CITATION

Martin, Peggy. 5 Steps to a 5 AP World History, 2014-2015 Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

5 Steps to a 5 AP World History, 2014-2015 Edition

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Published:  July 2013

eISBN: 9780071802444 0071802444 | ISBN: 9780071802437
  • Cover
  • About the Author
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The 5-Step Program
  • Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program
  • 1 What You Need to Know About the AP World History Exam
  • Background Information
  • Reasons for Taking the Advanced Placement Examination
  • What You Need to Know About the AP World History Examination
  • 2 How to Plan Your Time
  • Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP World History Exam
  • Calendar for Each Plan
  • Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
  • 3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
  • World History Diagnostic Test
  • Answers and Explanations
  • Document-Based Question (DBQ)
  • Continuity-and-Change-over-Time Question
  • Comparative Essay
  • Comments on Possible Solutions to the Free Response Questions
  • Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success
  • 4 Tips for Taking the Exam
  • The Multiple-Choice Question
  • The Document-Based Question
  • Continuity and Change over Time Essay
  • The Comparative Essay
  • Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
  • Period 1 Technological and Environmental Transformations (to c. 600 B.C.E.)
  • 5 The World History Environment and Periodization
  • 6 Development of Agriculture and Technology
  • 7 Structure of Early Civilizations
  • Period 1 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Period 2 Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies (c. 600 B.C.E.–c. 600 C.E.)
  • 8 Rise of Classical Civilizations
  • 9 Origins of World Belief Systems
  • 10 Interactions in the Late Classical Period
  • Period 2 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Period 3 Regional and Transregional Interactions (c. 600 C.E.–c. 1450)
  • 11 The Rise and Spread of Islam
  • 12 The Expansion of China
  • 13 Changes in European Institutions
  • 14 Interregional Trade and Exchange
  • 15 Empires in the Americas
  • Period 3 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Period 4 Global Interactions (c. 1450–c. 1750)
  • 16 Empires and Other Political Systems
  • 17 Hemispheric Exchange
  • 18 Systems of Slavery
  • 19 Cultural and Intellectual Changes
  • Period 4 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Period 5 Industrialization and Global Integration (c. 1750–c. 1900)
  • 20 The Industrial Revolution and Social Changes
  • 21 Demographic and Environmental Developments
  • 22 World Trade
  • 23 Political Revolutions
  • 24 Western Imperialism
  • Period 5 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Period 6 Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (c. 1900 to the present)
  • 25 Revolution, World Wars, and Depression
  • 26 The Cold War and the Postwar Balance of Power
  • 27 End of the Cold War and Nationalist Movements
  • 28 Global Trade
  • 29 Technological Developments
  • 30 Social Changes
  • 31 Demographic and Environmental Developments
  • Period 6 Summary
  • Timeline
  • Key Comparisons
  • Change/Continuity Chart
  • Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
  • Practice Test One
  • Answers and Explanations
  • Practice Test Two
  • Answers and Explanations
  • Appendices
  • Glossary of Terms
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • Bibliography
  • Web Sites