Starting at 1200 CE — broader chronology, tighter time limits than APUSH.

AP World History: Modern starts in 1200 CE and asks students to compare societies across continents using AP-specific reasoning processes (causation, comparison, continuity-and-change-over-time). Most students underestimate how much of the FRQ section depends on naming the correct reasoning process and applying it explicitly.

Our lessons highlight 'connection points' across regions — for example, the Columbian Exchange links Units 4 and 5, and the Industrial Revolution links Units 5 and 6 — because the LEQ and DBQ both reward cross-regional comparison over single-region depth.