Recommended AP World HistoryWeb sites, Textbooks, Videos, & Misc. Resources

College Board Websites1. AP Central (College Board) - All official news re: AP (all subjectsfile://localhost/) http/::apcentral.collegeboard.com:2. AP World History Home Page - Everything official from the CB re: APWH http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/4484.html3. APWH Course Description (the Acorn Book) Official manual for APWH, updated every 2 years http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-world-history-course-description.pdf4. APWH Teachers Guide, edited by Sharon Cohen http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/repository/ap07_worldhist_teachersguide.pdf5. APWH Exam Page - Info re: APWH exams, essay questions, sample essays, Reader feedback, etc. http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_questions/2090.html6. APWH Listserv (e-mail Discussion Group) http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/homepage/7173.html

7. AP Reader Application - THE best professional development available. (and you get paid, too!) http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/homepage/4137.html8. AP Credit Policy (which colleges accept which AP grades?) http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp2012 & Beyond (Course Redesign) 9. 2012 and Beyond (Home Page) http://www.host-collegeboard.com/ap/coursechanges/subject_specific_world_history.htm 10. Curriculum Frameworkhttp://www.host-collegeboard.com/ap/coursechanges/pdf/AP_World_HistoryCCFramework.pdf11. Summary of the Changes and the Components of the World History Curriculum Frameworkhttp://www.host collegeboard.com/ap/coursechanges/subject_specific_world_history_summary_componnts.htm12. Video interviews re: course redesign rationale, curriculum framework & classroom instruction.http://www.host collegeboard.com/ap/coursechanges/subject_specific_world_history_video.html

Textbooks13. Bentley & Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters, 4th Ed. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073406937/information_center_view0/14. Bentley, Ziegler, & Streets, Traditions & Encounters, Brief Edition, 2nd Ed.. http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=007338551415. Bulliet, et al The Earth & Its Peoples, Note: Published by Cengage, the HS AP editions are on the Houghton-Mifflin/Harcourt website.4th AP Edition at http://holtmcdougal.hmhco.com/hm/detail.htm?ID=1007200000068357ISBN: 978-0-618-77148-6 Do NOT order the regular college 4th Edition.5th AP Edition http://holtmcdougal.hmhco.com/hm/detail.htm?ID=1007500000077822 ISBN: 978-1-439-08608-7 Do NOT order the regular college 5th Edition.Pronunciation Guide http://college.cengage.com/site_engine/#0840059582/audio_pro/1:shell16. Christian, This Fleeting World 1st Ed. (Intro to Big History, good Summer Reading assignment)http://www.berkshirepublishing.com/brw/product.asp?projID=200817. Fernandez-Armesto, The World, 2nd Ed. http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/armesto2e/18. Hansen and Curtis, Voyages in World History, 1st Ed. http://www.cengage.com/history/hansen/voyages1e.

19. Lockard, Societies, Networks, and Transitions: A Global History, 2nd Ed http://academic.cengage.com/cengage/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=21&product_isbn=9781439085202&courseid=HI02&c odeid=5F8A&sortByShow=all&sortBy=copyrightY ear&instructorFlag=true&newProducts=false&codeFlag=false20. Spodek, The Worlds History, 4th Ed. http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0131373358http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ6Mo&filter_161=&filter_423=&filter_422=&filter_424=&filter_281= &filter_425=&programFilterTypeList=161%2C423%2C422%2C424%2C281%2C425&PMDbSiteid=2781&PMDbSolutioni d=6724&PMDbSubSolutionid=&PMDbCategoryid=811&PMDbSubcategoryid=23497&&PMDbProgramID=670424th college/non-AP (but website contains links to ancillaries)http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=020570839020. Stearns, et al, World Civilizations, 6th AP Ed. http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=01313602056th college/non-AP (but website contains links to ancillaries) http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=020565956X21. Strayer, Ways of the World, 2nd Ed. Has primary sources embedded into the text. http://www.bfwpub.com/HIGHSCHOOL/newcatalog.aspx?disc=HS&course=Social+Studies&isbn=0312644663

Teachers APWH Websites22. Jay Harmon http://harmonhistory.com/apwh.html23. Bill Zeigler - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listworldhibi.html24. Monica Bond-Lamberty - former Test Development Committee Member http://mbondlamberty.googlepages.com/apwhwebsite http://mbondlamberty.googlepages.com/samplesccotessayquestions25. Mrs. Huckaby - some good multiple choice questions http://hhhknights.com/apwh/apwh.htm26. Sue Pojer, Chappauqua HS, NYhttp://www.historyteacher.net/http://www.pptpalooza.net/ 200+ Powerpoints on World History27. Kara Macsuga, Loxahatchee, FL http://idisk.mac.com/macsuga-Public?view=webProfessional Organizations Websites for Teaching AP World History Bridging World History - excellent lessons for teachers as much as students. 26 30-minute videos http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/worldhistory/28. World History For Us All - including History of the World in 7 minutes free downloadable video. Also contains complete teaching units for all eras of World History. Ross Dunn, et al. http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.htm29. World History Connected (online journal)http://worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/ http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/6.2/ Special issue for new APWH Teachers.

30. Historical Thinking Matters http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/Great lesson on meta-thinking skills. (Sam Wineburg) http://historicalthinkingmatters.org/why/31. National Center for History Education http://www.nche.net32. World History Association http://www.thewha.org33. American Historical Association - Essays on Global & Comparative History http://www.historians.org/pubs/globals.cfm Great pamphlets designed for teachers. 34. National Center for History in the Schools http://nchs.ucla.edu/World_units.html35. Internet History Sourcebook - Paul Halsall, Fordham Univ. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/36. World History Matters http://worldhistorymatters.org/37. World History Network http://www.worldhistorynetwork.org/38. The Choices Program39. Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/Amazing Software that can analyze current world demographics. Great for students studying the contemporary world.40. Poodwaddle http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swfVideos & DVDs41. 1421: The Year China Discovered America, 2-hr dvd. PBS presentation and critical examination of Gavin Menzies controversial theory that Zheng Hes fleets sailed to the Americas and even circumnavigated the world. Great lesson for historiographyhttp://www.amazon.com/1421-Year-China-Discovered-America/dp/B0002IQNF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U TF8&s=dvd&qid=1246063672&sr=8-142. The 50 Years War, 2000 dvd. Palestine/Israel. http://www.amazon.com/50-Years-War-Israel-Arabs/dp/B00004TX2W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dv d&qid=1246064198&sr=1-443. Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I, http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Oil-Middle-East-World/dp/B000HEWH3C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s =dvd&qid=1246048726&sr=1-144. China: A Century of Revolution, 3 dvds, 1911-49, 1949-76, 1976-presentfile://localhost/. http/::www.amazon.com:China-Century-Revolution-Three-Disc:dp:B000Q7ZOLC:ref=sr_1_2%3Fie=U TF8&s=dvd&qid=1246048320&sr=1-245. China Rises: Behind the Great Wall, story of contemporary Chinas economic rise http://www.amazon.com/China-Rises-Behind-Great-Wall/dp/B0017VG5ZK/ref=pd_sim_d_546. Connections, by James Burke. An alternative view of history. http://www.amazon.com/Connections-1-James-Burke/dp/B000NJVY3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=d vd&qid=1246048926&sr=1-147. The Crusades, 3 DVDs by Terry Jones (of Monty Python) http://www.amazon.com/Crusades-Terry-Jones/dp/B00005U8F3/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid= 1246048199&sr=8-2

48. Islam: Empire of Faith, PBS 3-hours on 2 dvds. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d_0_8?url=search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=islam+empi re+of+faith&x=0&y=0&sprefix=islam%3A+e49. To Live, Historical fiction tracing family from Communist Revolution through Cultural Rev. http://www.amazon.com/Live-You-Ge/dp/B00005JM6H/ref=pd_sim_d_450. Lost Civilizations, Time/Life DVDs, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Aegean, Greece, China, Rome, Maya,Inca, Africa (Great Zimbabwe), Tibet.http://www.amazon.com/Time-Lifes-Lost-Civilizations-DVDs/dp/B00006L942/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=12460479 73&sr=8-151. Millenium, CNN. 10 VHS-only episodes, each showing 1 century w/ 5-10 minutes from various places around the world.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias=vhs&field-keywords=cnn+millenium&x=16&y=1952. The History of the World in Two Hours http://www.amazon.com/History-World-Two-Hours/dp/B005TK6QZ4

53. The Road to 9/11, dvd. Places Al Qaedas attacks in the larger context from WWI to post-Cold War http://www.amazon.com/Road-9-11-Sabin-Streeter/dp/B000GDH8JM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd &qid=1246063783&sr=1-1

54. Story of the Weeping Camel, (also Legend of the Weeping Camel) Documentary of Mongol family http://www.amazon.com/Story-Weeping-Camel-Janchiv-Ayurzana/dp/B0006FFRB6/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1246049444&sr=1-156. Triumph of the Will, dvd. 1935 propaganda documentary of annual Nazi party meeting. http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Will-Special-Adolf-Hitler/dp/B00004WLXZ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF 8&s=dvd&qid=1246065444&sr=1-258. The World at War, BBC-produced documentary, 1973. 5 dvds, 26 Hours, Laurence Olivier http://www.amazon.com/World-At-War-Complete-Set/dp/B00005NOOH/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s= dvd&qid=1246048820&sr=1-4APWH Exam Review Books57. Cracking the AP World History Exam, Princeton Reviews by Monty Armstrong, et al. http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-World-History-Exam-College/dp/0375428526/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?i e=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214501662&sr=1-158.5 AP* World History Crash Course, REA, by Jay Harmon http://www.rea.com/crashcourse59. 5 Steps to a 5, AP World History, McGraw-Hill, by Peggy Martin http://www.amazon.com/History-2008-2009-Advanced-Placement-Examinations/dp/007149796X/re f=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214501521&sr=8-161. 60. AP Achiever, World History, McGraw Hill, by Bill Strickland, $22.50 list price, $18 for schools.Specifically keyed to Bentleys Traditions & Encounters 4th Ed.ISBN13: 978-0-07-724300-5 ISBN10: 0-07-724300-5Call McGraw-Hill directly at (800) 334-7344 to order. Not in Amazon.com database.http://www.glencoe.com/catalog/index.php/component?isbn=0077243005&c=1657&s=10115&p=5053&t=2&vAmazon does have the AP Achiever keyed to Traditions & Encounters 3rd Ed. by Dixie Grupe and Sigrid Reynolds at http://www.amazon.com/Achiever-Advanced-Placement-Preparation-History/dp/0073292117/ref=sr _1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246059164&sr=1-161. Barrons AP World History, by John McCannon http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-History-Advanced-Placement-Examination/dp/0764138227/ref=pd_sim_b_262. Kaplans AP World History 2010, by Patrick Whelan & Jennifer Laden http://store.kaptest.com/catalog/templates/product.jhtml;jsessionid=OO4A0JWWZBJK3LA3AQJHBOFMDUCBG2HB?PRO DID=kprod9781419553387&CA TID=T00070005&disp=AP&rcid=T00070000Also at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-AP-World-History-2010/dp/1419553380

Books for World History Teachers64. Teachers Manual for Traditions & Encounters. While this is correlated for Bentley & Zieglers textbook, its applicable for all teachers using any textbook. Note: be sure to get the 3rd edition edited by Ane Lintvedt. ISBN: 978-0-07-325674-0Amazon: $22.95 Glencoe (McGraw-Hill) $30.00

65. Teaching World History in the 21st Century: A Resource Book, Heidi Roupp, Editor http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-World-History-Twenty-First Century/dp/0765617153/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid =1278033735&sr=1-166. The Human Web: A Birds Eye View of the World. McNeill and McNeill. http://www.amazon.com/Human-Web-Birds-Eye-World History/dp/0393925684/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343222040&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Human+Web67. Experiencing World History. Adams, Langer Etc. http://www.amazon.com/Experiencing-World-History-Vauthier-Adams/dp/0814706916/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343222156&sr=1-1&keywords=experiencing+world+history68. World History: the basics. Peter Stearns http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Peter-N-Stearns/dp/041558275X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343222579&sr=1-1&keywords=World+History+the+basics69. AP* World History: An Essential Coursebook. Ethel Wood Woodyard Publications. 2nd. Ed. http://www.amazon.com/AP-World-History EssentialCoursebook/dp/0983176620/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343222684&sr=1-1&keywords=ap+world+history+an+essential+coursebook+2nd+editionLesson Jamboree CD and/or DVDSend $10 and a lesson of your own. Receive a CD w/ 100s of other APWH Teachers lessons.70. Heidi Roupp HeidiRoupp@aol.com Lesson JamboreeBox 816Aspen, CO 81615

Compiled by Bill Strickland and Steve Cox