Barron's AP World History with CD-ROM, 6th Edition

Provides basic strategies for taking the exam, questions and explanations about world history from prehistoric to modern times, and two full-length practice tests. Title Page Copyright Page About the Author About the Contributor Acknowledgments Contents Barron’s Essential 5 INTRODUCTION How to Use This Book The Advanced Placement Exam in World History: An Overview Historical Thinking Skills Multiple-Choice Question Strategies Free-Response Document-Based Question Continuity and Change Over Time Comparative Essay Strategies UNIT ONE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALTRANSFORMATIONS Short Cut Scenic Route 1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth Geographic Orientation Human Origins and the First Migrations Hunter-Forager Societies During the Early Stone Age 2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies Pastoralism and Herding Societies Agriculture From Stone Age to Ages of Metal: Transitions to Civilization 3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies Core/Foundational Civilizations and the First States Society, Trade, and Economics Culture, Thought, and Religion UNIT TWO: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTALTRANSFORMATIONS Short Cut Scenic Route 4 The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions The Persistence of Older Forms of Worship Reformed Faiths and New Religions Thought and Culture 5 The Development of States and Empires Key States Methods of Rule Social Structures Imperial and Political Overreach 6 Emerging Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange Transregional Trade Routes Innovations in Transport Transmissions: The Effects of Communication and Exchange UNIT THREE: REGIONAL ANDTRANSREGIONAL INTERACTIONS Short Cut Scenic Route 7 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 600–1450 State Building in Afro-Eurasia: Tradition and Innovation Afro-Eurasia: Interregional Contacts and Conflicts State Formation in the Pre-Columbian Americas 8 Culture, Science, and Technology, 600–1450 Cross-Cultural Exchange and Cultural Growth Far from Home: Interregional Travelers Old and New Traditions: Cultural Developments by Region 9 Economic Systems, 600–1450 Trade Networks Making Trade Easier: Technology, Banking, and Infrastructure 10 Social Structures, 600–1450 Cities Social Structures and Labor Management Gender Roles 11 Humans and the Environment, 600–1450 Migrations The Impact of Industry and Agriculture Environmental Forces: Disease and Climate UNIT FOUR: GLOBAL INTERACTIONS Short Cut Scenic Route 12 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 1450–1750 Statecraft: Old and New Techniques of Governance Empire-Building: The Age of Exploration and Colonization Major States and Empires 13 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1450–1750 Scientific and Technological Innovation Religious Developments Trends in Art, Literature, and Architecture 14 Economic Systems, 1450–1750 The Early Globalization of Economics From Mercantilism to Capitalism and Proto-Industrialization 15 Social Structures, 1450–1750 Social Classes in Flux Slavery and Coerced Labor Gender and Ethnicity 16 Humans and the Environment, 1450–1750 The Columbian Exchange Monoculture and Resource Extraction: Ecological Effects UNIT FIVE: INDUSTRIALIZATION ANDGLOBAL INTEGRATION Short Cut Scenic Route 17 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 1750–1900 The Atlantic Revolutions and the Birth of Modern Politics Western Imperialism and Global Conflict Political Developments by Region 18 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1750–1900 Art and Culture in the Modern Era Political Thought: New Philosophies and Ideologies Science and Secularism in the Industrial Era 19 Economic Systems, 1750–1900 Industrial Revolutions in the West Capitalism and Commerce Industrialization and Capitalism in Global Perspective 20 Social Structures, 1750–1900 The Transformation of Social Classes Labor and Migration Gender and Family Issues 21 Humans and the Environment, 1750–1900 Industrialization and the Environment Disease in the Modern Era UNIT SIX: ACCELERATING GLOBAL CHANGE ANDREALIGNMENTS Short Cut Scenic Route 22 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict World War I and the Paris Peace Conference Domestic Politics, 1900–1939 World War II and the Holocaust 23 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict Cold War and Decolonization: Foreign Policy Shifts, 1945–1991 Divergent Forms of Domestic Development, 1945–1991 Globalism in the 1990s and 2000s 24 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1900 to Present High Art and Culture Mass Culture and Multiculturalism Religion in the Modern Era Science and Technology 25 Economic Systems, 1900 to Present Divergent Approaches to the Economy Boom and Bust: Toward the Great Depression and Bretton Woods Regionalization and Globalization After World War II 26 Social Structures, 1900 to Present Labor and Lifestyles Ethnicity and Race Relations Gender Issues 27 Humans and the Environment, 1900 to Present Disease, Health, and Population in the Contemporary Era The Modern Environmental Movement Pollution, Earth Shaping, and Global Warming MODEL TESTS Model Test 1 Model Test 2 Appendix: Map of Selected World Regions Answer Explanations A preparation guide for the Advanced Placement exam in world history that provides an overview of key topics including the 9 historical thinking skills, features new unit shortcuts for quick review, sample questions, and test-taking strategies. Includes a CD-ROM. There are 5 full-length practice tests with explained answers: 2 model tests within the book, 2 model tests on the enclosed CD-ROM with automatic scoring, and 1 sample test online with automatic scoring