ap world history

Question 1

what is a primary source?

Answer 1

anything directly from a place

Question 2

what is a secondary source?

Answer 2

anything written about primary sources

Question 3

how long is the AP test?

Answer 3

3 hours 15 minutes

Question 4

what is section 1 part A consisted of?

Answer 4

multiple choice questions

Question 5

how many multiple choice questions are there? how much are they worth? how long do you get?

Answer 5

55, 40%, 55 minutes

Question 6

what is section 1 part B consisted of?

Answer 6

short answer

Question 7

how many short answer questions are there? how much are they worth? how long do you get?

Answer 7

3, 20%, 40 minutes

Question 8

what is section 2 consisted of?

Answer 8

1 document based question and 1 long essay question

Question 9

how long do you get for the document based question? how much is it worth?

Answer 9

60 minutes, 25%

Question 10

how long do you get for the long essay question? how much is it worth?

Answer 10

40 minutes, 15%

Question 11

what is the qualified AP score?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

where do you find instructions for answering all of the questions?

Answer 12

introduction

Question 13

what is the “heart of the book”?

Answer 13

concise history: historical context and explanations of events
(72 topics in units)

Question 14

how are AP exams different from regular exams?

Answer 14

harder, wider distribution of scores, scored differently, qualified score varies

Question 15

why are there maps and graphics?

Answer 15

to help practice analytical skills

Question 16

what is in each “historical perspectives”?

Answer 16

significant historical issues and conflicting interpretations

Question 17

what does each topic contain?

Answer 17

list of key terms my themes, multiple choice questions, and short answer questions

Question 18

what does each unit contain?

Answer 18

1 document based question (practice) and long essay questions based on reasoning processes

Question 19

what follows the final unit?

Answer 19

practice exam

Question 20

where do you locate key terms for review?

Answer 20

index

Question 21

what does this class develop in a student?

Answer 21

analyzing/using evidence and dealing with questions about events, people, developments, and processes

Question 22

what should we appreciate while learning?

Answer 22

how people form history and historians differ in their interpretations of critical questions in history

Question 23

what is historiography? does this class require knowing it?

Answer 23

history of history, no

Question 24

what will every question require?

Answer 24

historical thinking skills and historical reasoning processes

Question 25

what are the historical thinking skills?

Answer 25

developing an argument, analyzing historical developments/processes, and analyzing primary/secondary sources

Question 26

what are the historical reasoning processes?

Answer 26

comparison, causation, continuity and change over time

Question 27

what are the course themes?

Answer 27

Social
Political
Interaction with the environment 
Cultural 
Economic
Technology