Blog tagged as AP World History: Big Picture

AP World History has a ton of abbreviations. Your life will be easier if you know what MCQ, SAQ, LEQ, DBQ, HIPPO, and SPICE-T mean.

Social stratification occurs when a distinct social hierarchy develops. Groups that have different amounts wealth and social status make up a hierarchy.

Historians use a code to communicate important information about documents. They use phrases, abbreviations, and symbols.

Economic systems are one of the themes in AP World History. These them includes control of resources, production of goods, consumption of products, trade routes, types of economic systems, and forced labor.

Technology and Innovation is one of the themes in AP World History. Technology refers to physical tools that help humans achieve goals or complete tasks. Innovation refers to new discoveries and improving on old processes.

AP World History covers four time periods. They are 1200-1450 CE, 1450-1750 CE, 1750-1900 CE, and 1900 to the present.