Product Description

Scoring high on the AP World History Exam is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about World history—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP World History Exam, we’ll teach you how to

·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each topic covered

This book includes 2 full-length practice AP World History tests. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.

Cracking the AP World History Exam has been fully updated for the 2009 test.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3143 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-06
• Released on: 2009-01-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Customer Reviews

Great book
I'm a student in AP World History this year. I really don't like the textbook. It's worded in a way where I have to read sentences three times over before I understand them. I'm almost done with reading most of the textbok, but my AP teacher isn't the best at teaching and I felt like I didn't really understand a lot of what was going to be on the test. So I bought this book and started reading some of it every night. I'm about halfway through it, and it's amazing. The first part of the book has to do with test-taking strategies and how to manage the essays. It's actually really helpful, especially since my teacher has hardly gone over how to do the essays. The second part is a huge review of the whole book. It's so much easier to read and understand and I can highlight and write all over it. It goes over some major connections. At the end of every section theres a timeline thing, and it helps me organize everything in my mind better. The book also has practice tests. I plan on finishing the textbook, reading the book twice, and doing the practice tests. Hopefully, that will be enough preparation for the big test.

Well Worth Your Time
I've prepared for many standardized tests over the years, and almost always, the Princeton Review study guides are among my favorites. This particular guide was recommended by my teacher, and in complete honesty, I am very impressed by how useful and friendly it was.

Not only does the book explain how to tackle each section of the exam, but it also includes a concise review of each time period (8000 BCE - 600 CE; 600 - 1450; 1450 - 1750; 1750 - 1914; 1914 - Present). The writing style is conversational and easily understandable--completely different from a normal textbook. Plus, there's a timeline of major developments at the end of each chapter. What helped me a lot was the special boxes throughout the text that hi-lighted major patterns/ideas (e.g. "Compare Them: The Aztec Civilization and the Roman Empire," how both the Protestant Reformation and Scientific Revolution greatly impacted the Church, etc).

I have to say that one or two of the Princeton Review's practice questions seemed a little bit strange. Over all, though, going through the practice multiple choice questions definitely prepared me, and I also think this study guide contributed to my very high A in the class. Plus, I took the AP exam about two or three weeks ago, and partly thanks to this book, the exam seemed fairly easy. (Of course, I haven't received my scores yet...)

Although this book isn't perfect, it comes pretty close. If you know you want a study guide, the Princeton Review is probably your best choice.

Good Review
I thought that the Princeton Review was a really good review of all the information on the exam. Its concise and a lot easier to get through than the text book which is long and boring. I started going through this book about three weeks before the exam and I felt like it really helped me remember some facts from as far back as the beginning of the year. If you are trying to cram the night before the test this might not be the best choice but it's a really good review to help jog your memory and the practice tests were similar if a bit harder than the actual exam questions. My only complaint was that there weren't any sample essays to correspond with the questions in the practice test.