AP Art history exam information
Content of the Exam According to the College Board:
30% Ancient and Medieval Art
- Focus on Greece and Rome
- Focus on the Gothic period
20% Art beyond the European tradition
(Includes: Egypt, Near East, Islam, China, Japan,
Korea, Africa, India, Ancient America, and the
Pacific)
50% Renaissance to the present
- Slight more focus on the Renaissance
Exam Scoring
AP Score Reports are sent in July to the college or university you designated on your answer sheet, to you, and to your high school. Each report is cumulative and includes scores for all the AP Exams you have ever taken, unless you have requested that one or more scores be withheld from a college or canceled. Visit AP Score Reporting Services.
To request that your score reports be sent to colleges, call 888 308-0013 (toll free)
* Double check with your Costa Guidance Counselor first!
30% Ancient and Medieval Art
- Focus on Greece and Rome
- Focus on the Gothic period
20% Art beyond the European tradition
(Includes: Egypt, Near East, Islam, China, Japan,
Korea, Africa, India, Ancient America, and the
Pacific)
50% Renaissance to the present
- Slight more focus on the Renaissance
Exam Scoring
AP Score Reports are sent in July to the college or university you designated on your answer sheet, to you, and to your high school. Each report is cumulative and includes scores for all the AP Exams you have ever taken, unless you have requested that one or more scores be withheld from a college or canceled. Visit AP Score Reporting Services.
To request that your score reports be sent to colleges, call 888 308-0013 (toll free)
* Double check with your Costa Guidance Counselor first!
Information for Exam Day
What to Bring:
**Unless this has been preapproved as an accommodation by the College Board Services for Students with Disabilities office prior to the exam date.
- Several sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers for all responses on your multiple-choice answer sheet.
- Pens with black or dark blue ink for completing areas on the exam booklet covers and for free-response questions in most exams.
- Your six-digit school code. Home-schooled students will be given a code at the time of the exam.
- A watch.
- A government-issued or school-issued photo ID if you do not attend the school where you are taking the exam.
- If applicable, your SSD Student Accommodation Letter, which verifies that you have been approved for extended time or another testing accommodation.
- Cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants (PDAs), BlackBerry smartphones, Bluetooth-enabled devices, MP3 players, email/messaging devices, or any other electronic or communication devices.
- Books, compasses, mechanical pencils, correction fluid, dictionaries, highlighters,**notes or colored pencils.**
- Scratch paper; notes can be made on portions of the exam booklets.
- Watches that beep or have an alarm.
- Portable listening devices** or portable recording devices (even with headphones) or photographic equipment.
- Computers.**
- Clothing with subject-related information.
- Food or drink can be brought in (H2O only and snacks if it's in the original packaging and in a clear zip lock bag).**
**Unless this has been preapproved as an accommodation by the College Board Services for Students with Disabilities office prior to the exam date.
Things you should know
50 Terms you should Memorize
(there are a lot more you should know as well!) 1. Pylon 2. Hypostyle 3. Hierarchical scale 4. Register 5. Repousse 6. Corbelled Vault 7. Kouros 8. Kore 9. Caryatid 10. Pediment 11. Entablature 12. Contrapposto 13. Frieze 14. Mosaic 15. Voussoir 16. Pendentive 17. Iconoclasm 18. Encaustic 19. Enamel 20. Mihrab 21. Westwork 22. Ambulatory 23. Tympanum 24. Clerestory 25. Barrel vault 26. Groin vault 27. Crypt 28. Vellum 29. Diptych 30. Triptych 31. Predella 32. Chiraroscuro 33. Cartoon 34. Encorche 35. Orthagonal 36. Intaglio 37. Impasto 38. Avante-garde 39. Bauhaus 40. Ready-made 41. Cantilever 42. Biomorphic 43. Assemblage 44. Phototype 45. Daguerreotype 46. Stupa 47. Pagoda 48. Pueblo 49. Mudhra 50. Ukiyo-e |
Dates you should Memorize
BCE------------------------------------------------- Date Time Period 3000 Mesopotamia 2500 Old Kingdom Egypt Cycladic 1500 New Kingdom Egypt Minoan 1333 Armana Period Egypt 1250 Mycenean 900 Geometric Greek 700 Orientalizing Greek 550 Archaic Etruscan 480 Severe Greek 450 Classical Greek 350 Late Classical Greek 250 Hellenistic Greek Roman Republic CE ------------------------------------------------------ 250 Roman Imperial 350 Roman Late Empire Early Christian 550 Byzantine 650 Beginning of Islamic 750 Migratory/Tribal 800 Carolingian 1000 Ottonian 1100 Romanesque 1140 Early Gothic 1200 High Gothic 1250 Late Gothic 1300 Giotto/ Early Ren. 1450 15th c. Italian Ren. 1450 15th c. N. Euro. Ren. 1515 High Renaissance 1530 Mannerism 1550 16th c. N. Euro. Ren. 1650 Counter Ref. Baroque N. Bourgeois Baroque N. Aristocratic Baroque 1730 Rococo 1750 18th c. styles 1800 Neoclassical 1830 Romanticism 1850 Realism/Photography 1874 Impressionism 1886 Post-Impressionism 1907 Fauvism/Picasso 1910 Cubism 1914 Futurism/German Exp. 1916 Dada 1918 Constructivism/Suprematism 1930 Surrealism/ Bauhaus 1950 Abstract Expressionism 1960 Pop, Neodada 1970 Earth Art 1980 Post Modernism- present |
Strong Suggestions
Choose 2 works of art, including a form of architecture, from 2 different cultures beyond the European tradition and study it...a lot!
Cultures: Egypt, Ancient Near East, Islam, China, India, Japan, Africa, Pre-Columbian America, and the Pacific. Consider the following topics and click on them to see which pieces would be good examples for each. These are frequently used topics in the FRQ questions.
Cultures: Egypt, Ancient Near East, Islam, China, India, Japan, Africa, Pre-Columbian America, and the Pacific. Consider the following topics and click on them to see which pieces would be good examples for each. These are frequently used topics in the FRQ questions.
- Power and Authority
- Nature
- Deities
- Sacred Spaces
- Family
- Human Body
Check these videos out to help your thought process and studying.
These videos dive into several themes such as violence, the body, dreams and visions, and death. More are included at this site. Each video is about 30 minutes and great way to study and see lots of art in a short amount of time. |