AP WORLD HISTORY:
AP World History covers 10,000 years of world history, looking primarily at the last 1,000 years. Rather than being focused solely on Western/European Civilization, the course approaches the study of history from a truly global perspective, paying close attention to the ways in which the world's major societies and cultures have interacted across time and influenced the development of global processes and systems.
This course provides students with the opportunity to prepare for the May AP World History exam and develop skills for entrance into upper division AP history courses at CHS, challenging students to stretch toward reaching their individual potential. All in all, the course elements work together to provide students a springboard from which to do this, preparing them for the rigor of future educational experiences at CHS and beyond.
Major Units of Study:
AP World is comprised of 5 major chronological units of study. Understanding the intentionality of these divisions, in conjunction with the AP World themes, will help students to make meaningful connections and establish long term learning. For detailed descriptions of each unit, select from the jump menu below.
A special thanks to AP World teacher Ellen Wood. Many of the unit overviews statements and descriptions of broad characteristics of individual units were inspired by her work or quoted directly from her.
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