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Download free-response questions from past AP World History exams, along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.
- Question 1—Document-Based Question
- B. Contextualization (0–1 points): 1
- Demonstrating Complex Understanding
- Document Sourcing
- Demonstrating Complex Understanding
- B. Contextualization (0–1 points): 0
- Evidence Beyond the Documents
Note: Student samples are quoted verbatim and may contain spelling and grammatical errors.
The response earned 1 point for contextualization in the first paragraph for a wide-ranging discussion of imperial, colonial, and economic developments relevant to Asia, Africa, and Europe. Multiple specific examples (such as the Industrial Revolution, the American wars of independence, the reference to a “second wave of imperialism,” etc.) show a ...
The response earned 1 point for complexity. Already in the introductory paragraph, the response demonstrates a complex understanding of the causes and consequences of European imperialism, as well as the interconnections between imperialism and economic activity. Throughout the response, evidence from the documents as well as additional evidence is...
The response did not earn the point for sourcing the documents because it does not attempt sourcing analysis of any documents.
The response did not earn the point for complexity. There is no attempt to demonstrate a complex understanding of the extent to which European imperialism affected economies in Africa and/or Asia.
The response did not earn the point for contextualization. The second sentence of the first paragraph contains an attempt to situate imperialism historically, but it is too vague and overgeneralized to.
The response did not earn the point for evidence beyond the documents because it provides no additional pieces of specific historical evidence relevant to the prompt.
This era laid the groundwork for the modern world. The spread of religions, scientific advancements, and new economic systems transformed societies. Events like the Mongol conquests, the Crusades, and European exploration reshaped political and cultural landscapes across continents.
Set 1: This set of tablet inscriptions focuses on commercial exchange and social stratification in Mesopotamia during the second millennium B.C.E. The accompanying questions require student understanding of Mesopotamian economic and social development. Students must analyze the sources as evidence and within a historical context.
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1. Using the documents, analyze African actions and reactions in response to the European Scramble for Africa. Identify an additional type of document and explain how it would help in assessing African actions and reactions.
AP ® World History: Sample Syllabus 1 [CR8] — Students are provided opportunities to compare historical developments across or within societies in various chronological and geographical contexts. — Comparison . Understanding Period 2: Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies, c. 600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. [CR2] [CR2].
