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An AP World History: Modern path from c. 1200 to the present with explicit practice in global comparison, causation, continuity, sourcing, DBQ, LEQ, and SAQ writing.

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AP World History: Modern curriculum

An AP World History: Modern path from c. 1200 to the present with explicit practice in global comparison, causation, continuity, sourcing, DBQ, LEQ, and SAQ writing.

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9 units, 28-36 weeks self-paced
Units
9 unit sequence
Practice
720 checked answers
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Outcomes
  • Explain global patterns without flattening regional differences.
  • Use evidence and historical reasoning across comparison, causation, continuity, and change.
  • Prepare for AP-style source analysis and written responses without copying official exam items.

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  1. 01

    Global tapestry, c. 1200-1450

    • Compare states, cultures, and belief systems across major regions.
    • Use contextualization to place regional developments in global patterns.

    Practice: Build a comparison paragraph across two regions using governance, belief, economy, and social structure.

  2. 02

    Networks of exchange, c. 1200-1450

    • Explain Silk Roads, Indian Ocean, trans-Saharan, and Mediterranean networks.
    • Analyze technology, migration, diffusion, and disease.

    Practice: Trace one good, disease, technology, or belief across an exchange network and explain effects.

  3. 03

    Land-based empires, c. 1450-1750

    • Compare empire building, administration, belief, military power, and legitimacy.
    • Explain continuity and change in state formation.

    Practice: Write a thesis comparing two land-based empires and one method of rule.

  4. 04

    Transoceanic interconnections, c. 1450-1750

    • Analyze maritime empires, coerced labor, Columbian Exchange, and mercantilism.
    • Use causation across environment, economy, and society.

    Practice: Create a causation chain for transatlantic exchange with short-term and long-term effects.

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