AP World History Comparative Essay Generic Rubric Overview Basic Core Historical skills and knowledge required to show competence. Expanded Core Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence. 1. Has acceptable thesis. 1 Point (addresses comparison of the issues or themes specified) 2. Addresses all parts of the 2 Points of the question‚ though not necessarily evenly or thoroughly. (Addresses most parts of
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Islam Change Over Time The spread of Islam throughout the world was among the most significant worldwide movements in history. Beginning as the faith of a small community of believers in Arabia in the seventh century‚ Islam rapidly became one of the major world religions. The core beliefs and culture of this faith is the belief that Muhammad (570-632)‚ a respected businessman in Mecca‚ a commercial and religious center in western Arabia‚ received revelations from God that have been preserved
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Deborah Heckwolf A.P. World History – 8th period Triangular trade and Erie Canal also started during this period creating a bigger market to produce. Trade between nations on a global scale has changed through our history dramatically with transportation. Concepts that distinguish 1750 – 1900 from previous eras in world history included: industrialization‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism Basically‚ industrialization helped change the production of goods around the world and created new patterns
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Alina Rossi-Conaway Mrs. Settembrino AP World History January 2‚ 2014 Christianity: Change Over Time Early Christianity can be analyzed focusing on three major‚ significant‚ pivotal time periods: the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth‚ the years following his death which involved religious persecution‚ and the time period following Roman emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity. Socially‚ the development of Christianity gave hope to those oppressed by the Roman government‚ but
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empires or with their destructive and oppressive features? Why? This question can reasonably be answered either way: • Empires were impressive because of the impact they had on regions that they conquered; their sheer size and the number of subjects over which they ruled; their military conquests; and their monumental architecture‚ often associated with the promotion of political authority. • Their use of force in the creation of empires and their use of coercion to extract resources‚ particularly
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Students in AP World History are expected to be able to write three different types of essays: a document-based question (or DBQ)‚ a change-over-time essay‚ and a comparative essay. You can probably gather from the names what you need to do in each essay – the document-based question provides you with a set of documents on which to base your essay; the change-over-time essay asks you to analyze the changes and continuities that occurred within a certain period of time; and the comparative essay asks
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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making the world globalized and as steps were taken toward modernization in the 1700s‚ the world underwent many changes‚ however still keeping some of its initial traditions. From 1700-1900 in Eastern Europe‚ the economy had switched from agricultural to manufacturing due to the growth of factories and industry in the 1800s and serfdom was abolished‚ however the tsars still remained the center of authority. In 1700‚ the world was becoming globalized as the New World was brought into the world economy
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–not Confusion‚ Confucious‚ nor even Confucionis. You need to write the right word so at the AP reading they don’t laugh at you J! - These are pretty decent DBQ’s‚ especially for the first one of the year –Congratulations! - Yet‚ this was also a pretty SHORT DBQ (only 6 docs –that’s the least EVER given to work with). Rubric Breakdown 1. Thesis: Yea!! So much better this time & they are getting better with each essay! However‚ this is a skill which everyone must master
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EUROPEAN HISTORY DBQ . 1. Explain the reasons for the adoption of a new calendar in revolutionary France and analyze reactions to it in the period 1789 to 1806. Historical Background: On November 24‚ 1793‚ the National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar (established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1582). New Year’s Day was moved from January 1 to September 22‚ the founding date of the French Republic‚ and this date in 1792 marked the beginning
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