AP World History Time Periods

This set of vocabulary flashcards defines the traditional and AP-specific historical periods and their corresponding date ranges as outlined in the lecture notes.

Foundations

The period to $600\,BCE$

Classical World

The period from $600\,BCE$ to $600\,CE$

Post-Classical World

The period from $600$ to $1450$

Early Modern World

The period from $1450$ to $1750$

Long Nineteenth Century

The period from $1750$ to $1900$

Twentieth Century

The period from $1900$ to $2000$

Technological and Environmental Transformations

The AP designation for the period to $600\,BCE$

Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies

The AP designation for the period from $600\,BCE$ to $600\,CE$

Regional and Transregional Interactions

The AP designation for the period from $600$ to $1450$

Global Interactions

The AP designation for the period from $1450$ to $1750$

Industrialization and Global Interaction

The AP designation for the period from $1750$ to $1900$

Accelerating Global Change and Realignments

The AP designation for the period from $1900$ to $2000$