long essay:

• Identify the main task (analyze, compare/contrast, assess)
• Formulate a thesis
• Plan your evidence
• Write your essay with organized, well-developed paragraphs

Document-based question:

• Read the documents and then group them
• Craft a solid thesis statement
• Write your essay, using evidence from the documents
• Discuss point of view and additional historical evidence

The AP World History: Modern exam covers the time period from c. 1200 to the present.