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Free AP Art History Study Guide

AP Art History · All 10 Units

Master AP Art History from Global Prehistory to Global Contemporary art. Flashcards, cheat sheets, essential terms, practice questions, and visual reviews for all 10 units, completely free.

10 units covered
250 required works
200+ practice questions
College Board aligned
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Each unit has 6 study resources: flashcards, cheat sheet, essential terms, practice questions, visual review, and FRQ practice.

Unit 1
~30,000–500 BCE
Global Prehistory
Cave paintings, megalithic structures, and prehistoric figurines from across the globe before the rise of writing.
~4% of exam
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Unit 2
~3500 BCE–300 CE
Ancient Mediterranean
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and early Judaism and Christianity: the foundations of Western art.
~15% of exam
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Unit 3
~200–1750 CE
Early Europe & Colonial Americas
Byzantine, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and the art of the Americas under European colonization.
~21% of exam
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Unit 4
~1750–1980 CE
Later Europe & Americas
Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Modernism, and the development of contemporary art.
~21% of exam
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Unit 5
~1000 BCE–1980 CE
Indigenous Americas
Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca, and North American indigenous art traditions before and during European contact.
~6% of exam
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Unit 6
~1100–1980 CE
Africa
Diverse art traditions across sub-Saharan Africa, from the Great Mosque of Djenné to Benin bronzes to Kongo power figures.
~6% of exam
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Unit 7
~500 BCE–1980 CE
West & Central Asia
The Alhambra, the Great Mosque of Isfahan, Persian manuscript painting, and the rich traditions of Islamic art and architecture.
~4% of exam
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Unit 8
~300 BCE–1980 CE
South, East & Southeast Asia
Hindu and Buddhist art from India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia: sculpture, architecture, and scroll painting.
~8% of exam
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Unit 9
~700–1980 CE
The Pacific
Art of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Australia, from Easter Island moai to Aboriginal dot paintings.
~4% of exam
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Unit 10
~1980–present
Global Contemporary
Art from around the world since 1980: installation, performance, digital media, and art engaging with global issues.
~11% of exam
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About AP Art History

AP Art History is a college-level survey of art and architecture across world cultures and history, from prehistoric cave paintings to 21st-century digital installations. The course challenges students to analyze works of art in their cultural, historical, and artistic contexts, developing visual literacy alongside historical thinking skills.

The AP Art History exam is structured around 250 required works of art from the College Board's official image set, plus responses to works students have never seen before. You'll need to describe what you see, analyze formal elements, and connect works to their historical moment and broader traditions.

Every page on this site is aligned to the College Board's official AP Art History Course and Exam Description and completely free. Use flashcards for active recall of artists and dates, the cheat sheet for a one-page overview, or FRQ practice to develop the writing skills the exam demands.

What's included in each unit

Every unit has the same 6 study resources, designed for different learning styles.

Flashcards
Interactive cards per unit
Cheat Sheet
One-page visual summary
Essentials
Key terms and big ideas
Visual Review
Slide-by-slide walkthrough
Practice MCQ
Exam-style questions
FRQ Practice
Free-response practice

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