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

600-1450 Review - Slides

Classical Civilizations

Classical Civilizations - Slides

10,000 BCE to 1450 CE - Slides

Unit 1 – The Global Tapestry, 1200-1450

Dar al Islam in the Global Middle Ages

Dar al Islam in the Global Middle Ages - Slides

The Islamic World

1.9 Multiple Choice Answers

Comparing Labor Systems in late Middle Ages

China in the Global Middle Ages

Southeast Asia in the Global Middle Ages

Southeast Asia in the Global Middle Ages - Slides

Continuities in South Asia Post-1200 CE

1.7 Comparisons in the Period from 1200-1450

Continuities in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe after 1200

1.3 South and Southeast Asia from 1200-1450

Post-Classical Europe

Post-Classical Europe - Slides

Post-Classical Asia

1.1 East Asia from 1200-1450

1.4 The Americas from 1200 to 1450

Continuities in the Americas after 1200 CE

Continuities in the Americas after 1200 CE - Slides

Comparing Labor Systems in late Middle Ages - Slides

1.6 Europe from 1200 to 1450

Africa in the Global Middle Ages

Africa in the Global Middle Ages - Slides

Post-Classical Africa

Post-Classical Africa - Slides

Post-Classical Asia - Slides

Review of the Post-Classical Era using SPICE

Continuities in South Asia Post-1200 CE - Slides

Europe in the Global Middle Ages

1.2 Dar al-Islam from 1200-1450

China in the Global Middle Ages - Slides

Medieval China: Continuities

Medieval China: Continuities - Slides

1.5 Africa from 1200 to 1450

Continuities in Africa after 1200 CE

Overview: World to 1450

Continuities in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe after 1200 - Slides

Review of the Post-Classical Era using SPICE - Slides

Unit 1 Overview: The Global Tapestry

The Islamic World - Slides

Europe in the Global Middle Ages - Stream Slides

Connections and Developments in the Americas, c. 1200 - c. 1450

Connections and Developments in the Americas, c. 1200 - c. 1450 - Slides

Continuities in Africa after 1200 CE - Slides

1.8 Multiple Choice Questions

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

2.1 Silk Roads

CCOT: Indian Ocean Exchange Network

2.2 The Mongols

CCOT: Indian Ocean Exchange Network - Slides

Networks of Exchange (600-1450)

Networks of Exchange (600-1450) - Slides

2.5 Cultural Effects of Trade 

Increasing Productivity and Its Consequences in the Late Middle Ages

2.8 Multiple Choice Questions

2.4 Trans-Saharan Trade Routes

The Mongols

Indian Ocean Exchange Networks

Indian Ocean Exchange Networks - Stream Slides

2.7 Comparison in Trade from 1200-1450

CCOT: Silk, Sea, & Sand Roads

The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World

The Mongol Empire and the Making of the Modern World - Slides

Innovations in Commercial Practices in the later Middle Ages

AP World Units 1 & 2 Review CRAM 🌶🌶🌶

U1/2 Cram Slides

Silk Roads

2.6 Environmental Effects of Trade

The Mongols - Slides

Diasporic Communities in the Medieval World

Unit 2 Review: Networks of Exchange

Diasporic Communities in the Medieval World - Slides

2.9 MC Answers and Review

Unit 2 Review: Networks of Exchange - Slides

Trans-Saharan Exchange Networks

Innovations in Commercial Practices in the later Middle Ages - Stream Slides

2.3 Indian Ocean Trade Routes

Unit 2 Overview: Networks of Exchange

Travelers' Tales from the late Middle Ages

CCOT: Silk, Sea, & Sand Roads - Slides

Sailing the Oceans in the late Middle Ages

Trans-Saharan Exchange Networks - Stream Slides

2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Making
of the Modern World

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

Imperial Art and Architecture, 1450-1750

3.4 Comparison in Land-Based Empires

AP World Period 3 - Effects of Productivity (KC 3.3) | Fiveable

Religion and Early Modern Empires

Gender in the Medieval and Early Modern World

Gender in the Medieval and Early Modern World - Slides

3.1 Expansion of Land-Based Empires

Expanding Empires in the Early Modern World

Expanding Empires in the Early Modern World - Slides

Unit 3: Land Based Empires

Unit 3: Land Based Empires - Slides

Q&A Study Session: Early Modern Period (1450-1750)

3.2 Governments of Land-Based Empires

Early Modern Review (Units 3-4)

Early Modern Review (Units 3-4) - Slides

3.3 Belief Systems of Land-Based Empires

3.6 MC Answers and Review

Changing Religions, 1450-1750

Changing Religions, 1450-1750 - Slides

Q&A Study Session: Early Modern Period (1450-1750) - Stream Slides

Imperial Art and Architecture, 1450-1750 - Slides

Overview of the Early Modern World, 1450 CE - 1750 CE

Land & Sea Empires

Land & Sea Empires - Slides

Overview of the Early Modern World, 1450 CE - 1750 CE - Slides

The Islamic "Gunpowder Empires"

Unit 3 Overview: Land-Based Empires

Technology and Unit 3/4

3.5 Multiple Choice Questions

Technology and Unit 3/4 Slides

The Islamic "Gunpowder Empires" - Slides

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

4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Transoceanic Interconnections

4.9 MC Answers and Review

Transoceanic Connections

Maritime Empires

4.2 Exploration: Causes and Events from 1450 to 1750

SPICE Review of 1450 to 1750

Columbian Exchange

Columbian Exchange - Slides

Transoceanic Connections - Slides

4.1 Technological Innovations from 1450 to 1750

4.0 Overview of Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

Labor Systems: CCOT

Labor Systems: CCOT - Slides

Maritime Empires - Slides

Technological Innovations, 1450-1750

Labor Systems in the Early Modern World (c. 1450 - c. 1750) 

4.5 Maritime Empires Maintained and Developed

Resisting Empires on Land and Sea, 1450-1750.

Resisting Empires on Land and Sea, 1450-1750. - Slides

4.8 Multiple Choice Questions

4.7 Class and Race from 1450-1750

Competing Empires, 1450-1750

AMA: 1450-1750

Changing Social Hierarchies, 1450-1750

Labor Systems in the Early Modern World (c. 1450 - c. 1750) - Slides

Technological Innovations, 1450-1750 - Slides

4.3 Columbian Exchange

Changing Social Hierarchies, 1450-1750 - Slides

Unit 4 Trade Routes: Contextualizing the Change/Continuity 

4.4 Maritime Empires Established

SPICE Review of 1450 to 1750 - Slides

4.6 Resistance to European Expansion

Overview of Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

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

Atlantic Revolutions 

Industrialization

Industrialization - Slides

Unit 5 Review: Analyzing Sources from the Age of Revolutions

Atlantic Revolutions - Slides

AP World Q&A Study Session

AP World History Unit 5 Review (Years 1750-1900) 

5.8 Responses to Industrialization

5.11 Multiple Choice Questions

5.3 Industrialization Begins

1750-1900 Review

5.12 MC Answers and Review

Industrialization in World History

Unit 5 Review: Continuity and Change in an Industrial Age

Unit 5 Review: Continuity and Change in an Industrial Age - Slides

 Modern Review (Units 5-6)

5.2 Nationalism and Revolutions from 1750-1900

5.7 Economic Effects of Industrialization

5.6 State-Led Industrialization

5.1 The Enlightenment

Railroads & Empire Building, 1860-1918 (DBQ Practice)

Railroads & Empire Building, 1860-1918 (DBQ Practice) - Slides

Unit 5 Overview: Revolutions

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