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Make sure to read the chapters and make good notes (even though it is 0% of your grade) it will help you with your review questions which are like 60% of your grade. If you can keep this up, I highly believe you will pass his class
Always understand WHY an event happens, don't stress too much about memorizing dates. Do not cram info before the AP exam, take a practice full-length test.