AP World History Course Information
- VTG for History and the Social Sciences New!
- AP World History Course Description (.pdf/520KB)
- AP World History Teacher's Guide
(.pdf/1.7MB) - Sample Syllabi
- AP World History FAQs
- AP World History Development Committee
- AP World History Newsletter
- AP World History Course Perspective
AP Course Audit Information
Exam Information and Resources
- AP World History Exam Information
- Free AP World History Practice Exam
- The Change-Over-Time Question: Teaching Techniques
- Strategies for the Change-Over-Time Question
- Seeking AP Exam Readers
Classroom Instruction and Resources
Special Focus Materials
- Teaching About Twentieth Century Latin America & Africa in World History (.pdf/1.9MB)
- Teaching About the Indian Ocean World (.pdf/2.0MB)
Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies
- Web Guide for AP World History
- Lesson Plan: AP World History News Research Project
- Teaching Tips
- AP World History Teaching Units
- The Spanish Flu And Its Legacy (.pdf/5.7MB) New!
Course Content - Related Articles
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- Teaching Consumerism in World History
- The Role of the Individual in World History
- World History: Curriculum and Controversy
- Matching Textbook Ancillary Resources to Teaching and Learning Styles in the AP Classroom
- An Emerging Consensus About World History?
- The Voyages of Christine Columbus
- Review Essay: Teaching the Great Divergence
- Why the West?
Reviews of Teaching Resources
There are currently more than 250 reviews of World History resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-Roms, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!
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