Worlds Together, Worlds Apart
with Sources
Second AP® Edition
15 December 2021
THE BEST AP® TEXTBOOK FOR LEARNING—AND TRULY UNDERSTANDING—GLOBAL HISTORY
No other textbook does a better job of helping students make comparisons and connections across time and place. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart with Sources highlights meaningful world history stories in every chapter, such as the spread of the Black Death and the Industrial Revolution, thereby addressing most regions in every chapter. This strong thematic emphasis helps students connect historical content to broad trends in world history, a key component of the AP® course.
A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ANALYSE AND INTERPRET HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
An AP® World History Skills Handbook included at the beginning of the textbook helps students understand and develop history reasoning skills. Throughout each chapter, AP® writing and test prompts and AP® skills and processes marginal prompts provide practice with the kinds of skills assessed on the AP® exam. Going to the Source features at the end of each chapter enable students to step into historians’ shoes and interpret historical evidence, while a document-based question at the end of each of the textbook’s four parts provides students opportunity to practise their new skills.
A ROBUST MEDIA PACKAGE TO HELP STUDENTS THINK LIKE HISTORIANS
New and updated digital resources help students develop critical reading and analytical history skills while enhancing the reading experience. History Skills Tutorials teach students how to do the analytical work of a historian by providing a framework for the analysis of primary-source documents, images and maps. InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning adaptive learning tool, features a variety of interactive question types that reinforce reading comprehension and key concepts from each chapter. Both ensure students come to class prepared with a strong understanding of the reading.
THOUGHTFULLY CREATED RESOURCES REINFORCE THE GOALS OF THE AP® COURSE
AP®-specific instructor materials written by master teachers help instructors stay on track and assess student understanding throughout the year. An AP® Instructor’s Manual provides lecture ideas, classroom activities and guidance on how each chapter fits into the key concept outline. An AP® Test Bank, featuring almost 550 AP®-style questions, includes every type of question included on the AP® Exam as well as detailed grading rubrics for each question type.
No other textbook does a better job of helping students make comparisons and connections across time and place. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart with Sources highlights meaningful world history stories in every chapter, such as the spread of the Black Death and the Industrial Revolution, thereby addressing most regions in every chapter. This strong thematic emphasis helps students connect historical content to broad trends in world history, a key component of the AP® course.
A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ANALYSE AND INTERPRET HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
An AP® World History Skills Handbook included at the beginning of the textbook helps students understand and develop history reasoning skills. Throughout each chapter, AP® writing and test prompts and AP® skills and processes marginal prompts provide practice with the kinds of skills assessed on the AP® exam. Going to the Source features at the end of each chapter enable students to step into historians’ shoes and interpret historical evidence, while a document-based question at the end of each of the textbook’s four parts provides students opportunity to practise their new skills.
A ROBUST MEDIA PACKAGE TO HELP STUDENTS THINK LIKE HISTORIANS
New and updated digital resources help students develop critical reading and analytical history skills while enhancing the reading experience. History Skills Tutorials teach students how to do the analytical work of a historian by providing a framework for the analysis of primary-source documents, images and maps. InQuizitive, Norton’s award-winning adaptive learning tool, features a variety of interactive question types that reinforce reading comprehension and key concepts from each chapter. Both ensure students come to class prepared with a strong understanding of the reading.
THOUGHTFULLY CREATED RESOURCES REINFORCE THE GOALS OF THE AP® COURSE
AP®-specific instructor materials written by master teachers help instructors stay on track and assess student understanding throughout the year. An AP® Instructor’s Manual provides lecture ideas, classroom activities and guidance on how each chapter fits into the key concept outline. An AP® Test Bank, featuring almost 550 AP®-style questions, includes every type of question included on the AP® Exam as well as detailed grading rubrics for each question type.
