Art History Exam Prep

AP Art History study planner for May 2027

Tell the planner how sure you are of each unit and it puts your hours where the points are, to May 12, 2027.

Hours a week for AP Art History
Unit 1: Global Prehistory about 4%
Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean about 15%
Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas about 21%
Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas about 21%
Unit 5: Indigenous Americas about 6%
Unit 6: Africa about 6%
Unit 7: West and Central Asia about 4%
Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia about 8%
Unit 9: The Pacific about 4%
Unit 10: Global Contemporary about 11%

30 weeks to the exam on May 12, 2027

Start with Unit 3

Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas: 23.5 of your 120 hours.

Hours per unit
UnitHoursAbout this many questions
Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas23.517 of 80
Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas23.517 of 80
Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean16.812 of 80
Unit 10: Global Contemporary12.39 of 80
Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia96 of 80
Unit 5: Indigenous Americas6.75 of 80
Unit 6: Africa6.75 of 80
Unit 1: Global Prehistory4.53 of 80
Unit 7: West and Central Asia4.53 of 80
Unit 9: The Pacific4.53 of 80

Week by week

  1. Weeks 1–5 · Oct 13Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas
  2. Week 6 · Nov 17Unit 3: Early Europe and Colonial Americas, Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas
  3. Weeks 7–11 · Nov 24Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas
  4. Week 12 · Dec 29Unit 4: Later Europe and Americas, Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean
  5. Weeks 13–15 · Jan 5Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean
  6. Week 16 · Jan 26Unit 2: Ancient Mediterranean, Unit 10: Global Contemporary
  7. Weeks 17–19 · Feb 2Unit 10: Global Contemporary
  8. Week 20 · Feb 23Unit 10: Global Contemporary, Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia
  9. Week 21 · Mar 2Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia
  10. Week 22 · Mar 9Unit 8: South, East, and Southeast Asia, Unit 5: Indigenous Americas
  11. Week 23 · Mar 16Unit 5: Indigenous Americas, Unit 6: Africa
  12. Week 24 · Mar 23Unit 6: Africa
  13. Week 25 · Mar 30Unit 6: Africa, Unit 1: Global Prehistory
  14. Week 26 · Apr 6Unit 1: Global Prehistory, Unit 7: West and Central Asia
  15. Week 27 · Apr 13Unit 7: West and Central Asia, Unit 9: The Pacific
  16. Week 28 · Apr 20Unit 9: The Pacific
  17. Weeks 29–30 · Apr 27Timed practice exam, then review every miss

Check your units with the free practice test

How the plan works

Each unit starts from its exam weight, weaker units get more hours, and the last weeks are timed practice exams.

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Questions people ask

Which AP Art History units are weighted most?

Unit 3, Early Europe and Colonial Americas, and Unit 4, Later Europe and Americas, at about 21% of the multiple choice each.