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AP Art History
AP Art History Course focuses on the influence of forces like patronage, politics,
class, belief, gender, and ethnicity in their analysis of art forms. They examine styles,
techniques, themes, and chronology, comparing and contrasting art forms from varied
perspectives. Students explore a specific set of 250 works of art in 10 content areas
beginning with art from global prehistory and ending with global works from the
present. This review will determine if the app is meeting the requirements set forth
by College Board.
The Course will cover:
I. Global Prehistory, 30000500 B.C.E.: ~4% (11 works)
II. Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 B.C.E.300 C.E.: ~15% (36 works)
III. Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 2001750 B.C.: ~20% (51 works)
IV. Later Europe and Americas, 17501980 C.E.: ~22% (54 works)
V. Indigenous Americas, 1000 B.C.E.1980 C.E.: ~6% (14 works)
VI. Africa, 11001980 C.E.: ~6% (14 works)
VII. West and Central Asia, 500 B.C.E.1980 C.E.: ~4% (11 works)
VIII. South, East, and Southeast Asia, 300 B.C.E.1980 C.E.: ~8% (21 works)
IX. The Paciic, 7001980 C.E.: ~4% (11 works)
X. Global Contemporary, 1980 C.E.Present: ~11% (27 works)


After reviewing the app, I found the images presented were representative of
each of the categories. The app contains a quiz that is characteristic of the images.
The quiz contains 164 questions. I feel for the cost of the app and for it to be viable
study guide, it needs more explanation. Although there are nine categories available
for students to study, there is no information about the categories. For example,
Ancient Greek structures are in Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles. I feel that an
explanation of these and an example would help students more readily identify each
of the works and better prepare them for the exam.
The College Board suggests that students use previous exams and provides test
taking tips and study skills. Previously, AP exam review books were suggested to use
as extra help. If more information were provided on the app, it would be a viable
study resource.