Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)

THE COURSE/EXAM:

World History AP, or WHAP, is a college level world history class that tests a student's ability to connect the fundamentals of history under principals such as culture, economy, and political aspects. Students will be required to do conceptual and analytical thinking to link different civilizations with one another. The purpose of this course is not to memorize dates and history, but rather to understand how all civilizations can be linked with TRENDS. You will be required to understand these trends in both the multiple choice and free response portion of the exam, unlike APUSH(AP US History), which requires a great deal of information retention.

At the end of the year, you will take the WHAP exam to determine your knowledge in the class. The exam is composed of 70 multiple choice questions worth 50% of the grade and 3 essays worth 50% of the grade together. The multiple choice questions test aspects of cultures and your knowledge of...Read more

I got this to help me study for the AP test in the spring. It is a great companion to my textbook as I get a different view on the same topic. Extra information is added to the subjects as well as a complete overview of the AP test, which is very helpful!

The Princeton review for the World History AP exam is the best in my opinion. This is the reason that I was able to score a 4 on the exam last year. To be honest I did not pay attention in class most of the year so by the time that there was a week left for the exam I picked up this book and read it at lightning speed. It's very easy to read and grasp big concepts. The mock tests in the back are also very close to the actual exam. At first I had tried the Barron's book but that didn't work because it was too long and I did not have enough time to read the whole book.The Princeton review is perfect because it gets to the point and doesn't give you any unnecessary information.