AP (Advanced Placement) World History is a year-long course that assists students in developing a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts, and the interactions of different types of human societies. This course highlights the nature of changes in international frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. The course builds on an understanding of cultural, institutional, and technological precedents that, along with geography, set the human stage. Reading, writing, and analytical skills are stressed throughout the course.