Ap world LEQ+DBQ prompts, Tips/tricks, step by step breakdown, "Formulas"

How is a DBQ and/or LEQ always gonna start (first sentence)

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent of

Political changes (each period)

Period 1 (mongols): Changed political structure by creating the largest land based empire using military conquest. They allowed local rulers to stay in power but demanded loyalty and tribute paid. This shifted the power away from traditional Chinese dynasties like the Song dynasty. (Ex. Yuan Dynasty under the rule of Kubla Khan ruled China with a mix of Mongol and Chinese systems (syncreticsm, blending, cultural diffusion)

Period 2 (Age of exploration, Protestant reformation, Islamic gunpowder empires): European monarchies strengthened through exploration and colonization, gaining wealth. ad power. The Protestant reformation weakened the Catholic Churches political control. Islamic empires like the Ottoman used religion and centralized beuaucracy to rule vast areas (Ex. Suliman the Magnificent expanded Ottomans control by using islamic laws)

Period 3 (enlightenment revolutions, imperialism): Revolutions inspired by Enlightenment ideals challenged monarchies and colonial rule. New government based on democracy and nationalism formed. Meanwhile, imperial powers like British expanded political control older colonies direct rule (Ex. French Revolution overthrew monarchy and promoted republicans )

Period 4: (world war I, world war 2, mandate system, Russian revolution, Israel, Decolonization , Arab Spring): Old empires collapsed, new ideologies like communism and racism emerged the Russian Revolution created the socialist state, while Germany turned to a Fascism under hitler. Decolonization broke up empires as former colonies gained independence. (ex. Indian gained independence from the British after WW1

Legitimize Rule or consulate (centralize) power

Period 1: Mongols=Tolerance, military might, Chinese use Confucianism(Ex. Kubla Khan kept the traditional ways of counfusim in China while changing everything else, confusion advisors to legitimize Mongol rule in China.

Period 2: (gunpowder empires, Christianity in colonization) Leaders used religion ad tolerance to govern diverse populations. Ottomans allowed Christian communities autonomy, Mugha;s like Abbar the great promoted tolerance in Hindu majority India. European colonizers spread Christianity to justify conquest. (Ex Akbar abolished the jinzya tax on non-muslims to win support

Period 3: (Imperialism, Napoleon) Napoleon used Enlightenment ideas, like legal equally, to justify his rule, Imperial powers used the ideas of the “civilizing mission” to legitimize empire building (Ex. The British claimed to bring “civilization” to India and Africa.

Period 4: (Fascism, Iran, Sharia law) Authoritarian regimes used ideologies or regions to claim legitimacy. Hitler used nationalism and racism, Iran;s leaders after 1979 used Islamic law (Ex. Ayatollah Khomeini implemented sharia law to justify islamic rule in Iran

Exchange of Networks

Period 1 (Silk Road, Indian Ocean, Mongols): Trade flourished along the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean Trading network, spreading goods, religion, and culture. The Mongols helped to stabilize routes (Ex. Buddhism spreads to China because of silk road merchants. Indian Ocean you need caravel, latte sail, knowledge of monsoon winds, Dhow junk ship, chinese vessel(Indian Ocean trading network ships) hat Zheng He sailed in, Chinese invention of compass. diasporic islamic merchant communities: Dar al islam, areas in he world hat are majority Muslim, North Africa, Middle East, and Idonesaia because muslim merchants set up trading cities and established diasporic (blending) islamic merchant communities.

Period 2 (Translalantic trade, slavery): Europe, Africa, and the Americans were connected by the Atlantic slave trade and the Colombian exchange. New crops, people and diseases move globally. (Ex. African slaves were forcibly moved to the Americans for plantation labor.)

Period 3 (imperialism, labor migration): Imperial powers created global markets, moving indentured laborers across continents. these migrants brought cultural practices with them (Ex. Indian laborers moved to Caribbean colonies, spreading Hinduism and cuisine)

Technological advancements

PEriod 1: Camels and saddles improved trans-Saharan trade, the compass and junk ships boosted maritime trade (Ex. Compass allowed more reliable navigation along the Indian Ocean) Gunpowder

Period 2: Caravel ships, latter sail, monsoon winds, Cannons, and guns helped European expansion. (Ex. Portuguese used caravels to explore Africa and India) printing press (protestant reformation 95 thesis)

Period 3: Steam engines and railroads enabled fast transportation and industali growth (Ex. railroads helped Britain control India and extract resources

Period 4: Nuclear Weapons and computes changed warfare and communication (Ex. U.S. Atomic bond ended WWII and began the Cold War

Growth of Industrialization

Period 2 (late): Pre/Proto-industralization started with cottage industries and global trade. (Ex. Indian weavers made cotton goods for British markets

Period 3: Factories, machines, and cities expanded in Europe and later in Asia (Ex. BRitians textile mills were fueled by coal and child labor

Period 4: Industry spreads globally, often unevenly, causing wealth gaps (Ex. Japan Industrialized rapidly during the Meji restoration)

Discontent with Empires, ideas, religions

Period 1: Chinese disliked the Mongols under the rule of the Yuan dynasty and Kubla Khan are saw them as outsiders, foreigners (ex. Ming Dynasty rose after rebellion against Mongol rule)

Period 2: Indigenous people resisted European colonization and religious conversions. Protestant reformation.

period 3: Enlightenment led people to question monarchs and empires, colonies resisted imperialism (Haitian revolution overthrew French colonial rule). china and india Imperalism

Period 4: Global protests and revolutions challenges colonialism and injustice (Ex. Gandhi led civil disobeienence against British rule in India)

Cross Cultural interactions (Trans-regional)

Methods of protesting=Revolutions

Period 1: Islam, Buddhism, and goods spread across Afro-Eurasia via trade. (ec. Swahili coast cities mixed African and Islamic cultures)

Period 2: Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans exchanged crops, disease, and culture. (Ex, Maize and potato spread to Europe, small pox and disease. Age of exploration, Ottoman in Europe)

Period 3: Imperialism caused global mixing through labor migration and cultural exchange. (ex. chinese workers in Southeast Asia influenced local food and tradition)

Period 4: Cars, technology, Globalization

Methods (Political, Military, Protesting)

Period 1: Mongols breaking into 3 sections and going into China. Mongols using cavalry and fear tatics, allowing local control and peace. (ex. Genghis Khan unites tribes band used sacking)

Period 2: Age of exploration and Islamic gunpowder empires. Europeans used religion, guns, diseases to dominate the Americas. (ex Hernan cortes used alliances and small pox to defeat the Aztecs)

Period 3: Imperialism. Colonies used revolts, while mores used armies and tech to control (Ex. sepoy munaty challenged British rule in India)

Period 4: Hitler. Protest, wars, diplomacy achieved independence or reforms (ex. Guerrilla warfare)

Expansion of…..

Period 1: Mongols used military to expand their land based empire. (Pax Mongolia allowed safer, better Silk Road trade)

Period 2: European sea empires grew via exploration and conquest. (Spanish empire grew with conquest of Aztec and Inca)

Period 3: Industrialized powers expanded colonies for raw materials (ex. Scramble for Africa divided Africa among European control)

Period 4: Japan and China industrialized, leading to expansion and imperial pursuits in Asia and the Pacific (ex. Japan's colonization of Korea and China).

Crisis due to….

Period 1: Chinese do not want to be conquered by Mongols. Religious and cultural tennis under Mongol rule

Period 2: Islamic gunpowder empires and hate of Europeans. Protestant reformation. Colonial ideas and forced labor (ex. dropping Native American population

Period 3: Religious crisis of imperialism and Hindu-muslim conflict. Economic crisis imperialism is rising the areas their in and opium outbreak in China. Imperialism caused revolts and economic hardships (India famines worsened under the rule of British)

Period 4: economic crisis great depression or after WW1 and WW2. Cold War also triggered revolutions and economic collapses. (Ex. Great Depression led to rise of fasism and facets leaders like hitler in Germany, ultimately causing WW2

DBQ body paragraphs formula

This is shown in document(#)________by________ The (purpose/point of view/intended audience) of the document is_________THe alternative viewpoint of this document is___________

-Summerize/paraphrase

-Source (purpose, point of view, intended audience)

-Alternative viewpoint (look at the other side of the argument Ex. China vs. British in British perspective look at the Chinese side)

DBQ/LEQ thesis formula

-Restate the prompt

-State your argument phrase/side (good/bad/positive/negative)

-use specific examples (because of this, this and this, ) if writing a DBQ steal the examples from the documents and for LEQ base your examples on what your gonna write about in the bodies (this part is very important because it sets up the argument for what you will be explaining in your bodies so if you want 2 bodies you cause use 2 specific examples, especially important for LEQ)

Contexulization

specific historical evidence that leads up to the main argument or time period your explaining, just use the unit before the event that you are writing about in your essay (EX. if its in imperialism talk about how they had to go through industrial revolution first)

how to structure a LEQ body

use one of the specific historic events that you talked about in the thesis and tie it back to prompt and these and add a altitude viewpoint, ion you ate talking about how chinese imperialism negatively affected society you can say how it positively effected british, BRAIN DUMP for like 3-5 mins

SAQ

Quickly annotate making quick nites while reading rat and analyzing graph

after reading prompt and analyzing graph taken2 mins to plan main points

-provide a direct answer too the question

Support this answer with specific evidence

Explain how the evidence supports your main answer tie it back to first answer and the question

Outside information in DBQ

any information that is not directly stayed in the documents but relate to what your trying to say or the main idea (Ex. if you are talking about how wars are bad you can talk about the impacts of ww1 and trench warfare if not mentioned in any if the documents)

1200-1450

PERIOD 1

Mongols

Indian Ocean trains newoek

Silk Road

1450-1750

PERIOD 2

Islamic gunpowrer empires (ottoman, il-khanate, goden horde)

Renaissance

Protestant reformation

Age of exploration

1750-1900

PERIOD 3

Enlightenment

Industrial revolution

imperialism

1900-present

PERIOD 4

Russian revolution

World war 1

Interwar years

World war 2

Cold War

decolonzation

globalization