who want to have a preview of the AP World History exam
Maximum 7 students per class
Class Introduction
This course introduces students to the core themes, key concepts, and historical developments covered in the AP World History curriculum. Students will explore major civilizations, political systems, economic networks, cultural developments, and historical transformations across different regions and time periods.
Throughout the course, students will develop essential historical thinking skills, including contextualization, comparison, analysis of historical evidence, and constructing clear historical arguments. The class is designed to help students understand how global societies evolved and interacted, while building the analytical and writing skills required for success in AP World History and the AP Exam.
Weekly lessons provide structured guidance through major topics in the curriculum, helping students organize complex historical material and gain a strong conceptual understanding of key historical processes and patterns.
Key Vocabulary
Here are some key terms that students will use and need to understand in this class:
- Context – the scenario or setting for a story or event
- Social / Society – interaction of human social classes and gender
- Politics – government
- Economics – anything having to do with money, property, trade, or their systems
- Theology – study of religion / religious issues
- Philosophy – human outlooks and explanations for the purpose of life / the universe
- Culture – a unique mix of art, language, religion, and social interactions for a particular people or region
- State – can be used as a word for the government or a region inside a country
- Nationality – citizens of a particular country (not to be confused with ethnicity or race)
- Hierarchies – systems of rankings or dominance in the natural world and human society
Course Content
Topics covered in this class included but not limited to: AP World History Modern Essentials, Post-Classical Era Empire: Byzantine, Post-Classical China, Feudalism in Europe and Japan, Vikings, Mongols, European Renaissance, The Russian Empire, The Qing Dynasty, etc.
Feedback
Students and their parents will receive brief feedback after each class regarding the student’s general participation in class. Students will also receive feedback on graded assignments via email.
Schedule
10 group classes, 2 hours each, 20 hours in total
