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2017 AP® World History Free-Response Questions AP Test Prep2017 AP® World History Free-Response Questions AP Test Prep
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10th - 12th
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AP Test Prep

2017 AP® World History Free-Response Questions

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  • Sample Responses Q1 DBQ
  • Sample Responses Q1 SA
  • Sample Responses Q2 LEQ
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  • Sample Responses Q3 LEQ
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Religion and politics have a complicated history. How were they intertwined with wealth in Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages? Learners explore the question using a prompt based on primary sources. Other activities allow individuals to investigate topics in world history or practice for the AP exam.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

chinese history, land use, industrialization, globalization, technology resources, medieval history, wealth, power, migration, primary source analysis, test preparation

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Offer the documents-based question as a group activity to stimulate discussion among your learners
  • As a warm up, ask scholars to investigate a short-answer prompt

Classroom Considerations

  • Items are the free-response questions from the 2017 AP® World History exam

Pros

  • College Board provides rubrics and scoring guidelines, making assessment easy
  • Authentic materials create valuable test-practice experiences

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10

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Assessment

Global History and Geography Examination: August 2010

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Three major faith traditions have shaped world history: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. Using secondary sources from textbooks, as well as primary source documents, such as Aztec legends, pupils explore the interplay of these...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
AP Test Prep

2018 AP® United States History Free-Response Questions

College Board
Learners explore the the Age of Imperialism using primary sources and an authentic College Board documents-based question. Other prompts explore the economic changes brought about by the American Civil War, technology, mercantilism, and...
10th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Educating European Immigrant Children Before World War I

Constitutional Rights Foundation
As if surviving a journey to America wasn't enough of a feat for early 20th century immigrants, they then needed to settle into American life. Learn about the ways New York public education attempted to meet the needs of its students,...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Assessment

Global History and Geography Examination: January 2010

New York State Education Department
Agriculture was more revolutionary than some might think. Using a primary source set—including photos of artifacts from Mesopotamia and an amusing comic—learners consider the impacts of the neolithic, agricultural, and green revolutions....
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

African Americans in World War II: Staging a Double V Campaign in the Classroom

Curated OER
The feelings and attitudes of African-Americans during World War II are examined by high schoolers. After watching various clips from "The War," they answer comprehension questions for each section. In groups, they create their own...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
Instructional Video

Companions In The Trenches - Animals of World War 1

The Great War
People had to suffer in the trenches, but do scholars know they had four-legged companions to help them during World War I? Many horses and dogs were extremely helpful to soldiers during the time period. Discover how horses and dogs not...
10 mins 9th - Higher Ed Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film

Curated OER
Explore women's history through films and filmmaking. An innovative research project prompts class members to create their own screenplay about a figure in women's history. After outlining their characters, settings, and plots, young...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Interactive

World War II: A Visual History

American Battle Monuments Commission
Explore the enormity of World War II, including its causes, prominent battles, and historical figures, with an interactive map and timeline. Divided into each year from 1939 to 1945, as well as sections pre- and post-war, the resource...
8th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

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PBS
Young sleuths don their trench coats, tip their fedoras, and grab their notepads to investigate one of four famous unsolved mysteries. After examining multiple primary and secondary sources related to their cold case, they propose a...
6th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps

TED-Ed
When Aki Kurose was 16 years old, her family was forced to relocate from their home in Seattle with other Japanese Americans. The government feared that despite their loyalty to the United States, they were operating on behalf of...
6 mins 6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
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