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Unit 6 Mashup 1900 to the Present

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The Essays

The essays on the AP World History test are graded on a scale from 1 to 9. The rubrics below show how you gain those points. If you get all 7 of the Basic Core points, your essay will be considered for 2 additional,or Expanded Core, points.

Document Based Question

On the DBQ the student performs the task of the historian. The student must read and analyze historical documents and answer a prompt based on them. It is grade according to this rubric:

Basic Core
Acceptable Thesis	1 point
Addresses all of the Documents	1 point
Uses all the Documents as Evidence	1 or 2 points
Groups the Documents	1 point
Analyzes Point of View	1 point
Identifies an Additional Document	1 point

Change and Continuity over Time

Basic Core
Acceptable Thesis	1 point
Addresses all parts of the Question	1 or 2 points
Uses Appropriate Evidence	1 or 2 points
Uses World Historical context	1 point
Analyzes the reason for Change or Continuity	1 point

Compare and Contrast

2.1 Many of the traditions we saw in the last time period (ending 600 B.C.E.) continued to develop and influence civilizations in the classical age. Religions and cultural trends that were sometimes vague and unorganized were codified during this time. That is to say, ideas that existed before became more formalized; they were embedded in laws and religious beliefs, recorded in religious texts and practices, and embodied in codes that were perpetuated across geography and generations. Thus they became permanent fixtures of core civilizations. Such standardized traditions gave societies a shared identity. Rulers appealed to these belief systems to justify their actions; common ethical and ceremonial traditions gave cohesion to society. However, organized religious and cultural traditions could also cause conflict between people of different traditions. Even within the same culture, beliefs were rarely homogeneous and deviations, reform movements, and differing interpretations could challenge the social order.

3.2 The dissolution of the classical civilizations was complete by 600 CE. However, they left such strong impressions and legacies that their successes could hardly be ignored by new and recovering civilizations of the post classical period. The Byzantine and Chinese empires borrowed from their classical benefactors while adding innovations of their own. Along side these reconstituted states the Islamic Caliphates and the Mongol empires forged new methods of imperial organization that enabled them to overcome deep tribal and clan identities. The post classical age was thus characterized by attempts to retain continuities from the classical age along with new methods of state forms.