AP World History: Modern time line

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AP World History: Modern timeline, 1200-present

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  • help students make thematic and conceptual connections
  • help students organize historical content

AP World History: Modern Units[edit | edit source]

Unit Time Period Time importance Places/ Themes
Unit 1: The Global Tapestry c. 1200 to

c. 1450

  • 1200
    • growth in worldwide exchange
    • rise of states
  • 1450: Collapse of Constantinople to Turkish invasion
    • consolidation of Islam across Mideast under Turkish empire
  • East Asia
  • Dar al-Islam
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections
Unit 2: Networks of Exchange c. 1450 to

c. 1750

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections
Unit 5: Revolutions c. 1750 to

c. 1900

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization
Unit 7: Global Conflict 1900 to

the present

Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization
Unit 9: Globalization