Like any Advanced Placement course, AP World History is intense, requiring students to absorb lots of sophisticated, detail-laden information in a relatively short amount of time: usually, a ...

Under the controversial changes, a popular AP World History course would begin in 1450 — essentially the rise of European power — effectively eliminating instruction on pre-colonial Africa ...

AP World History covers, as of 2018, 10,000 years of human history stretching from the Americas, to Europe, to East Asia, and everywhere else. The class is demanding on students, ...

“The current AP World History course and exam cover 10,000 years of history across all seven continents,” reads the explanation on the College Board website.

As its new name suggests, AP World History: Modern will only cover historical events that took place in a relatively contemporary time frame: from 1200 CE onward.

A recent decision by the College Board to begin the AP World History exam in 1450 has educators up in arms. Here's who gets left behind.