The Splendid Exchange



AP World History

Helpful Books and Websites

Test Prep Materials

It is highly recommended that you purchase and use at least one of the following review books for the AP World History test. I have put ’s price in parentheses, though you may be able to find the book for cheaper. It is probably not necessary to purchase any more than one of these review books, although each of them have practice exams that may be helpful.

Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2012 Edition (Princeton Review, 2011) ($10.35)

5 Steps to a 5 AP World History, 2012-2013 Edition (McGraw-Hill, 2011) ($11.66)

Kaplan AP World History 2012 (Kaplan Publishing, 2011) ($12.23)

Another high quality review book is available from Woodyard Publishing’s website, . It is more expensive, at $24.95.

Useful Websites

(The companion website to the course textbook Ways of the World. Each chapter in the text is accompanied by chapter outlines, self-tests, practice map activities and more)

(College Board’s official AP World History page provides information on the AP exam, the course description, sample multiple choice and essay questions and more)

(“World History for Us All” is a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools.” Excellent collection of lessons, visuals, Power Points and more)

(concise narrative of world history and geography, can be helpful for review or additional clarification)

(Additional websites will be provided for specific topics as the course progresses.)

Supplementary Reading List

The following books have been highly recommended by accomplished AP World History teachers from around the country. All can be found at the Chicago Public Library or purchased on the Internet.

The Human Web: A Bird-Eye’s View of History, by Robert McNeill and William H. McNeill (W.W. Norton and Company, 2003).

This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity, by David Christian (Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007).

Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond (W.W. Norton and Company, 2005).

The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, And the World Economy, 1400 to the Present, by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik (M.E. Sharpe, 2005).

A Little History of the World, by E.H. Gombrich (Yale University Press, 2008).

A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World, by William J. Bernstein (Grove Press, 2009).

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