Specification points

College Board AP Art History art-history

47 points in 10 topics, with College Board's codes and titles.

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1 Global Prehistory, 30,000–500 bce

1.1 Cultural Influences on Prehistoric Art
1.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Prehistoric Art
1.3 Theories and Interpretations of Prehistoric Art

2 Ancient Mediterranean, 3500 bce–300 ce

2.1 Cultural Contexts of Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.3 Purpose and Audience in Ancient Mediterranean Art
2.4 Theories and Interpretations of Ancient Mediterranean Art

3 Early Europe and Colonial Americas, 200–1750 ce

3.1 Cultural Contexts of Early European and Colonial American Art
3.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.4 Purpose and Audience in Early European and Colonial American Art
3.5 Theories and Interpretations of Early European and Colonial American Art

4 Later Europe and Americas, 1750–1980 ce

4.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Later European and American Art
4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American Art
4.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Later European and American Art
4.4 Theories and Interpretations of Later European and American Art

5 Indigenous Americas, 1000 bce–1980 ce

5.1 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Indigenous American Art
5.2 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Indigenous American Art
5.3 Purpose and Audience in Indigenous American Art
5.4 Theories and Interpretations of Indigenous American Art

6 Africa, 1100–1980 ce

6.1 Cultural Contexts of African Art
6.2 Purpose and Audience in African Art
6.3 Theories and Interpretations of African Art

7 West and Central Asia, 500 bce–1980 ce

7.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in West and Central Asian Art
7.2 Purpose and Audience in West and Central Asian Art
7.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in West and Central Asian Art

8 South, East, and Southeast Asia, 300 bce–1980 ce

8.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art
8.2 Purpose and Audience in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art
8.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in South, East, and Southeast Asian Art
8.4 Theories and Interpretations of South, East, and Southeast Asian Art

9 The Pacific, 700–1980 ce

9.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Pacific Art
9.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Pacific Art
9.3 Theories and Interpretations of Pacific Art

10 Global Contemporary, 1980 ce to Present

10.1 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Global Contemporary Art
10.2 Purpose and Audience in Global Contemporary Art
10.3 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Global Contemporary Art
10.4 Theories and Interpretations of Global Contemporary Art