AP World History Study Resources

Welcome fellow AP World History students! I have compiled a collection of online resources you can use to help you study for the AP exam. Check the FAQ above for questions, or feel free to ask! Good luck!

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Please note: a lot of links no longer work. I created this site back in 2013. Many things have changed since then (including the exam itself), and some of the old websites no longer exist. If you have any links or resources you’d like me to add, feel free to send me a message. I likely will not add any new resources myself, but I will maintain this page for future reference.

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In light of tomorrow’s exam, take a short break to watch an informational and very funny review video. Good luck!

WARNING: NSFW language throughout

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As the AP World Exam slowly approaches, why not take a “break” in studying to watch this video?

WARNING: Some language is not safe for work.

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All questions asked previously have been archived under the FAQ at the top of the page.

For mobile users: http://apworldhistorystudyresources.tumblr.com/FAQ

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After some minor technical difficulties, all links should be working again.

If there are any mismatched links ("I wanna study the Middle Ages but it's taking me to WWI. Oh no.") PLEASE let me know and I will fix it.

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Modern (1900-Present)

-Outline

-Key Terms

-Sample Essay Questions

-Interesting tidbit of info about the beginning of perestroika

-Cram Packet

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Revolutions (1750-1900)

-Outline

-Key Terms

-Sample Essay Questions

-Cram Packet

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Early Modern (1450-1750)

-Outline

-Key Terms

-Sample Essay Questions

-Cram Packet

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Post Classical (600 CE-1450)

-Outline

-Key Terms

-Sample Essay Questions

-Cram Packet

-Starting near the Han dynasty, the Chinese had a very primitive system of drilling for and transporting natural gas to boil sea water.

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Foundations (?-600 BCE) and Classical (600 BCE-600 CE)

-Outline of Chapter(s)

-Key Terms

-Questions/Essay Topics

-A Roman Masterpost

-Cram Packet

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Overall Review

This is a powerpoint I created with my good comrade that runs through main and important info from each time period mostly in bullet list format. It has nice backgrounds, a song, and random comments here and there to make the reading lighter. Big thanks to the teachers who compiled this info at our school.

-Handmade Review Powerpoint

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Shameless plug for an AP European History site I’ve been slowly chipping away at. While it is helpful, it’s not nearly as extensive as this one.

-AP Euro Website

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I found a nifty little world history comic. Obviously it's not complete because it's an actual book, but the author was gracious enough to share a few excerpts on his website along with providing more in depth historical stories

-World History: The Comic (link no longer works)

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If you have countless hours on your hands and want to explore this website, be my guest. It gives rather detailed and lengthy lessons on the major regions of the world.

-APWH101 (link may not work)

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A teacher created a website that has TONS of resources you could use. Here is one such page from the website, and the rest are grouped under each respective Time Period:

-Chapter Notes from the Stearn History Book

Another teacher created a wikispace website that's really colorful and full of pictures. Also, it has varied multimedia formats for every lesson, so it's not just videos or just reading.

-Freeman-pedia I (the WikiSpace seems to have been deleted)

-Freeman-pedia II

-Freeman-pedia AP

Ever feeling really lazy? Ever wish you could review in only three pages?

-3 page quick review

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90 Quizlet term cards for quick review:

-Quizlet

Also, here is a humongous stack of Kaplan flashcards:

-Kaplan Cards (link no longer works)

Another Quizlet stack (with pictures!):

-Quizlet w/ pictures (link no longer works)

Powerpoint created for vocab up through the Exploration Period:

-Pratheek Powerpoint (link no longer works)

A rather difficult quiz created by the same person (when you get even an A-, it feels really good):

-Pratheek Vocab Quiz (link no longer works)

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Regional Outlines/Timelines (similar to those in the Crash Course book, but more details along the lines of SPRITEs):

-Western Europe

-Eastern Europe/Russia

-East Asia

-South Asia/India

-US (version 1)

-US (version 2)

-Middle East

-Mediterranean

-Africa

-Latin America

Also, there are short quizzes for some regions on this website (A few regions are missing for unknown reasons...):

Regional Quizzes

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For the visual learners (and for anyone else, really):

-The World History Game (link no longer works)

-Maps of War (link no longer works)

-The Map as History (another version of Maps of War)

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I certainly could not forget the lovely John Green and his videos:

-Crash Course World History

Yet another cute, but quick, video that gives a big 12 minute rundown can be found here:

-Mr.Klaff's 12 Minute APWH

If you're looking for catchy and humorous tunes, Epic Rap Battles of History may be for you. (CAUTION: Strong Language + Some not-school-appropriate rhymes):

-ERBoH Complete Collection

A cute, anime series that portrays countries as people may help some, like myself, to remember certain relations and events. And not to mention the episodes are short, sweet, and funny at times. But a word of warning, the episodes are probably meant to be more entertaining than educational and accurate, so don't depend on them alone.

-Hetalia: Axis Powers

If British accents and terrible jokes are your thing, then spending some time watching BBC's Horrible Histories might be an option for you. Some episodes provide really good ways of remembering scenarios along with giving you a plethora of additional details for essays:

-Horrible Histories S.1 E.2

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I found a PowerPoint that's 300+ slides that was created by students for students, but for some reason, the only way to view it is to download it (Warning: this ppt is NOT visually creative and may be too dry for some):

-Gigantic PowerPoint

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It was suggested that I put up a link to Get A Five. I’m not sure how it is with signing up and maybe having to pay? But the material is very good and most people who use it are satisfied.

-Get A Five (website no longer exists?)

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Who could forget essay practice? The AP website has loads of examples and comments from previous years:

-AP Essays

A teacher at school created this overview of rubrics, along with tips, for writing the three types of essays. It’s a great review before writing in class or on the actual exam.

-Writing Rubrics

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A few random links:

-AP Pass Calculator

-A corny "How to Survive APWH" video

-A humorous Family Guy .gif about American colonies

-Actual college level course videos teaching college history (scroll down to the History category. Many are very long, so unless you want details or college lectures or both, I would pass.)

-A huge "history map", history in itself, that was sold for $1 in the 1930s. Interesting and fairly accurate; nonetheless a fantastic rundown and definitely a poster to print and tack to the ceiling above your bed.

Disclaimer: These are not my materials, only ones I thought would be nice to gather into one convenient location.

Edited: 1/31/2024

Tips for links (specifically pdfs) that won't open:

-click on the link

-click the back arrow in the browser window

-click the go forward arrow in the browser window

-if that doesn't fix it, then copy the url of the pdf and paste it into a new window

-if THAT doesn't fix it, then your browser may be Internet Explorer. Sorry.