How To Prepare for an AP History Class

AP History Help

This week, Wendy talks about how to be best prepared to take an AP History course. How can you walk into that classroom set up for success? How can you continue throughout the year, and ultimately be ready to ace the exam in May? The best way to prepare for an AP class is by preparing in advance…setting yourself up with these tips for success.

Show Notes:

Show Links/Notes: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/08/14/back-to-school-dates-u-s/

Acronyms:

AP EUROPEAN HISTORY

Interaction of Europe & the World

National & European Identity

Social & Organizational Development

Power, States & Other Institutes of

Economic & Commercial Development

Cultural & Intellectual Developments

Technological & Scientific Innovation

AP US HISTORY

Belief Systems (culture)

America in the World (global context)

Geography & Environment (physical & human)

Peopling (movement & migration)

Identity (gender, class, racial, ethnic)

Politics & power (government, rights, citizenship)

Economy (work, trade, technology)

AP WORLD HISTORY

INteraction of Humans & the Environment

Social Developments & Structures

Political (government, revolutions)

Economic- (labor, trade, industry, agriculture)

Cultural Development (Religion, Beliefs, Art)

Technological (Innovation, Science)