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Barron's AP World History with CD-ROM - Softcover

McCannon Ph.D., John

 
9781438073835: Barron's AP World History with CD-ROM
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1438073836 ISBN 13: 9781438073835
Verlag: Barrons Educational Series, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Fully revised, students will receive an in-depth preparation for the AP World History exam with:

  • Revised strategies for answering all question types
  • New unit short cut charts that help organize a better study plan
  • Two full-length model exams with answer explanations
  • A review of world history, from the foundations of civilization circa. 8000 B.C.E. to world cultures of the twenty-first century

    Reflects the 9 Historical Thinking Skills required by the College Board and key concepts at the beginning of each chapter serve as a study guide. The included CD-ROM presents two additional full-length practice tests with automatic scoring and fully explained answers. BONUS! An exclusive online exam included with the purchase of the book or the book with CD-ROM.

    System Requirements:

    This CD is intended to run on systems meeting the minimum requirements below.
    (Flash Player 10.2 or higher is recommended)

    Microsoft® Windows®:
  • 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel® Atomâ„¢ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP (32-bit), Windows Server® 2003 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  • 512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended for netbooks); 128MB of graphics memory
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 1024 X 768 color display

    MAC OS:
  • Intel Coreâ„¢ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
  • 512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory
  • CD-ROM drive
  • 1024 X 768 color display

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    Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

    John McCannon earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago in 1994. He has taught Russian, European, and world history at several universities in the United States and Canada and is a former editor of the Canadian Journal of History. He has worked as an Advanced Placement Reader for the College Board and is the author of Red Arctic: Polar Exploration and the Myth of the North in the Soviet Union (1998) and A History of the Arctic: Nature, Exploration, and Exploitation (2012). He is currently an associate professor of history at Southern New Hampshire University.

    Aus dem Klappentext

    Table of Contents:
    Barron's Essential 5
    INTRODUCTION

  • How to Use This Book
    The Advanced Placement Examination in World History: An Overview
    Historical Thinking Skills
    Multiple-Choice Question Strategies
    Free-Response (Essay) Questions: General Tips
    Document-Based Question Strategies
    Continuity and Change-Over-Time Essay Question Strategies
    Comparative Essay Question Strategies
    UNIT ONE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS (8000 B.C.E.-600 B.C.E.)
  • 1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
  • 2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies
  • 3 The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies
    UNIT TWO: TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS (600 B.C.E.-600 C.E.)
  • 4 The Development and Codification of Religious and Cultural Traditions
  • 5 The Development of States and Empires
  • 6 Emerging Transregional Networks of Communication and Exchange
    UNIT THREE: REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL INTERACTIONS (600-1450)
  • 7 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 600-1450
  • 8 Culture, Science, and Technology, 600-1450
  • 9 Economic Systems, 600-1450
  • 10 Social Structures, 600-1450
  • 11 Humans and the Environment, 600-1450
    UNIT FOUR: GLOBAL INTERACTIONS (1450-1750)
  • 12 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 1450-1750
  • 13 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1450-1750
  • 14 Economic Systems, 1450-1750
  • 15 Social Structures, 1450-1750
  • 16 Humans and the Environment, 1450-1750UNIT FIVE: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND GLOBAL INTEGRATION (1750-1900)
  • 17 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict, 1750-1900
  • 18 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1750-1900
  • 19 Economic Systems, 1750-1900
  • 20 Social Structures, 1750-1900
  • 21 Humans and the Environment, 1750-1900
    UNIT SIX: ACCELERATING GLOBAL CHANGE AND REALIGNMENTS (1900 to Present)
  • 22 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict (Part I), 1900-1945
  • 23 State Building, Expansion, and Conflict (Part II),1945 to Present
  • 24 Culture, Science, and Technology, 1900 to Present
  • 25 Economic Systems, 1900 to Present
  • 26 Social Structures, 1900 to Present
  • 27 Humans and the Environment, 1900 to Present
    MODEL TESTS
    Model Test 1
    Model Test 2
    Appendix: Map of Selected World Regions
    Index

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    Verlag
    Barrons Educational Series
    Erscheinungsdatum
    2014
    Sprache
    Englisch
    ISBN 10 
    1438073836
    ISBN 13 
    9781438073835
    Einband
    Taschenbuch
    Auflage
    6
    Anzahl der Seiten
    512
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