AP World History: Modern - Historical Thinking Skills Quiz

Which AP Historical Thinking Skill involves analyzing primary and secondary sources?

• Developments and Processes

• Sourcing and Situation

• Claim and Evidence in Sources

• Argumentation

What is the main focus of Skill 6: Argumentation in AP World History: Modern?

• Analyzing sources

• Explaining historical context

• Developing an argument

• Identifying patterns among historical developments

Which skill requires students to identify and describe a historical concept, development, or process?

• Skill 1: Developments and Processes

• Skill 3: Claim and Evidence in Sources

• Skill 5: Making Connections

• Skill 6: Argumentation

How does Skill 4: Contextualization help students in understanding history?

• By analyzing evidence in sources

• By explaining how a specific historical development or process is situated within a broader historical context

• By developing an argument

• By identifying patterns among historical developments

Which of the following best describes a task at DoK Level 2: Skill/Concept for AP Historical Thinking Skills?

• Recalling the date of a historical event

• Explaining how a historical development is situated within a broader context

• Listing the names of historical figures

• Memorizing definitions of terms

A student is asked to compare the causes and effects of two different historical developments. Which AP Historical Thinking Skill are they using?

• Sourcing and Situation

• Making Connections

• Contextualization

• Argumentation

What does Skill 2: Sourcing and Situation require students to do?

• Develop an argument

• Analyze the context and point of view of a source

• Identify patterns among historical developments

• Explain the significance of a historical event

Which reasoning process focuses on describing similarities and/or differences between different historical developments or processes?

• Comparison

• Causation

• Continuity and Change

• Synthesis

What does the causation reasoning process require students to do?

• Describe causes and/or effects of a specific historical development or process

• Identify patterns of continuity and change over time

• Compare different historical periods

• Memorize historical dates

Which of the following best describes the focus of the "Continuity and Change" reasoning process?

• Explain patterns of continuity and/or change over time

• Explain the relationship between primary and secondary causes

• Describe similarities between historical events

• Identify the most important historical figure