Does this course cover history before 1200 CE?

This course follows the AP World History: Modern exam's scope, which begins around 1200 CE and continues to the present. Earlier historical periods are not part of this exam's content.

Why does the course focus so much on comparing regions?

The exam frequently asks students to connect or compare developments happening in different regions during the same period, so lessons are structured to build that comparative habit alongside regional content knowledge.

What kind of essay writing does the exam require?

Students write a document-based essay using provided historical sources and a long essay built from their own knowledge of a broader historical development. Both formats are practiced throughout the course.

AP Exam Preparation

AP World History: Modern

High school students preparing for the AP World History: Modern exam.

AP World History: Modern traces political, economic, social, and cultural developments across world regions from around 1200 CE to the present day. This course organizes lessons chronologically while emphasizing comparisons across regions and civilizations, since the exam regularly asks students to connect developments happening in different parts of the world at the same time. Lessons combine narrative content with primary source practice, helping students build the historical reasoning skills the exam tests alongside their content knowledge. Writing practice progresses toward the document-based and long-essay formats used on the exam.

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Suitability: Typically taken in grades 9 through 11, for students age 13 and older.
Delivery format: 100% online, self-paced with scheduled live webinars
Modules: 7
Practice activities: Included
Mock examinations: Included
Instructor webinars: Included

Course modules

Lessons are organized by historical period and highlight developments across multiple world regions side by side, so students build the comparative thinking the exam emphasizes. Students can progress through periods at their own pace and revisit regions or themes as needed.

Regional states and empires, 1200 to 1450

Political and economic structures of major civilizations before sustained global contact.

Global connections and exchange, 1450 to 1750

Expanding trade networks, exploration, and the beginnings of global interconnection.

Revolutions and their effects, 1750 to 1900

Political revolutions, industrialization, and their global social and economic effects.

Imperialism and global conflict

Nineteenth and twentieth century imperialism and its lasting regional consequences.

The World Wars and their aftermath

Causes and global effects of the twentieth century's major conflicts.

Decolonization and the Cold War era

Independence movements and Cold War dynamics across world regions.

Globalization and the contemporary world

Economic, technological, and cultural change from the late twentieth century to today.

Practice format

Practice activities include comparative multiple-choice questions and document analysis exercises organized by period, helping students practice connecting developments across different regions.

Mock exam format

Mock examinations are structured to reflect the general format and pacing of the real AP World History: Modern exam, including multiple-choice questions, short-answer responses, and document-based and long-essay writing.

Webinar format

Weekly live webinars led by an AP World History Instructor highlight cross-regional connections and model comparative essay writing, with dedicated time for student questions.

Written questions

Students can submit questions about specific regions, periods, or essay strategies through the platform at any time and receive responses through private platform messages, without needing to appear on camera.