AP World History 16-17

AP World History is a college-level class in curriculum, skills, practices, and themes. While the themes, skills, and content are Advanced Placement in nature, the pacing of the class, amounts of work, reading and depth of the content are more conducive to the maturity and education levels of high schools students.

While this course starts with the beginnings of civilization to 500 CE, it emphasizes early modern, modern, and contemporary periods; as well as mastery of skills critical to the AP World History exam. Students will address the higher-level thinking skills or habits of the mind and themes common to AP social studies classes and college admissions tests.