AP World History: Modern

We review everything from the paleolithic period to the neolithic revolution to the fall of Rome to classical civilizations to world religions. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of history before 1200 CE so you'll be prepared for the rest of the AP World curriculum!

Unit 0 – Before 1200 CE

600-1450 Review

Comparing Ancient Civilizations

Comparing Ancient Civilizations - Slides

Neolithic to the Fall of Rome

Neolithic to the Fall of Rome - Slides

Early History Trivia with Freemanpedia

The Neolithic Revolution

The Neolithic Revolution - Slides

10,000 BCE to 1450 CE

Paleolithic to Neolithic

8000 BCE to 600 BCE

Rise & Fall of Classical Civilizations

Rise & Fall of Classical Civilizations - Slides

Major World Religions - Complete Breakdown for AP World

World Religions - Complete Breakdown

World Religions - Complete Breakdown - Slides

Classical Civilizations

Classical Civilizations - Slides

10,000 BCE to 1450 CE - Slides

Unit 1 – The Global Tapestry, 1200-1450

1.7 Comparisons in the Period from 1200-1450

1.1 Developments in East Asia from 1200-1450

1.4 State Building in the Americas from 1200-1450

1.2 Developments in Dar al-Islam from 1200-1450

1.5 State Building in Africa from 1200-1450

1.3 Developments in South and Southeast Asia from 1200-1450

1.6 Developments in Europe from 1200-1450

Unit 1 Overview: The Global Tapestry

Conquer unit 2 of AP World History with our guides and other resources! We cover the Mongols, Silk Roads, Indian Ocean & Trans-Subsaharan trade routes, and the cultural & environmental effects of trade. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of the major trends and networks of exchange between 1200-1450.

Unit 2 – Networks of Exchange, 1200-1450

2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World

2.5 Cultural Effects of Trade 

2.7 Comparison in Trade from 1200-1450

2.6 Environmental Effects of Trade

2.1 The Silk Roads

2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

2.3 Exchange in the Indian Ocean

Unit 2 Overview: Networks of Exchange

Dig deeper into unit 3 of AP World History. We cover the expansion of land-based empires (guns, trade & tax diplomacy, conquering of other empires), their governments (bureaucratic and military elites, works of art, military strength, divine right), and comparison of different land-based empires between 1450-1750.

Unit 3 – Land-Based Empires, 1450-1750

3.1 Expansion of Land-Based Empires

3.2 Governments of Land-Based Empires

3.3 Belief Systems of Land-Based Empires

3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires

Unit 3 Overview: Land-Based Empires

Understand unit 4 of AP World History with our resources. We review everything between 1450-1750: teachnological innovations, Age of Expoloration, Columbian Exchange, labor systems, maritime empires, Atlantic Slave Trade, joint-stock companies, Triangular Trade, resistance of European expansion, changing social hierachies, and more!

Unit 4 – Transoceanic Interactions, 1450-1750

Unit 4 Overview: Transoceanic Interconnections

4.7 Changing Social Hierarchies: Class and Race from 1450-1750

4.3 Columbian Exchange

4.6 Internal and External Challenges to State Power from 1450 to 1750

4.8 Continuity and Change from 1450 to 1750

4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750

4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750

4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed

4.4 Maritime Empires Established

Learn all about revolutions in unit 5 of AP World History. We cover the Enlightenment (individualism, nationalism, feminism, abolitionism), revolutions from 1750 to 1900, German & Italian Unifications, decline of Ottoman empire, and much more! 

Unit 5 – Revolutions, 1750-1900

5.8 Reactions to Industrialization, 1750-1900

5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age

Unit 5 Overview: Revolutions

5.5 Technology in the Industrial Age

5.4 Industrialization Spreads, 1750 to 1900

5.9 Social Effects of Industrialization

5.3 Industrialization Begins

5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions from 1750-1900

5.6 Government's Role in Industrialization from 1750-1900

5.1 The Enlightenment

5.10 Continuity and Change in the Industrial Age

Understand the consequences of industrialization in unit 6 of AP World History. We review expansion of imperialism, resistance to imperialism, global economic development, global capitalism, causes & effects of migration from 1750 to 1900, urbanization, indentured laborers, the Opium Wars, and put them all together to help you ace the AP exam!

Unit 6 – Consequences of Industrialization, 1750-1900

Unit 6 Overview: Consequences of Industrialization

6.1 Rationales for Imperialism

6.2 Expansion of Imperialism

6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 1900

6.7 Effects of Migration from 1750 to 1900

6.8 Causation in the Imperial Age

6.6 Causes of Migration from 1750 to 1900

6.5 Economic Imperialism

6.3 Indigenous Responses to Imperialism

Understand global conflicts in unit 7 of AP World History. We cover the Mexican Revolution, World War 1 and 2, Russian Revolution, League of Nations, Chinese Civil War, Stalin's Five Year Plan, Great Depression, Holocaust, Chinese Communist Revolution, United Nations, end of Japanese empire, genocides (Armenian, Rwandan, Cambodian), and much more.

Unit 7 – Global Conflict, 1900-Present

7.6 Causes of World War II

7.2 Causes of World War I

7.3 Conducting World War I

7.8 Mass Atrocities After 1900

7.7 Conducting World War II

7.9 Causation in Global Conflict

Unit 7 Overview: Global Conflict

7.4 Economy in the Interwar Period

7.5 Unresolved Tensions After World War I

7.1 Shifting Power After 1900

Master unit 8 of AP World History. We review the causes and effects of the Cold War, spread of communism, decolonization and newly independent states after 1900, global resistance, collapse of the Soviet Union, and everything up to the present to help you put current events in a broader context with our amazing guides and other resources.

Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization, 1900-Present

8.7 Global Resistance to Established Power Structures After 1900

8.5 Decolonization After 1900

8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization

8.8 End of the Cold War

8.6 Newly Independent States After 1900

8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900

8.3 Effects of the Cold War

8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization

8.2 The Cold War

Unit 8 Overview: Cold War & Decolonization

Be well-prepared for unit 9 of AP World History with our resources. We cover technological advancements after 1900, climate change, social movements (feminism, Greenpeace, Civil Rights Act), new international organizations, globalized culture, resistance to globalization, and much more to ace AP World!

Unit 9 – Globalization, 1900-Present

9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World

9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses after 1900

9.3 Technological Advances: Debates about the Environment after 1900

9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations after 1900: Disease

9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900

9.6 Globalized Culture after 1900

9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange after 1900

9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World

9.4 Economics in the Global Age

Unit 9 Overview: Globalization

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Reading and Note-Taking from a Textbook

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Taking Notes

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The Mongol Empire

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AP Cram Sessions 2021

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (1450-1750 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 9: Globalization (1900-present)

AP World History Cram Unit 9: Globalization (1900-present)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 0: Context you need before 1200 CE

AP World History Cram Unit 0: Context you need before 1200 CE

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450 CE)

AP World History Cram Unit 2: Networks of Exchange (1200-1450 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (1900-present)

AP World History Cram Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (1900-present)

AP World History Cram Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections (1450-1750 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 5: Revolutions (1750-1900 CE)

AP World History Cram Unit 5: Revolutions (1750-1900 CE)

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🌶️ AP World History Units 1-2 Watch party

🌶️ AP World History Finale Watch Party Admin 2

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (1750-1900 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 3: Land Based Empires (1450-1750 CE)

AP World History Cram Unit 3: Land Based Empires (1450-1750 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1200-1450 CE)

AP World History Cram Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (1200-1450 CE)

🌶️ AP World Cram Review: Unit 7: Global Conflict (1900-present)

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AP World History Finale 

AP World History Cram Unit 7: Global Conflict (1900-present)

🌶️ AP World History Finale May 9, 2021

AP World History Cram Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (1750-1900 CE)

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Live Cram Sessions 2020

🌍 AP World 1-hour Makeup Cram Finale

Globalizing Networks of Exchange, c. 1450 - c. 1750

Increasing Production, c. 1200 - c. 1450

Industrialization, c. 1750 - c.1900

States and Empires, c. 1200 - c. 1450

Expanding Empires, c. 1450 - c. 1750

Cram 5: Expanding Empires, 1450-1750

Revolutions and Nationalisms, c. 1750 - c. 1900

Slides for Cram #8: Revolutions

Expanding Networks of Exchange, c. 1200 - c. 1450

Livestream slides

Cram Stream Slides

🌍 AP World 5-hour Cram Finale

New Social and Economic Forms, c. 1450 - c. 1750

AP World Early Modern Societies and Economies

AP World Cram #3 Slides

Imperialism and Global Migration, c. 1750 - c. 1900

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