Blog categorized as AP World History (APWH, WHAP)

Many questions in AP World History require using historical reasoning to answer correctly. Historical reasoning includes continuity and change (CCOT), causation, and comparison.

Patterns help you understand what's important in AP World History. These patterns include causation, continuity and change over time (CCOT), and comparison. Some names and dates are also wroth memorizing.

Elected leaders are chosen by a group of people. There are several common titles for elected leaders, including president, prime minister, and chancellor.

Primary sources are created at the same time as a historical event. You will use tertiary sources include encyclopedia articles, textbooks, and bibliographies in AP US History.

Primary sources are created at the same time as a historical event. You will use primary sources like speeches, letters, photographs, recordings, and interviews in AP World History.

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.

Industrialization reshaped social classes. Old social classes adjusted to economic changes. New technology created new social classes.

You can earn one point on your DBQ by sourcing two documents. Sourcing requires analyzing historical situation, intended audience, purpose, or point of view in a way that supports your argument.

Bureaucrats are government officials who carry out day-to-day tasks that help governments run. Units 1 and 3 of AP World History cover bureaucrats.

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