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AP World History: Modern Review

A comprehensive review guide for the AP World History: Modern exam, covering units from 1200 CE to the present. Build mastery with unit reviews, flashcards, sample questions, and full practice exams.

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Units

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Flashcard Topics

488

Sample Questions

Tonight's Study Plan

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  • Review Unit 1 key themes + timeline.
  • Complete 10 flashcards from Unit 2 trade networks.
  • Attempt 1 SAQ + 1 MCQ set from Unit 3.

Unit Reviews

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Unit 1

Global Tapestry (1200-1450)

  • State Building in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas
  • Rise and spread of Islam
  • Developments in East Asia (Song Dynasty)
Song Dynasty innovationsTributary systemDar al-Islam
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Unit 2

Networks of Exchange (1200-1450)

  • The Silk Roads
  • The Mongol Empire and its impact
  • Indian Ocean Trade
Mongol EmpirePax MongolicaSilk Roads
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Unit 3

Land-Based Empires (1450-1750)

  • Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal)
  • Ming and Qing Dynasties in China
  • Expansion of Russia
Gunpowder empiresDevshirmeJanissaries
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Unit 4

Transoceanic Interconnections (1450-1750)

  • Technological innovations in navigation
  • European exploration and colonization of the Americas
  • Columbian Exchange
CaravelLateen sailCompass
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Unit 5

Revolutions (1750-1900)

  • The Enlightenment and its influence
  • American and French Revolutions
  • Latin American Revolutions (Haitian, Mexican, South American)
EnlightenmentJohn LockeRousseau
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Unit 6

Consequence of Industrialization (1750-1900)

  • Causes and spread of the Industrial Revolution
  • New economic theories (capitalism, socialism, communism)
  • Social changes and reform movements
Industrial RevolutionSteam engineFactory system
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Unit 7

Global Conflict (1900-Present)

  • Causes and consequences of World War I and II
  • The Great Depression
  • Rise of totalitarian regimes
MilitarismAlliancesImperialism
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Unit 8

Cold War and Decolonization (1900-Present)

  • Origins of the Cold War
  • Proxy wars and ideological struggle
  • Decolonization in Africa and Asia
Cold WarContainmentTruman Doctrine
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Unit 9

Globalization (1900-Present)

  • End of the Cold War and new world order
  • Economic globalization and international organizations
  • Environmental movements
GlobalizationIMF / World BankWorld Trade Organization
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Flashcards

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Unit 1

Song Dynasty innovations

Tributary system

Unit 2

Mongol Empire

Pax Mongolica

Unit 3

Gunpowder empires

Devshirme

Unit 4

Caravel

Lateen sail

Practice

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