The DBQ, or document-based-question, is a somewhat unusually-formatted timed essay on the AP History Exams: AP US History, AP European History, and AP World History. Because of its unfamiliarity, many students are at a loss as to how to even prepare, let alone how to write a successful...
AP History DBQ Rubric (7 points) THESIS/CLAIM 0-1 POINT CONTEXTUALIZATION 0-1 POINT EVIDENCE 0-3 POINTS FROM DOCUMENTS 1-2 POINTS BEYOND DOCS (FACTS) 1 POINT ANALYSIS & REASONING 0-2 POINTS RESPOND TO THE PROMPT DON’T RESTATE. 1 OR MORE SENTENCES IN 1 PLACE; INTRO/CONCL RELATE TOPIC...
ap or ib exam by the end of their senior year. in cases where schools had both ap and ib results, u.s. news created a blended cri that gave a proportionally larger weight to the program that had greater participation. all ap and ib subject tests were considered when determining whether ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or nei...
“If the pandemic teaches us nothing else, it shows that we are all in this together. We are all vulnerable to forces like this,” says Betty Cruz, president and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, which fosters international engagement. “Insularity isn’t something that we can...
, you need to do the hard work of planning a DBQ. Expect to spend a full 15 minutes getting ready to write. Here are some guidelines for using your planning time productively: 1. Read and understand the question. Every DBQ will focus on one of the following historical s...
Early archaeologists believed in order to be considered a civilization a society must have cultural superiority, which meant they must have the ability to read and write. If this was the sole criteria used to judge if a society was labeled a civilization, then you could say the Inca of ...
after Islam became a major religion (Cosman and Jones). Islam facilitated trade by introducing commonality between traders in the form of a shared religion and providing scribes to write contracts and religious leaders to settle conflicts (Abbott). The spread of Islam led to mainly Muslim-...
Many Puritans immigrated to the New World in the 17th century. Once there, they sought to fabricate a Holy Commonwealth in the New England region.
From appearances on the red carpet to shows at international museums, the ancient garment is having a mainstream moment in the Western world.