Traditions & Encounters has been updated and fully aligned to the new AP World History course and Exam. Integrated AP features in both the text and the digital resources support teachers and students as they transition into the new course Framework . Retaining the text's thematic perspective, the instruction has been reorganized to reflect the new time span and revised themes, skills, and processes and foster connections that illustrate both continuities and changes across time periods . Students are led to analyze historical sources and evidence as they interpret, draw inferences, and evaluate a variety of documents to gain an understanding of the context and connections among events . Using historical reasoning, students gain an understanding of how to develop an argument based on relevant evidence. Hardcover student edition textbook.