AP World History Document Based Question – Week 10

Choice #2

BASIC CORE EXPANDED CORE

Points Points

1) Has acceptable thesis. Thesis directly addresses the extent of a “world trading system” during the late classical age (100CE – 600CE) between Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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2) Uses a majority of documents. Essay must include an analysis of at least 6 documents.

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3) Supports thesis with appropriate evidence from documents.

Evidence must be woven into a comprehensive essay that directly supports the thesis.

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4) Understands the basic meaning of documents cited in the essay.

Essay must go beyond listing and citing. For example, Doc.6 should include a discussion of England’s imperialist policy.

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Expands beyond basic core of 1 to 6 points. A student must earn 6 points in the basic core area before earning points in the expanded core area.

Examples:

• Has a clear, analytical, and comprehensive thesis.

• Uses all or almost all documents. • Uses documents persuasively as evidence. • Shows careful and insightful analysis of the

documents. • Analyzes bias or point of view in at least four

documents cited in the essay. • Analyzes documents in additional ways —

additional groupings or other. • Brings in relevant "outside" historical content.

Examples of relevant “outside” information

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5) Analyzes bias or point of view in at least two documents.

Essay must include not only that document is bias, but why it is bias. For example, Doc. J is from St. Cyprian, the Bishop of Carthage in Northern Africa. Cyprian was Bishop during the time of the Christian schism in that area and looked to as an anti-semitic writer.

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6) Analyzes documents by grouping them in one or two ways.

For example, documents may be grouped by economic, political, religious, or social systems. Also, Classical v. Late Classical periods may be used as a grouping methodology.

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Mediterranean cross-cultural exchange by means of conquest, trade, and invasion should all be included. German invasion and settlement of border regions in the Roman Empire, development of wet rice agriculture and iron metallurgy from China to Japan, Japanese bureaucracy, the adoption of Shinto and Buddhism following the collapse of the Han, and the Kingdoms of Axum and Ghana may all be used as relevant examples.

Subtotal 6 Subtotal 3

TOTAL 9