AP World History

One of the best-known Chinese paintings is the “Qing Ming Shang He Tu” (or “Along the River During QingMing Festival”), by Song dynasty (960-1126) artist Zhang ZeDuan. The painting captures the daily life of the people from the Song Dynasty period at the capital city, Bian Jing, today’s Kaifeng in He-Nan province. This is an image of a reproduction completed in 1736 by five court painters.

Course Design:

AP World History is a challenging course that is meant to be the equivalent of a freshman college course and can earn students college credit in World History. It is a year-long study of “interconnections between human societies” from 8,000 B.C.E. to the present.

Solid reading and writing skills, along with a willingness to devote considerable time to homework and study, are necessary to succeed. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, interpretation of original documents, and historiography.