Lesson 1: Introduction - Roadmap to Passing and Excelling on the AP World History Exam

What knowledge and skills do you need to pass the exam? How can you organize your knowledge and respond to the questions on the exam so that you can show what you know, pass, and excel on the exam? This course is based on twenty years of teaching and AP World History test development and scoring experience. It provides you with a step-by-step comprehensive test preparation plan that covers all of the required knowledge and skills that can be on the exam. By following the rules of the AP World History course and exam framework, we cut the extra and focus on how to earn the points that will enable you to pass and excel on the exam.

Years of past student performance on AP History exams demonstrates how most students progress from fundamental critical thinking skills to proficiency in more advanced historical reasoning skills. This course provides AP World History students and teachers with:

  • A roadmap for developing the skills to pass with a 3, earn a 4, and earn a 5 on the AP exam,

  • A focused description of all of the required knowledge upon which the answers to AP World History exam questions are based,

  • Training and practice on all of the skills, history stimuli, and question types on the exam,

  • And a full practice exam that parallels the rules of the exam you will take in May.

We will train and practice on each kind of source, a wide variety of multiple-choice questions, and each essay type on the AP World History exam.

This online course is the best resource available for you to gain the knowledge and skills you need to be confident in passing and excelling on the AP World History exam.