Authors: John McCannon Ph.D.
ISBN-13: 9780764196973, ISBN-10: 0764196979
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Date Published: February 2010
Edition: w/ CD-ROM
Book Synopsis
(back cover )
Two full-length model AP exams that are similar to the actual exam in length, structure, and degree of difficulty All questions answered and explained A comprehensive review covering: Foundations of World Civilization (8000 B.C.-1000 A.D.); World Cultures Maturing (1000-1450); World Cultures Interacting (1450-1750); World Cultures in the Modern Era (1750-1914); The 20th Century and Contemporary World Cultures (1914-2009) Study tips and test-taking strategies Two additional full-length practice exams with answers and automatic scoring on the enclosed CD-ROM
Table of Contents
UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTIONHow to Use This Book
UNIT TWO: FOUNDATIONS OF WORLD CIVILIZATION
(ca. 8000 B.C.E.-600 C.E.)
Unit Overview
1 Geography, Environment, and Humanity 2 Building Blocks of Civilization 3 Major Societies, Kingdoms, and Empires to 600 C.E 4 Social Structure and Cross-Cultural Connections 5 Religious Traditions and Belief Systems Unit Two: Review Questions
UNIT THREE: WORLD CULTURES
MATURING (600-1450)
Unit Overview
6 Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance 7 Islam in the Middle East and Africa 8 China, Japan, and East Asia 9 South and Southeast Asia 10 The Mongol Empires 11 Sub-Saharan Africa 12 The Americas Unit Three: Review Questions
UNIT FOUR: WORLD CULTURES
INTERACTING (1450-1750)
Unit Overview
13 Europe: Reformation, Absolutism, and Enlightenment 14 Age of Discovery, Age of Imperialism: The WesternCampaign of Exploration and Colonization
15 Islamic Empires in the Middle East and North Africa 16 China, Japan, and East Asia 17 South and Southeast Asia 18 Sub-Saharan Africa 19 The Americas as "New World" Unit Four: Review Questions
UNIT FIVE: WORLD CULTURES IN
THE MODERN ERA (1750-1914)
Unit Overview
20 The Europeans at Home: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform 21 Industrialization and Worldwide Economic Trends 22 The Europeans Abroad: Imperialism, Nationalism, and Foreign Policy 23 The Middle East 24 China and Japan 25 India and Southeast Asia 26 Sub-Saharan Africa 27 Revolution and Consolidation in North and South America Unit Five: Review Questions
UNIT SIX: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD
CULTURES (1914-PRESENT)
Unit Overview
28 World War I 29 The Twenty Years' Crisis: The World During the Interwar Period 30 World War II and the Holocaust 31 The Cold War 32 Divergent Forms of Development in the Postwar World, 1945-1991 33 Social Developments, Cultural Changes, and Intellectual Trends 34 Integration or Fragmentation?Globalism in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries Unit Six: Review Questions
UNIT SEVEN: MODEL ADVANCED PLACEMENT WORLD HISTORY EXAMINATIONS
Model Test Model Test Appendix: Map of Selected World Regions Index
Subjects