Cover: Ways of the World for the AP® World History Modern Course Since 1200 C.E., 6th Edition by Robert W. Strayer; Eric W. Nelson

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Ways of the World for the AP® World History Modern Course Since 1200 C.E.

A Global History with Sources

Sixth Edition

Publication Date: April 15, 2027

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319619909

Pages: 880

The Global Story Students Love, Now More Closely Aligned to the Course and Exam Description

Ways of the World for the AP® World History: Modern Course, 6th Edition combines engaging global narrative with the focused content, source analysis, and skill-building support students need for the AP® World History: Modern course. Now streamlined from 14...

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Brief Contents

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Prologue

PERIOD 1 Diversity and Interaction in the World of 1200–1450

THE BIG PICTURE 1200: Jumping into the Stream of World History

1 Before 1200: Patterns in World History

2 States and Civilizations: A Global Tapestry 1200–1450

3 Connections and Interactions: Networks of Exchange 1200–1450

PERIOD 2 The Early Modern World 1450–1750

THE BIG PICTURE Change and Direction in World History

4 Land-based Empires and Encounters 1450–1750

5 Trans-Oceanic Encounters: Empires and Commerce 1450–1750

PERIOD 3 The European Moment in World History 1750–1900

THE BIG PICTURE European Centrality and the Problem of Eurocentrism

6 Atlantic Revolutions, Global Echoes 1750–1900

7 Revolutions of Industrialization 1750–1900

8 Colonial Encounters: Consequences of Industrialization 1750–1950

PERIOD 4 The Long Twentieth Century 1900–PRESENT

THE BIG PICTURE The Long Twentieth Century: A New Period in World History?

9 Global Conflict: War and Revolution 1900–1950

10 The Cold War and Decolonization: A Changing Global Landscape 1950–PRESENT

11 Globalization 1900–PRESENT

12 Continuity and Change in the Twenty-First Century 1990–PRESENT

AP® Practice Exam

Glossary/Glosario

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Closer Alignment to the AP® Course and Exam Description. Now with 12 chapters, the sixth edition’s organization more closely aligns with the AP® World History: Modern course in both scope and sequence, while maintaining the engaging thematic narrative Ways of the World is known for. Additional features in Achieve courseware have also been updated to closely align with this new edition and the AP World History framework, reducing student confusion and maximizing student learning.
AP® Working with Evidence features are closely aligned to the DBQ. This scaffolded approach to DBQ prep helps students break down working with seven sources (six texts and one image) just like they’ll encounter on the exam.
AP® Looking Again appears at the end of each chapter and provides students with three guided “looks” at a source to help hone their analysis skills.
AP® Historians’ Voices in every chapter gives students consistent practice with analyzing secondary sources.
AP® Skills Workshops help students develop essential AP® Skills in context. The workshops cover every AP® Historical Thinking Skill and Reasoning Process in the CED.
AP® Skills Questions and AP® Exam Tips in the margins keep students on track by assessing and identifying key content and skills.

Improved AP® alignment streamlines the 6th Edition from 14 chapters to 12 to more closely follow the AP® World History: Modern Course and Exam Description, making it easier to plan and pace your course while preserving the engaging thematic narrative Ways of the World is known for.
New! Running Glossary provides immediate vocabulary support that helps students understand unfamiliar terms as they encounter them, reducing confusion and supporting clearer content understanding.
Updated! AP® features such as end-of-chapter AP® Skills Workshops, AP® Working with Evidence, and AP® Exam Practice have been revised to develop essential AP® skills further and provide even more exam preparation. Targeted AP® Skills Questions and AP® Exam Tips throughout each chapter's margins have also been updated to provide steady AP® practice throughout the course.
Stronger AP® alignment across the program, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing, Guided Reading Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Test Bank questions, etc., has been updated to align with the newly reorganized 6th Edition, giving students consistent support for content comprehension, personalized practice, and AP® skills development throughout the course.

"I have been using Strayer’s WOTW since 2015, when I started teaching the course. Even when we went through a textbook adoption process, I passionately championed Strayer over the other options we reviewed, leading the district to adopt the updated version. I love that it is a college-level textbook that still engages readers because it does not read like dry academic prose. Rather, it makes clear connections within the content by presenting history thematically, and the beginning-of-chapter features connect directly to the modern day. Additionally, the images, maps, graphs, margin questions and the end of chapter workshops support skill-building for the AP exam. When dozens of students over the years tell you-or write in their thank-you notes-that they love Strayer or that it helped them earn a 4 or a 5 on the exam, it is easy to see why WOTW remains the clear choice for my classroom."

"This past year, my first year teaching the course, I adopted the Fifth Edition for my students, and found it to be incredibly helpful as a resource for students as well as a framework for organizing the course. For homework each night I assigned students a section to read. In class, we discussed the reading, along with additional documents. My students performed well on the AP exam thanks in large part to you! [...] I have been teaching history (although not world history) for nearly 30 years and rarely have I come across a textbook that has been so thoughtfully produced."

Robert W. Strayer

Robert W. Strayer (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin) brings wide experience in world history to the writing of Ways of the World. His teaching career began in Ethiopia where he taught high school world history for two years as part of the Peace Corps. At the university level, he taught African, Soviet, and world history for many years at the State University of New York-College at Brockport, where he received Chancellors Awards for Excellence in Teaching and for Excellence in Scholarship. In 1998 he was visiting professor of world and Soviet history at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Since moving to California in 2002, he has taught world history at the University of California, Santa Cruz; California State University, Monterey Bay; and Cabrillo College. He is a long-time member of the World History Association and served on its Executive Committee. He has also participated in various AP® World History gatherings, including two years as a reader. His publications include Kenya: Focus on Nationalism, The Making of Mission Communities in East Africa, The Making of the Modern World, Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?, and The Communist Experiment.

Eric W. Nelson

Eric W. Nelson (D.Phil., Oxford University) is a professor of history at Missouri State University. He is an experienced teacher who has won a number of awards, including the Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2011 and the CASE and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Professor of the Year Award for Missouri in 2012. He is currently Faculty Fellow for Engaged Learning, developing new ways to integrate in-class and online teaching environments. His publications include The Legacy of Iconoclasm: Religious War and the Relic Landscape of Tours, Blois and Vendôme, and The Jesuits and the Monarchy: Catholic Reform and Political Authority in France.

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