College Board–aligned AP® World History: Modern • Target Score 5

AP® World History Complete Course & Exam Prep

Examine cultural, economic, political, and social developments from 1200 CE to the modern era. Build deep global historical reasoning, contextualization, and DBQ mastery with AI Doctor Mode.

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Global Curriculum

9 Curriculum Units (1200 CE to Present)

Cross-regional networks of exchange, land-based empires, maritime expansion, revolutions, and modern global conflicts.

Unit 18–10%

The Global Tapestry (c. 1200 to c. 1450)

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Unit 28–10%

Networks of Exchange (c. 1200 to c. 1450)

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Unit 312–15%

Land-Based Empires (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

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Unit 412–15%

Transoceanic Interconnections (c. 1450 to c. 1750)

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Unit 512–15%

Revolutions (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

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Unit 612–15%

Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750 to c. 1900)

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Unit 78–10%

Global Conflict (c. 1900 to the present)

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Unit 88–10%

Cold War and Decolonization (c. 1900 to the present)

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Unit 98–10%

Globalization (c. 1900 to the present)

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