SAQ: Cause and Effect - Spread of Islam and the Islamic Golden Age

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Spread of Islam and the Islamic Golden Age

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The spread of Islam across various regions was a transformative event in the history of the world. It not only introduced a new religion but also facilitated the exchange of ideas, cultures, and technologies among different societies. The rise of the Islamic Caliphates, particularly the Abbasid Caliphate, marked a golden age of scientific, mathematical, and cultural advancements. The establishment of the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, for instance, became a center for the translation of Greek and Persian texts into Arabic, significantly preserving and enhancing the knowledge of the ancient world. Furthermore, the Islamic Golden Age saw the flourishing of arts, sciences, and literature, with contributions from scholars like Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Razi, whose works would later influence the Renaissance in Europe. The spread of Islam also had profound effects on trade, as Muslim merchants established trade networks that spanned the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and the Silk Roads, linking distant regions and facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies.

Adapted from various historical sources on the Islamic Golden Age.

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Unit 1: The Global Tapestry

DBQ: Causation - The Spread and Impact of Major Religions

Evaluate the extent to which the spread of major religions led to changes in social structures and cultural practices in the period 600-1600 CE.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Decline of Islamic Caliphates

Evaluate the extent to which internal rivalries and Mongol invasions affected the stability of Islamic caliphates in the period 1000 CE to 1258 CE.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - European Feudalism

Evaluate the extent to which the feudal system affected social and economic structures in Europe during the Middle Ages (500 CE to 1500 CE).

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Buddhism's Influence

Evaluate the extent to which Buddhism changed social structures and cultural practices in East Asia from 600 to 1450 CE.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - European Feudalism

Evaluate the extent to which the Black Death changed European feudalism in the period 1347-1600 CE.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Inca and Aztec Empires

Evaluate the extent to which the arrival of Europeans changed the political and social structures of the Inca and Aztec empires in the period 1492-1600 CE.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Islamic Golden Age

Evaluate the extent to which the Islamic Golden Age influenced scientific and cultural developments in the Mediterranean region during the period 750-1250 CE.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Rise of Feudalism in Europe

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of feudalism in Europe in the period 800 CE to 1000 CE.

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Emergence of Nation-States in Europe

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Magna Carta and Democratic Principles

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Technological Innovations of the Song Dynasty

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Abbasid Caliphate's Golden Age

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Delhi Sultanate's Impact

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Inca Empire's Achievements

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Chinese Dynasties

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Feudalism in Europe

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Islamic Caliphates

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Religious Developments

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Trade Networks

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Abbasid Dynasty's Golden Age

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Spread of Buddhism in East Asia

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SAQ: Primary Source - Foot Binding in the Song Dynasty

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Divine Right of Kings

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Opening of the Qur'an

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Buddhism and Christianity

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Confucianism and Hinduism

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Feudalism in Europe and Japan

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Ming and Aztec Societies

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Unit 2: Networks of Exchange

DBQ: Changes in History - The Mongol Empire and European Trade

Evaluate the extent to which the Mongol Empire affected European trade and cultural exchange in the period from 1200 to 1450.

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Height of the Middle Ages

Evaluate the relative importance of trade alliances, architectural developments, the Crusades, scholasticism, and urbanization in shaping the social, economic, and political landscape of the Middle Ages in the period from the 11th to the 15th century.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage

Evaluate the extent to which Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca in the 14th century affected the Islamic world and West Africa.

Easy

LEQ: Causation - The Mongol Empire's Influence

Evaluate the extent to which the expansion of the Mongol Empire affected global trade networks in the period from the early 13th century to the late 14th century.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Effects of the Crusades on European Urbanization and Trade

Evaluate the extent to which European urbanization and trade changed in response to the Crusades in the period from the 11th to the 15th century.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Mongol Empire on Trade and Cultural Diffusion

Evaluate the extent to which global trade and cultural diffusion changed in response to the expansion of the Mongol Empire in the period from 1200 to 1450.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of the Silk Road in Cultural Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which cultural exchange changed in response to developments along the Silk Road in the period from 1200 to 1450.

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LEQ: Changes in History - The Transformation of European Society due to the Bubonic Plague

Evaluate the extent to which European society transformed in response to the Bubonic Plague in the 14th century.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Rise of the Mongol Empire

Evaluate the relative importance of military strategy and political leadership in the rise of the Mongol Empire in the period 1200-1400.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Hanseatic League

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Mongol Expansion

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Crusades

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Silk Road

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Hanseatic League

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Mansa Musa's Pilgrimage

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Mongol Governance

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Song Dynasty Innovations

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Chinese Technology

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Hanseatic League

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Mali and Songhai

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SAQ: Primary Source - Mongol Conquests

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Hanseatic League

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Silk Road

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Crusades and Mongol Invasions

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Hanseatic League and Silk Road

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Unit 3: Land-Based Empires

DBQ: Causation - The Impact of the Renaissance and Reformation on European Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation contributed to the development of modern European society in the period 1300-1700.

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - The Renaissance and its Impact on European Society

Evaluate the extent to which the Renaissance affected the development of the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution in the period 1300-1700.

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Protestant Reformation

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Protestant Reformation in the period 1517-1555.

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LEQ: Causation - The Expansion of the Ottoman Empire

Evaluate the extent to which the expansion of the Ottoman Empire affected the political and religious landscape of the Mediterranean region from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Protestant Reformation

Evaluate the extent to which the Protestant Reformation affected European political power structures in the period 1500-1700.

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LEQ: Causation - The Renaissance

Evaluate the extent to which the Renaissance influenced the development of the modern state in Europe during the 14th to 16th centuries.

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LEQ: Causation - The Scientific Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which the Scientific Revolution affected religious beliefs in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

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LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Renaissance on European Society

Evaluate the extent to which European society changed in response to the Renaissance in the period 1300-1600.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Protestant Reformation's Effect on European Politics

Evaluate the extent to which European political structures changed in response to the Protestant Reformation in the period 1517-1700.

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LEQ: Changes in History - The Scientific Revolution's Influence on European Thought

Evaluate the extent to which European thought changed in response to the Scientific Revolution in the period 1543-1700.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Protestant Reformation

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of The Protestant Reformation in the period 1500-1700.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Glorious Revolution

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Protestant Reformation

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Qing Dynasty's Rise

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Glorious Revolution

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Qing Dynasty

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Mughal Empire

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Ottoman Empire

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Protestant Reformation

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Renaissance

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Protestant Reformation

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Glorious Revolution

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Scientific Revolution

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Ming and Qing Dynasties

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Ottoman and Mughal Empires

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reformation

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Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

DBQ: Causation - The Age of Exploration

Evaluate the extent to which the Age of Exploration led to the transformation of global trade and interaction in the period 1450-1750.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of European Exploration

Evaluate the extent to which European exploration from 1450 to 1650 affected indigenous societies in the Americas.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of Mercantilism

Evaluate the extent to which mercantilism affected colonial economies in the period 1450-1750.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the Columbian Exchange affected global populations in the period 1450-1750.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Technology in Exploration

Evaluate the extent to which advancements in navigation technology affected European exploration in the period 1450-1650.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - African Slave Trade

Evaluate the extent to which the African slave trade changed African societies in the period 1450-1650.

Easy

LEQ: Changes in History - The Commercial Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which the Commercial Revolution changed European economic practices from 1450 to 1700.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the extent to which the Columbian Exchange changed European societies in the period 1500-1750.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - African Slave Trade

Evaluate the relative importance of economic demand for labor and racial ideologies as causes of the African slave trade in the period 1450-1750.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Columbian Exchange

Evaluate the relative importance of the Columbian Exchange's consequences on Europe and the Americas from 1492 to 1700.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Commercial Revolution

Evaluate the relative importance of technological advancements in navigation and the rise of mercantilism as causes of the Commercial Revolution in the period 1450-1750.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Encomienda System

Evaluate the relative importance of economic greed and the desire for territorial expansion as causes of the establishment of the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies during the period 1500-1700.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - African Slave Trade

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Columbian Exchange

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Treaty of Tordesillas

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Treaty of Tordesillas

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - European Exploration

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The African Slave Trade

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Columbian Exchange

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Commercial Revolution

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Encomienda System

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SAQ: Primary Source - Columbus' First Voyage

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Beginnings of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Impact of New World Silver

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SAQ: Primary Source - Treaty of Tordesillas

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Columbian Exchange

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Disease as a Weapon

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Exploration and Expansion

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Unit 5: Revolutions

DBQ: Causation - The French Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which Enlightenment ideas led to the developments of the French Revolution in the period 1789-1799.

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - Enlightenment and Revolutions

Evaluate the extent to which the Enlightenment influenced revolutionary movements in the period 1750-1850.

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - Revolutions in the Americas and Europe

Evaluate the relative importance of Enlightenment ideals and economic grievances in the revolutions of the Americas and Europe in the period 1764-1825.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - American and French Revolutions

Evaluate the extent to which the American Revolution influenced the French Revolution in the period 1775 to 1800.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Enlightenment Ideas and Revolutions

Evaluate the extent to which Enlightenment ideas influenced revolutionary movements in the Americas and Europe in the period 1750 to 1850.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Industrial Revolution and Social Changes

Evaluate the extent to which the Industrial Revolution affected social hierarchies in the period 1750 to 1900.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Nationalism and Unification Movements

Evaluate the extent to which nationalist movements contributed to the unification of Italy and Germany in the period 1815 to 1871.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Enlightenment and Democratic Ideals

Evaluate the extent to which Enlightenment ideas affected the development of democracy in the period 1650 to 1800.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Enlightenment's Impact on Imperialism

Evaluate the extent to which Enlightenment ideas influenced imperial policies and practices in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Nationalism's Role in State Formation

Evaluate the extent to which nationalism influenced the formation of nation-states in the 19th century.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

Evaluate the relative importance of the Industrial Revolution as a cause of European imperialism in the period 1750-1900.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Abolition of the Slave Trade

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Declaration of Independence

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - Federal Government Necessity

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Congress of Vienna

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Enlightenment Ideas

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Industrial Revolution

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Industrial Revolution

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Enlightenment

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Causes of the French Revolution

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Enlightenment's Influence on Democracy

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Formation of British National Identity

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - Industrial Revolution's Driving Forces

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SAQ: Primary Source - Storming of the Bastille

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Social Contract

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - American and French Revolutions

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Enlightenment Philosophers

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Industrial Revolution and Imperialism

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Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization

DBQ: Causation - The Impact of European Imperialism

Evaluate the extent to which European imperialism in the 19th century led to the transformation of Asian and African societies in the period 1800-1900.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Abolition of Slave Trade and African Societies

Evaluate the extent to which the abolition of the slave trade affected African societies during the period 1807-1900.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - European Colonization and Resource Depletion

Evaluate the extent to which European colonization affected natural resource depletion and environmental degradation in colonized countries during the period 1750-1950.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - European Imperialism and Indigenous Cultures

Evaluate the extent to which European imperialism affected indigenous cultures in Asia and Africa during the period 1750-1950.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - European Imperialism in Africa

Evaluate the extent to which the Berlin Conference changed the landscape of African colonization in the period 1884-1914.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - European Imperialism in China

Evaluate the extent to which European imperialism changed Chinese society and governance in the period 1839-1912.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - European Imperialism in India

Evaluate the extent to which British imperialism changed Indian society and governance in the period 1750-1947.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - Japanese Imperialism

Evaluate the extent to which the Meiji Restoration changed Japan’s role in the world in the period 1853-1912.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - European Colonization for Resources

Evaluate the relative importance of the search for natural resources in driving European colonization in the period 1750-1900.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - European Imperialism in Africa

Evaluate the relative importance of economic, political, and cultural factors in the European colonization of Africa in the period 1800-1900.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Opium Wars and Chinese Imperialism

Evaluate the relative importance of economic interests and military power in the European imperialist pursuits in China from 1750 to 1900.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - US Foreign Policy Shifts

Evaluate the relative importance of economic interests, political ideologies, and strategic concerns in shaping US foreign policy in the period 1823-1900.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - European Colonization for Resources

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Berlin Conference and Africa's Partition

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Meiji Restoration

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Opium Wars and China

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - European Ethnocentrism and Colonization

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Berlin Conference and Africa

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - European Colonization and Resource Extraction

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - European Justifications for Imperialism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Industrialization's Impact on Imperialism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Responses to European Imperialism

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Berlin Conference and African Colonization

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Drive for Colonization

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - European Justifications for Imperialism

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Resistance Movements

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - US and European Imperialism

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Unit 7: Global Conflict

DBQ: Causation - The Catalysts of World War I

Evaluate the extent to which the alliance system contributed to the outbreak of World War I in the period 1878-1914.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Economic Consequences of the Great Depression

Evaluate the extent to which the Great Depression affected global economies in the period 1929 to 1939.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Impact of WWI on European Political Landscapes

Evaluate the extent to which World War I affected the political landscapes of European countries in the period 1914 to 1939.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Impact of WWII on Colonial Empires

Evaluate the extent to which World War II affected the decline of European colonial empires in the period 1945 to 1965.

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LEQ: Causation - The Cold War's Beginnings

Evaluate the extent to which the outcomes of World War II contributed to the beginning of the Cold War in the period 1945 to 1950.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Role of Fascism in WWII

Evaluate the extent to which the rise of fascism contributed to the start of World War II in the period 1922 to 1939.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of the Great Depression on Global Politics

Evaluate the extent to which the Great Depression changed global politics in the period 1929-1945.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of Ideology in Shaping the 20th Century

Evaluate the extent to which ideological conflicts shaped the course of the 20th century in the period 1900-2000.

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LEQ: Changes in History - The Transformation of Warfare from WWI to WWII

Evaluate the extent to which the nature of warfare changed in response to technological and strategic developments from World War I to World War II in the period 1914-1945.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Origins of World War I

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the outbreak of World War I in the period 1878-1914.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Cold War

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the period 1945-1991.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Great Depression and Global Shifts

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Great Depression and its impact on global shifts in power and ideology in the period 1929-1945.

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LEQ: Relative Causes - The Rise of Fascism

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of fascism in Europe in the period 1919-1939.

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Nazi-Soviet Pact

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SAQ: Cause and Effect - The Treaty of Versailles

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - Racial Ideologies in Conflict

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Formation of the United Nations

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SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Rise of Fascism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Economic Policies in the Soviet Union

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Rise of Fascism

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SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Formation and Impact of Alliances Pre-WWI

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SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Catalyst of WWI

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SAQ: Primary Source - Fascist Ideology in Italy

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SAQ: Primary Source - Reflections on the Atomic Bomb

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SAQ: Primary Source - The Iron Curtain and the Cold War

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Alliances in WWI and WWII

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Economic Policies of Stalin and Mussolini

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Isolationism in WWI and WWII

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SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Role of Women in WWI and WWII

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Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization

DBQ: Causation - The Cold War's Global Impact

Evaluate the extent to which the Cold War led to changes in political alignments and social structures in countries outside of the US and USSR in the period 1945-1991.

Hard

DBQ: Changes in History - Cold War Ideologies and Global Influence

Evaluate the extent to which the Cold War affected global alignments and ideologies in the period 1945-1991.

Hard

DBQ: Relative Causes - The Cold War

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the Cold War in the period 1945-1991.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Collapse of the Soviet Union and Its Global Implications

Evaluate the extent to which the collapse of the Soviet Union affected global political structures in the period 1991 to 2000.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - The Effects of Mao Zedong's Policies on China

Evaluate the extent to which Mao Zedong's policies affected China's social and economic development in the period 1949 to 1976.

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LEQ: Causation - The Impact of Decolonization in Africa

Evaluate the extent to which decolonization affected political and social structures in African nations in the period 1950 to 2000.

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LEQ: Causation - The Impact of the Truman Doctrine and NATO on the Cold War Dynamics

Evaluate the extent to which the Truman Doctrine and the formation of NATO affected the dynamics of the Cold War in the period 1947 to 1991.

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LEQ: Changes in History - Decolonization and Nationalism

Evaluate the extent to which the process of decolonization changed in response to the emergence of nationalism in the period 1900 to 1970.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Evaluate the extent to which the collapse of the Soviet Union changed the political landscape in Eastern Europe in the period 1989 to 2000.

Hard

LEQ: Changes in History - The Cuban Revolution

Evaluate the extent to which the Cuban Revolution changed Cuba's relationship with the United States in the period 1959 to 1991.

Easy

LEQ: Relative Causes - Cold War Alliances

Evaluate the relative importance of ideological differences versus security concerns in the formation of Cold War alliances in the period 1945-1991.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Decolonization in Africa

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of decolonization in Africa in the period 1945-1965.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - Decolonization in Asia

Evaluate the relative importance of nationalist movements versus external pressures in the decolonization of Asia in the period 1945-1975.

Medium

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Cuban Missile Crisis

Evaluate the relative importance of US foreign policy decisions versus Soviet strategic interests in the escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

Extreme

LEQ: Relative Causes - The Fall of the Soviet Union

Evaluate the relative importance of economic issues versus political reforms in the collapse of the Soviet Union in the period 1985-1991.

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Bandung Conference

Analyze the significance of the Bandung Conference in the context of decolonization and the Cold War.

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Decolonization in Africa

Analyze the process of decolonization in Africa as reflected in Harold Macmillan's speech.

Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Fall of the Berlin Wall

Analyze the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall in the context of the Cold War's end.

Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Truman Doctrine

Analyze the Truman Doctrine's role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Cold War Alliances

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Decolonization in Africa

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - The Cuban Revolution

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Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - Kim Il-sung on Korean Division

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Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - Mao Zedong on Revolutionary Strategy

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - The Berlin Wall

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Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Cold War Superpowers

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Korean and Vietnam Wars

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Medium

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Middle East Conflicts

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Easy
Unit 9: Globalization

DBQ: Causation - The Impact of 9/11 on Global Security and Policy

Evaluate the extent to which the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks led to changes in global security policies and international relations in the period from 2001 to 2015.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Environmental Change

Evaluate the extent to which global integration in the late 20th and early 21st centuries affected environmental policies and practices.

Hard

LEQ: Causation - Global Health Crises

Evaluate the extent to which global health crises in the late 20th and early 21st centuries affected international cooperation and policy.

Medium

LEQ: Causation - Global Terrorism

Evaluate the extent to which the rise of international terrorism affected global security policies in the period 1980-2001.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Environmental Concerns and Globalization

Evaluate the extent to which environmental concerns have changed in response to globalization in the period 1960-2020.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - Global Health Crises

Evaluate the extent to which global health crises have changed in response to advancements in medical technology and international cooperation in the period 1980-2020.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Impact of 9/11 on International Security Measures

Evaluate the extent to which international security measures changed in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the period 2001-2021.

Medium

LEQ: Changes in History - The Role of Social Media

Evaluate the extent to which the role of social media in society changed in response to technological advancements in the period 1990-2020.

Easy

LEQ: Relative Causes - Economic Globalization

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of economic globalization in the period 1980-2000.

Hard

LEQ: Relative Causes - Global Health Crises

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of global health crises in the period 1980-2000.

Easy

LEQ: Relative Causes - Rise of Global Terrorism

Evaluate the relative importance of causes of the rise of global terrorism in the period 1980-2001.

Medium

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Environmental Impact of Globalization

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Hard

SAQ: Cause and Effect - Global Trade Agreements

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Economic Growth in China

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Formation of the European Union

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change - Global Environmental Awareness

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change - The Impact of the Internet

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Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Age of the Computer

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Easy

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Environmental Concerns

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Hard

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Global Health Crises

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Medium

SAQ: Continuity and Change (No Stimulus) - Global Trade

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Easy

SAQ: Historians Disagree - Global Environmental Policies

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Easy

SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Effects of Globalization on the Economy

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Medium

SAQ: Historians Disagree - The Impact of the Internet on Democracy

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - 9/11 and the War on Terrorism

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Hard

SAQ: Primary Source - NAFTA and the European Union

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Easy

SAQ: Primary Source - Persian Gulf War and its Aftermath

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Medium

SAQ: Primary Source - The Digital Revolution

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Easy

SAQ: Similarity and Difference - Economic Unions

Answer the following AP World History: Modern Short Answer Question

Easy