Colleen Anderson 12/8/21 Colleen Anderson 12/8/21

Great Winter Reads

Looking for some great new history books to read this winter? Check out Circa’s winter reading list!

Colleen Anderson 11/11/21 Colleen Anderson 11/11/21

Analyzing Fictional Sources

Fictional sources can tell us information about the past that more traditional historical sources do not. But how can historians use them responsibly?

Colleen Anderson 11/4/21 Colleen Anderson 11/4/21

The Vinland Map and Historical Counterfeits

What is the Vinland Map and why is it in the news?

Colleen Anderson 10/28/21 Colleen Anderson 10/28/21

What is Historiography?

What does historiography mean and how can students use it in history courses? Our Circa experts break the topic down in our latest post.

Colleen Anderson 10/26/21 Colleen Anderson 10/26/21

AP History Multiple-Choice Questions

Find out how to work through the stimulus-based multiple choice questions on the AP history exams.

Colleen Anderson 10/12/21 Colleen Anderson 10/12/21

Fall Reading List, Part II

Looking for more new history releases? Check out our second reading list for fall, with some great new history books.

Colleen Anderson 10/4/21 Colleen Anderson 10/4/21

The Importance of Skill-Driven Learning

Circa structures its courses around the skills that students will learn, not the content they will memorize. Learn more about our skill-driven approach.

Colleen Anderson 10/3/21 Colleen Anderson 10/3/21

Major Themes of AP World History

AP World History focuses on several main themes. Learn more about these themes and how they can help you study in our latest blog post.

Colleen Anderson 9/29/21 Colleen Anderson 9/29/21

Long and Short Centuries

The 19th century was long, and the 20th century was short. Find out why in the continuation of Circa’s ‘Ask a Historian’ series.

Colleen Anderson 9/27/21 Colleen Anderson 9/27/21

What Makes a Good History Argument?

How do you formulate sophisticated historical arguments for history essays? Circa’s history experts break down how to write a strong argument.

Colleen Anderson 9/24/21 Colleen Anderson 9/24/21

AP History Essays

Learn about all three kinds of essays you will see on the AP history exams.

Colleen Anderson 9/21/21 Colleen Anderson 9/21/21

How to Analyze Written Sources

What are the skills needed to analyze a written source? And how to historians apply these skills to documents from the past?

Colleen Anderson 9/20/21 Colleen Anderson 9/20/21

Where Does the Metric System Come From?

Who invented the metric system and why? Learn about this unit system and its connections to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.

Colleen Anderson 9/20/21 Colleen Anderson 9/20/21

Digital Map Collections

Maps can be a great way to explore how people and societies from the past understood the world around them. Check out some great map collections here!

Colleen Anderson 9/14/21 Colleen Anderson 9/14/21

How to Analyze a Visual Source

Visual sources can be analyzed in ways similar to written sources. Read Circa’s latest blog post to discover how historians use visual sources to learn about the past.