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Unit 1 - Global Prehistory, 30000-500 BCE3 topics
Open this unit →Unit 2 - Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 BCE-300 CE4 topics
Open this unit →Unit 3 - Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200-1750 CE5 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 3.1 Cultural Contexts of Early European and Colonial American ArtMaterials
- Topic 3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American ArtMaterials
- Topic 3.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Early European and Colonial American ArtMaterials
- Topic 3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American ArtMaterials
- Topic 3.5 Theories and Interpretations of Early European and Colonial American ArtMaterials
Unit 4 - Later Europe and Americas, 1750-1980 CE4 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 4.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Later European and American ArtMaterials
- Topic 4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American ArtMaterials
- Topic 4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American ArtMaterials
- Topic 4.4 Theories and Interpretations of Later European and American ArtMaterials
Unit 5 - Indigenous Americas, 1000 BCE-1980 CE4 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American ArtMaterials
- Topic 5.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Indigenous American ArtMaterials
- Topic 5.3 Purpose and Audience in Indigenous American ArtMaterials
- Topic 5.4 Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American ArtMaterials
Unit 6 - Africa, 1100-1980 CE3 topics
Open this unit →Unit 7 - West and Central Asia, 500 BCE-1980 CE3 topics
Open this unit →Unit 8 - South, East, and Southeast Asia, 300 BCE-1980 CE4 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 8.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in South, East, and Southeast Asian ArtMaterials
- Topic 8.2 Purpose and Audience in South, East, and Southeast Asian ArtMaterials
- Topic 8.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in South, East, and Southeast Asian ArtMaterials
- Topic 8.4 Theories and Interpretations of South, East, and Southeast Asian ArtMaterials
Unit 9 - The Pacific, 700-1980 CE3 topics
Open this unit →Unit 10 - Global Contemporary, 1980 CE to Present4 topics
Open this unit →- Topic 10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary ArtMaterials
- Topic 10.2 Purpose and Audience in Global Contemporary ArtMaterials
- Topic 10.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Global Contemporary ArtMaterials
- Topic 10.4 Theories and Interpretations of Global Contemporary ArtMaterials
Official documents
- Syllabus Effective fall 2020 · CED (Effective Fall 2020)CED Clarifications and Corrections · PDF
- ap art history course and exam description clarifications CED (Effective Fall 2020)CED Clarifications and Corrections · PDF
- ap art history course at a glance printable poster PDF
- ap art history course at a glance PDF
- ap art history course overview PDF
- ap art history sample syllabus 1 PDF