AP Achiever (Advanced Placement* Exam Preparation Guide) for European History (College Test Prep)

by R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd Kramer

Designed to help Advanced Placement students succeed in their studies and achieve a '5' on the AP Exam, AP Achiever for European History provides: A thorough explanation of course expectations, exam... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0073256722
• ISBN13: 9780073256726
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

very useful for ap teachers

this book is great for review and highlighting major points to expect on the ap exam

Best Review Book - No Contest

I've taught AP European History for 10 years and never recommended a review text to my students, until now. Unlike other review texts, the AP Achiever is comprehensive; well balanced in terms of political/diplomatic, intellectual/cultural, and social/economic history; user-friendly; and even entertaining at times. Freiler manages the broad scope of European History with humor, clarity, and the expertise of someone who has been on the inside of creating the AP Exam. I strongly recommend his text for both students and instructors.

Fantastic resource

This is a very concise review book that basically covers anything and everything you need to know for the AP exam. Throughout the whole course of the school year I Struggled to maintain a B average in the class, due to the fact that I never touched the text. This book saved me on the AP test. With diligent application and studying of the material presented, there is no reason as to why anyone would even need to bother with the text book. I managed a five, and actually found the test to be relatively easy due to the information i got from it. The chapters are reviewed in Chronological order, and end with 10 review questions that are good estimates of one's understanding of the chapter. There are many essay examples throughout, and detailed explanations of why they were good or not. The practice tests in the back were also very good examples of what appeared on the AP test. The only qualm I had with the book was a lack of an index of key terms; this wasn't too big of an issue, since the chapters were organized nicely, but this would have been a helpful addition. All in all, the review book is great as both a companion and as a stand alone review of the material in the course.

AP Achiever

This book is a must-have for taking the AP Euro test. It's structured in a way that makes it easy to review a certain era of history and focuses on the key components that are then tied in to general themes. The book really allowed me to link all the events and concepts together that I learned in class. I found this review book to be the most helpful because it didn't read like a textbook. The wording was clear and nothing was dragged out for so long that I lost interest. At the end of each section there are example multiple choice and essay questions that I felt were comparable to the ones on the actual AP Test. They allowed me to check my knowledge on a certain section of history and to see whether I needed to review it more or not. In the back of the book there are answers to the questions that provide thorough explanations so not only do you know the right answer, you know WHY it is the right answer. Another thing that is unique about this book is that it has TWO practice AP Tests at the end so you can check your progress. If you do well on these practice tests then you are definitely prepared for the real AP Test. Overall this was a great review book and I benefited from it a lot.

Excellent Book

Filled with numerous important facts and great strategies as well as a timeline, this book is definitely the total package. It has helped me SO much along the way and is a great alternative to less inspiring offerings from Princeton Review and the likes. Definitely the best book of the bunch and the most for its money!!! Students who buy it are most likely going to raise their score by 1 to 2 points if following the very helpful instructions!