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2018 AP® World History Free-Response Questions AP Test Prep2018 AP® World History Free-Response Questions AP Test Prep
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College Board
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10th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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AP Test Prep

2018 AP® World History Free-Response Questions

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  • Scoring Guidelines
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  • Sample Responses Q1 DBQ
  • Sample Responses Q1 SA
  • Sample Responses Q2 LEQ
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  • Sample Responses Q3 LEQ
  • Sample Responses Q3 SA
  • Sample Responses Q4 SA
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How were the development of railroads critical to the rise of empires? Scholars delve into the relationship between the two using a documents-based question from College Board. Other prompts explore ideas such as nomadic and sedentary societies and similarities between the agricultural revolution and today's green movements. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

democracy, violence, colonialism, nomads, the green movement, agricultural revolution, railroads, empires, the columbian exchange, buddhism, confucianism, christianity, primary source analysis, primary sources, test preparation

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Administer all or part of the assessment to help learners practice for the AP® World History exam
  • Use the short-answer questions to delve into specific areas of study

Classroom Considerations

  • Contains items from the free-response section of the 2018 AP® World History exam

Pros

  • Rubrics and scoring guidelines make feedback easy and aid in improving test taking skills
  • Authentic items build confidence for high-stakes assessments

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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