Welcome to the LaunchPad for A History of Western Society 12e

To the Student

How to Get the Most from This Program

Maps, Figures, and Tables

Special Features

AP^® Historical Thinking Skills: A Primer

AP® PERIOD ONE: From Renaissance to Early Modern c. 1450–c. 1648

AP® Period 1: Introduction

CONCEPT 1.1

CONCEPT 1.2

CONCEPT 1.3

CONCEPT 1.4

CONCEPT 1.5

Understanding AP® Themes in Period One

AP® PERIOD TWO: Early Modern Transformations

AP® Period 2: Introduction c. 1648–c. 1815

CONCEPT 2.1

CONCEPT 2.2

CONCEPT 2.3

CONCEPT 2.4

Understanding AP® Themes in Period Two

AP® PERIOD THREE: The Long Nineteenth Century c. 1815–c. 1914

AP® Period 3: Introduction

CONCEPT 3.1

CONCEPT 3.2

CONCEPT 3.3

CONCEPT 3.4

CONCEPT 3.5

CONCEPT 3.6

Understanding AP® Themes in Period Three

AP® PERIOD FOUR: The Twentieth Century and Beyond c. 1914 to the Present

AP® Period 4: Introduction

CONCEPT 4.1

CONCEPT 4.2

CONCEPT 4.3

CONCEPT 4.4

Understanding AP® Themes in Period Four

About A History of Western Society, Twelfth Edition

Copyright Page

Dedication

About the Authors

Acknowledgments