Skill track Choice Practice 1: Track A (SAQs)

Track A: SAQ

Identify
Describe
Explain- How, Why

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​3 common SAQ Verbs

Match

Match the following Question Verbs with an appropriate description

Identify

Describe

Explain How

Explain Why

• Identify

• Describe

• Explain How

• Explain Why

Your Turn to Grade:

For each question you will be given several answers. choose the BEST answer depending on the type of question asked.

Multiple Choice

Identify a newly formed Islamic state in South Asia, 1200-1450 C.E.

• The Delhi Sultanate was founded by a former enslaved person. Although much of the population were Hindu the Delhi Sultanate maintained an Islamic tradition.

• The Delhi Sultanate was founded by a former enslaved person in South Asia. The Sultanate was able to maintain control through several political policies. The Sultanate facilitated a synthesis of Indo-Islamic culture, seen in architecture (e.g., the Qutb Minar) and the promotion of Persian culture and language.

• The Delhi Sultanate was able to maintain a powerful state through economic policies. The Sultanate's control over trade routes helped stimulate economic activity, fostering trade connections between South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. By fostering trade the Sultanate generated revenue for their state. This revenu could be used to maintain burecratic and military operations.

Multiple Choice

Explain why 'holding all of South Asia is difficult" has been a continuity of world history

• South Asia is made of a large geographic area. It has several large land features that divide the people and make it difficult to communicate over long distances.

• The geography of South Asia makes it difficult to control with just one state. South Asia's geography includes vast and varied landscapes such as the Himalayan mountains in the north, extensive river systems like the Ganges and Indus, dense forests, and arid regions.

• The geography of South Asia makes it difficult to control with just one state. South Asia's geography includes vast and varied landscapes such as the Himalayan mountains in the north, extensive river systems like the Ganges and Indus, dense forests, and arid regions. People in different regions develop diverse cultures to match their habitat, meaning south Asia is very diverse. Different cultures expect and need different types of government. One government would have trouble being all of those things.

Reorder

Put the three parts into the correct ACE order for the following question:

Explain how Delhi became a world renowned center for art and scholars

• Many poets, scholars, and spiritual leaders moved to Delhi.

• To escape the Mongol invasion of central Asia and specifically Persia (iran) many people moved to South Asia. The Mongols. often the Mongols would move people with special talents to other areas in their realm.

• Artists, scholars, and spiritual leaders who were concerned about being forced to move decided to defect to the new Delhi sultanate. This nexus of people allowed the sultanate to have some of the best and brightest leading to them being leaders in art, science, and religion.

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Provide indisputable and specific facts about your topic that correspond with your answer (and the question).

Center
Evidence

Give a basic answer to the question.

Answer

ACE SAQ Paragraphs

Explain/
Expand

Explain how & why the evidence proves the answer. Explain your inferences and historian logic that helped you go from your historical knowledge to the answer of the question. (sometimes not necessary for identify).

Good Work!
Go back to the google doc and complete the practice SAQs.