Ways of the World with Sources for AP Second Edition: A Global History

About this book

Comparisons Connections & Change-contexts for the particulars Ways of the World is the textbook preferred by AP World History teachers and students across North America. Like the AP course it supports Ways of the World focuses on significant historical trends themes and developments in world history. Author Robert W. Strayer provides a thoughtful and insightful synthesis that helps students see the big picture. Each chapter then culminates with collections of primary sources (written and visual) organized around a particular theme issue or question thus allowing students to consider the evidence the way historians do. The second edition includes a wealth of supporting resources and supplements for the AP course including an AP Skills Primer and AP Chapter Wrap-Ups and rolls out Bedford/St. Martins new digital history tools including LearningCurve an adaptive quizzing engine that garners over a 90% student satisfaction rate and LaunchPad the all new interactive e-book and course space that puts high quality easy-to-use assessment at your fingertips. Featuring video additional primary sources a wealth of adaptive and summative quizzing and more LaunchPad cements student understanding of the text while helping them make progress toward learning outcomes. Its the best content joined up with the best technology.