HistoryAn introductory college course in modern world history

AP World History: Modern

Global history from 1200 CE to the present emphasizing cross-regional comparison and change over time.

AP World History: Modern covers world history from c. 1200 CE to the present. Students develop historical thinking skills as they explore themes such as humans and the environment, cultural developments, governance, economic systems, social interactions, and technology across major world regions and time periods.

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50 lessons
Full syllabus, 75 hours
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Course Introduction

Why AP World History: Modern Matters

A qualifying score on the AP World History: Modern Exam can earn college credit or placement. Each college sets its own policy, so check the score your colleges ask for.

Broad global perspective valued by colleges
Builds comparative and cross-regional analysis
Foundation for international relations and history majors
Develops document-based historical writing
College Equivalent

World History survey

Required/Recommended for Majors
HistoryInternational RelationsPolitical ScienceAnthropologyGlobal StudiesEconomicsLaw (Pre-Law)
Exam Format

The AP World History: Modern course and exam were revised recently. Check the current sections, timing and weighting on College Board's AP course pages.

Scored 1–5. In Bluebook, fully digital or hybrid (handwritten free responses).

AP World History: Modern course units

The units of the College Board course. Lessons follow them in the order your class takes them.

Unit 18-10% of exam
The Global Tapestry
State building across regionsReligions and belief systems
Unit 28-10% of exam
Networks of Exchange
Silk RoadsMongol EmpireIndian Ocean and trans-Saharan trade
Unit 312-15% of exam
Land-Based Empires
Manchu, Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid empiresMaintaining imperial power
Unit 412-15% of exam
Transoceanic Interconnections
Maritime empiresColumbian ExchangeChallenges to state power
Unit 512-15% of exam
Revolutions
EnlightenmentPolitical revolutionsIndustrial Revolution
Unit 612-15% of exam
Consequences of Industrialization
Imperialism and resistanceGlobal economyMigration
Unit 78-10% of exam
Global Conflict
World War IInterwar periodWorld War II
Unit 88-10% of exam
Cold War and Decolonization
Cold WarSpread of communismDecolonization
Unit 98-10% of exam
Globalization
TechnologyEconomic changeReform movementsInternational institutions

How lessons approach AP World

Understanding the concepts, and answering the exam's questions the way they are scored.

Conceptual Understanding
Building deep knowledge that lasts
  • Think comparatively across regions and periods
  • Organize content by the six course themes
  • Practice analyzing diverse primary sources
  • Track continuity and change over time globally
Exam-Specific Strategies
Techniques that maximize your score
  • Master the DBQ and LEQ rubrics
  • Practice the SAQ short-answer format
  • Develop comparative, defensible theses
  • Use source-sourcing (HIPP) analysis

Past papers and practice exams

Practice exams in the current exam format are reviewed afterwards, and the errors set the work for the next lessons.

Past papers

Released AP World DBQs, LEQs, and SAQs with scoring guidelines.

  • Full-length practice exams in the current exam format
  • Multiple-choice, SAQ, DBQ, and LEQ sections
  • Rubric-based essay scoring
  • Detailed feedback on comparison and causation
  • Progress tracking across nine units

How a practice exam is used

  1. 1
    Sit a full practice exam
    Timed, section by section
  2. 2
    Review the errors
    With your tutor, by unit and question type
  3. 3
    Targeted practice
    On the units and question types that cost points
  4. 4
    Repeat
    Before the exam

AP World History: Modern: lessons, prices and how to start

One-to-one lessons are 90 minutes, live online. Prices are set per program, so they are the same for every AP subject.

AP World History: Modern one-to-one tutoring packages
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Group options

All 2026–27 AP groups are full. The AP group course is $1,755 or 3 payments of $585, 75 hours of teaching in 50 lessons, in classes of at most 6. Three or more students who come together can ask for a private group.

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How do you start?

Request a free consultation: it is a conversation about your goals and timeline, not a lesson or a test. There is no separate diagnostic test for AP, because no single test stands in for a school syllabus. The first lesson does the assessment: your tutor works through your recent marked work and past-paper questions from your own specification, and reads where you stand. It is a normal paid lesson, not a free trial, and it teaches as it assesses.

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Refunds

Not satisfied after your first private lesson? Full (100%) refund. Not satisfied after the first week of your group course? Full (100%) refund. No score is guaranteed. Full terms.

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AP World History: Modern — Frequently Asked Questions

What college credit does AP World History: Modern carry?
An introductory college course in modern world history. Credit policies are set by each university rather than by the College Board, so confirm the score your target schools require before choosing which exams to sit.
What does AP World History: Modern cover?
The course is organized into 9 units: The Global Tapestry, Networks of Exchange, Land-Based Empires, Transoceanic Interconnections, Revolutions and 4 more. Our tutoring follows the same order, so what you cover with a tutor lines up with what your class is doing.
What college course is AP World History: Modern equivalent to?
World History survey. That is the level the exam is written to, which is why a strong AP score is treated as evidence you can handle first-year university work in the subject.
Which majors is AP World History: Modern useful for?
It is most relevant to History, International Relations, Political Science, Anthropology and 3 more. It is worth taking if it is either required for your intended major or the strongest subject you can show, since a high score in a demanding subject carries more weight than a safe pass in an easy one.