World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Ap Edition [Hardcover]

Peter N. Stearns (Author), Michael Adas (Author), Stuart B. Schwartz (Author), Marc J. Gilbert (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131732889
• ISBN-13: 978-0131732889
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,514,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great AP world history text, March 24, 2011

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APworldHistoryTeacher (Sunny Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Ap Edition (Hardcover)

I teach Advanced Placement (AP) world history to 10th grade students. We use this exact text and it has been a good text for them, though it is a LOT of reading. Text is set up well and covers each of the AP world history time units across each of the major civilizations at the time.
Units are
Foundations (8000 BC to 600 AD)
Classical (600 AD to 1450 AD)
Post-Classical (1450-1750)
Early Modern (1750-1914)
Modern (1914 to present)

There are older editions of this book (this is the 5th edition), but there are changes with each edition. If you wanted an older version for the student to underline and highlight, they are similar enough to this one if it is what they are using in class.

Stearns does a good job of preparing the students for the AP exam which can earn them potential college credit for the ap class at the high school level.

4.0 out of 5 stars What they use in class, October 31, 2008

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Our daughter's class used this book. The teacher suggested that they would learn more if they had their own copy and highlighted what they thought was important. Glad I found it!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be careful, September 27, 2010

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The book I got was not the fifth edition even though it was pictured as the fifth edition in the picture online. I got the fourth edition and it has been a hastle to return it and still have not heard how back from the seller. He had been very nice to say I can return it but it is taking over a month now to get it done.