SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 CREDITS World History Year: 1 Credit Prerequisite: None
AP World History: Modern Year: 1 Credit Prerequisite: Placement Exam and Instructor Approval In AP World History: Modern, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes from 1200 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical connections; and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course provides six themes that students explore in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: humans and the environment; cultural developments and interactions; governance; economic systems; social interactions and organization; and technology and innovation.
This course explores fundamental themes and patterns of world history from the post-classical era through the Cold War. Students are asked to analyze how and why political systems, social structures, culture, and the economy evolved. To do so, students will study primary sources and develop ideas both through discussion and formal and informal written responses. By the end of the year, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of diverse states and cultures and be able to construct clear, persuasive arguments using strong evidence.
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