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General Thoughts About The DBQ
•Don’t Quote The Documents•Do Not Refer To Documents In Numerical Order
General Thoughts About The DBQ
•Don’t Quote The Documents•Do Not Refer To Documents In Numerical Order•Do Not Question The Accuracy, Reliability, or Bias of a Document
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
Make Sure Your Thesis Has:• The timeframe
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
Make Sure Your Thesis Has:• The timeframe• The geography
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
Make Sure Your Thesis Has:• The timeframe• The geography• The theme
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
Make Sure Your Thesis Has:• The timeframe• The geography• The theme• Continuity qualifiers• Change qualifiers
TIP #1CREATE A THESIS THAT PROVIDES ALL THE COMPONENTS
OF THE QUESTION
Analyze continuities and changes in Afro-Eurasian trade
between 300 CE and 1450 CE.
Make Sure Your Thesis Has:• The timeframe• The geography• The theme• Continuity qualifiers• Change qualifiers
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS • ACCEPTABLE THESIS
TIP #2FOR POV, REMEMBER ATTRIBUTION AND CONTEXT
Aristocracy’s oath of allegiance to new kings, 12 century C.E., Aragon:
TIP #2FOR POV, REMEMBER ATTRIBUTION AND CONTEXT
Aristocracy’s oath of allegiance to new kings, 12 century C.E., Aragon:“We who are as good as you and together are more powerful
than you, make you our king and lord, provided that youobserve our fueros and liberties,
if not, not.”
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW• GROUPING• ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS • ACCEPTABLE THESIS
TIP #3FIND AN ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT THAT COMPLIMENTS AN
IDENTIFIED POV
Aristocracy’s oath of allegiance to new kings, 12 century C.E., Aragon:
“We who are as good as you and together are more powerful
than you, make you our king and lord, provided that you
observe our fueros and liberties, if not, not.”
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW• GROUPING• ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF THE QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE
TIP #4BE SPECIFIC WITH YOUR EVIDENCE
• Instead of “technology,” speak to types of ships sailing the indian ocean
• Instead of “ruler”, identify him/her by name• Instead of “battles” or “campaigns,” offer specific names
In other words,USE MORE CAPITALIZED WORDS
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW• GROUPING• ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF THE QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW• GROUPING• ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS• RELEVANT HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF THE QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS
TIP #5USE HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO SHOW HOW OUTSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS OR HOW OTHER INSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS
TIP #5USE HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO SHOW HOW OUTSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS OR HOW OTHER INSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS
How did migrations from Afro-Eurasia to
the Americas change and not change
between 1492-1914?
TIP #5USE HISTORICAL CONTEXT TO SHOW HOW OUTSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS OR HOW OTHER INSIDE FORCES IMPACTED YOUR THESIS
How did migrations from Afro-Eurasia to
the Americas change and not change
between 1492-1914?
Other worldly events• Demise of silk road• Fall of Constantinople• Industrial Revolution• Age of Imperialism• Scramble for Africa• Famine in Asia & Europe• New technology• British Outlaw Slave
Trade
FOLLOW THE RUBRICDBQ C/COT COM/CON
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• USES DOCUMENTS AS
EVIDENCE• ANALYZES POINT OF
VIEW• GROUPING• ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS• RELEVANT HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
• ACCEPTABLE THESIS• ADDRESSES ALL PARTS
OF THE QUESTION• USES APPROPRIATE
EVIDENCE• SHOWS ANALYSIS• MAKES SPECIFIC
COMPARISONS
TIP #6PROVIDE A SPECIFIC COMPARISON WITHIN YOUR LARGER
CATEGORIES
COMPARE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE ON THE AMERICAS WITH THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE’S DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS BETWEEN 1492 AND 1750:
AFRICA ASIA EUROPE
TIP #6PROVIDE A SPECIFIC COMPARISON WITHIN YOUR LARGER
CATEGORIES
COMPARE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE ON THE AMERICAS WITH THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE’S DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS BETWEEN 1492 AND 1750:
AFRICA ASIA EUROPE
Between 1492 and1750, Africa and
America experienced similarities in intro-
duction of new crops,movement of natives,
and disease, while havingdifferences in shift of
gender population, amountof death, ethnicity change
and environment.
TIP #6PROVIDE A SPECIFIC COMPARISON WITHIN YOUR LARGER
CATEGORIES
COMPARE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE ON THE AMERICAS WITH THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE’S DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REGIONS BETWEEN 1492 AND 1750:
AFRICA ASIA EUROPE
Between 1492 and1750, Africa and
America experienced similarities in intro-
duction of new crops,movement of natives,
and disease, while havingdifferences in shift of
gender population, amountof death, ethnicity change
and environment.