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WORLD HISTORY SAMPLE QUESTIONS SECTION I, Part A Time – 55 minutes 55 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then enter the appropriate letter in the corresponding place on the answer sheet.
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- 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.
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• Except where otherwise noted, each point of these rubrics is earned independently; for example, a student could earn a point for evidence without earning a point for thesis/claim. • Accuracy: The components of these rubrics require that students demonstrate historically defensible
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