AP History
Exam Breakdown
Section IA: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
3-4 Question Sets Accompanied by Visual or Written Historical Sources
Section IB: Short Answer | 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score
Written Response Questions Based on 1-2 Historical Sources on a Given Time Period
Last Question Can be Chosen From 2 Time Periods
Section II: 1 Hour and 40 Minutes
Document-Based Question: Recommended Reading/Planning Period 15 Minutes and Writing Period 45 | 25% of Exam Score
Long Essay Question: Recommended Time Period 40 Minutes | Can Be Chosen From Several Differing Time Periods | 15% of Exam Score
Course Breakdown
European History
Unit 1: 1450-1618 | The Renaissance and Age of Exploration | 10-15%Â Â
Unit 2: 1450-1648 | The Age of Reformation and Religious Strife | 10-15%Â
Unit 3: 1648-1815 | Absolutism and Constitutionalism | 10-15%
Unit 4: 1648-1815 | The Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution | 10-15%
Unit 5: 1648-1815 | Conflict and Enlightened Based Revolution | 10-15%
Unit 6: 1815-1914 | The Industrial Revolution and its Effects | 10-15%
Unit 7: 1815-1914 | Â Political Developments and Conflicts of the 19th Century |10-15%
Unit 8: 1914-Present | The World Wars and Interim Period | 10-15%Â
Unit 9: 1914-Present | The Cold War and Contemporary Europe | 10-15%
United States History
Unit 1: 1491-1607 | Pre- Colombian America and Early European Conquest | 4-6%
Unit 2: 1607-1754 | Colonial Era and Culture | 4-6%
Unit 3: 1754-1800 | Colonial Wars, American Revolution, and the Early Republic | 10-17%
Unit 4: 1800-1848 | Growth of the Nation and Territorial Conquest | 10-17%
Unit 5: 1844-1877 | War with Mexico, Sectional Tensions, Civil War, and Reconstruction | 10-17%
Unit 6: 1865-1898 | Urbanization and the Gilded Age | 10-17%
Unit 7: 1890-1945 | Progressive Movement, American Imperialism, and the World Wars | 10-17%
Unit 8: 1945-1980 | Cold War and Civil Strife | 10-17%Â
Unit 9: 1980-Present | Conservative Resurgence, end of the Cold War, the War of Terror, and Modern-Day | 4-6%
World History Modern
Unit 1: 1200-1450 | Nations and Regions before Columbus | 8-10%
Unit 2: 1200-1450 | Trade Networks and Exchange before Columbus | 8-10%
Unit 3: 1450-1750 | Land-Based Empires and their Development | 12-15%
Unit 4: 1450-1750 | Trans-Oceanic Connections after Columbus and Overseas Colonies | 12-15%Â
Unit 5: 1750-1900 | The Enlightenment, Revolutions, and Industrialization | 12-15%
Unit 6: 1750-1900 | The Consequences of Industrialization and Expansion of European Imperialism | 12-15%
Unit 7: 1900-Present | The World Wars and the Interwar Period | 8-10%Â
Unit 8: 1900-Present | The Cold War and Decolonization | 8-10%
Unit 9: 1900-Present | Globalization and the Modern Era | 8-10%
European History