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A global AP Art History sequence from prehistory to contemporary practice, centered on visual analysis, context, attribution, comparison, artistic traditions, materials, function, and interpretation.

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AP Art History / two-semester college survey

AP Art History curriculum

A global AP Art History sequence from prehistory to contemporary practice, centered on visual analysis, context, attribution, comparison, artistic traditions, materials, function, and interpretation.

Pacing
10 units, 28-38 weeks self-paced
Units
10 unit sequence
Practice
800 checked answers
Support
Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
  • Analyze form, function, content, context, materials, techniques, and reception across global traditions.
  • Compare works without flattening cultural, religious, political, or historical differences.
  • Write evidence-based visual arguments and attribution responses using precise observations.

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  1. 01

    Global prehistory, 30,000-500 BCE

    • Analyze early image making, objects, architecture, migration, ritual, and archaeological evidence.
    • Explain interpretation limits for works without written records.

    Practice: Compare two prehistoric works using material, site, likely function, and evidence limits.

  2. 02

    Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 BCE-300 CE

    • Analyze Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman works.
    • Connect religion, empire, patronage, idealism, naturalism, and exchange.

    Practice: Write a contextual comparison of two works made for political or religious authority.

  3. 03

    Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200-1750

    • Analyze Jewish, Christian, Islamic, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and colonial traditions.
    • Trace patronage, belief, exploration, and visual exchange.

    Practice: Attribute an unfamiliar work using visual evidence and connect it to one historical context.

  4. 04

    Later Europe and Americas, 1750-1980

    • Analyze revolution, industrialization, modernity, colonialism, new media, museums, and modern movements.
    • Connect formal innovation to social change.

    Practice: Compare how two modern works respond to political, technological, or social transformation.

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