AP World History

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<p>I’m self studying for the exam using both a textbook and PR’s guide and I noticed that PR was seriously lacking in information about the Persian Empires. No Alexander the Great, no Persian Wars, pretty much nothing. I was planning on breaking from the textbook since it was said on here if you completely cover a review book you’ll do alright. Though I’m starting to get a little nervous. Is the exam really that vague? I dont really have the time to weed through all 1000+ pages of the text but I’m feeling like I dont have much of a choice. </p>

<p>Please somebody who’s taken the exam tell me if all the little details of every civilization is nessesary or if I just need a basic overview like what’s given in the review books. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>blahbalh, first of all , self studying is honestly not a bad way for AP art hist. exam. I really got a lot out from self studying rather than lectures in class, so im sure you will do fine…</p>

<p>BUT A review book that I STRONGLY suggest is go to this site. <a href=“http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9780738602127[/url]”>http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=9780738602127&lt;/a&gt;
this book really is the best at it in my opinion; it has awesome practice MC questions as well as excellent and relevant details and anaylsiss. In short, its really complete…i mean its really complete</p>

<p>and princeton review isnt really bad, in fact PR is really not bad for any AP exa. I suggest that u look at this after u read the textbook and t he prep bok i first suggested u. pr got the main concepts down insted of every little detail, so it will help u to get a bigger picutre.</p>

<p>I used the prep book i recommended u and Pr and got a 5, with 3 A’s and 1 B in the class. Good LUCK!!!</p>

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<p>Oh and i f u cant really finish a textbook, then just go trhough the the prep book i recommended and PR. ( PR isnt honestly enough; it got the conepts but lacks necessary details so read the other one as well) </p>

<p>and dont worry if u dont have time to finish text. I didnt finish text either, u will do fine!!!</p>

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<p>Basic overview. The questions are very general. Take a look at the 2008, 2009 AP World History Course description.</p>

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<p>I took this exam last year and got a 3.</p>

<p>Make sure to spend plenty of time on East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. One of them always seems to pop up on one of the essays as a choice to write about.</p>

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<p>If you read the review books, say Barron’s wh, pretty diligently, you won’t have too much trouble with the multiple choice．I got a 5 on this last year, and i thought the multiple choice was breeze. Work on timing and concentrate on writing good thesis’s for your essays and you’ll be set.</p>

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<p>I got a 5 Freshman year by self studying. I overkilled. I studied the entire book up and down and memorized tidbits of information such as the Assyrians and the development iron. If you love history, you’ll have a fun time studying this though.</p>

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<p>do you need barrons to supplement PR for APWH (im taking the class btw and i have PR currently)</p>

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<p>the ap world test last year was really easy. Especially the MC and DBQ. I studied way too much for that test. It was my first AP test so I didn’t sleep at all the day before. </p>

<p>After the mc, I only wrote the essays for like an hour. I knew I already got a 5 after writing the dbq and the change over time essay, so I just went to sleep for the remainder of the test. I was too tired to think anymore anyways.</p>

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<p>Barrons is good to use for the class. PR is too short and abridged to use for class, but it is really good for the AP test. </p>

<p>The PR practice tests are much much harder than the actual test.</p>

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<p>you definitely need the barrons. i took the class but never ever paid attention, studied with the barrons a week before the exam ( no kidding) and got a 5. the barrons is your saviour but write a couple of essays once a month to get the hang of them (especially the dbq which i hear is weighted the most).</p>

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<p>all the essays are weighted same.</p>

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<p>“Change over time.” Love it or leave it.</p>

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<p>so barron’s over PR???</p>

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<p>i would say pr over barron’s.</p>

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<p>What about Kaplan or 5 steps to a 5?</p>

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<p>From takin the ap world history exam last year, I realized that there wasn’t a lot on the early civilizations but on my test there was a lot on like the architectural structures and which structure belonged to certain civilizations. Also know some of the trade routes. Thats kind of crucial because a motmot the frqs are on trade routes. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>From what I’ve seen, the College Board is infatuated with trade routes, and the changes surrounding them.</p>

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<p>Will a Penguin’s New History of the World get me through this exam?</p>

<p>What is the most in-depth AP study book? Should I get Barron’s, Powell’s or Princeton Review?</p>