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Short Answer — 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score

The second part of Section I of the AP Exam also includes three required short-answer questions.

Short-answer question 1 is required and includes a secondary source stimulus. The topic of the question will include historical developments or processes between the years 1200 and 2001.
Short-answer question 2 is required and includes a primary source stimulus. The topic of the question will include historical developments or processes between the years 1200 and 2001.
Students may select short-answer questions 3 or 4, neither of which includes a stimulus. Short-answer question 3 will focus on historical developments or processes between the years 1200 and 1750. Short-answer question 4 will focus on historical developments or processes between the years 1750 and 2001.
All four historical periods are represented among the four short-answer questions.

Some of the terms typically used on AP-style questions include:

Identify: provide information about a topic, without elaboration or explanation - typically this means you just need to give a basic answer with a specific example. You may be able to answer this question in only one sentence.

Describe: provide relevant characteristics about a topic - typically this means you just need to give a basic answer with the specific detail or examples needed. This answer may be slightly longer than an “identify” prompt but still doesn’t require as much explanation.

Explain: explain comes in two flavors, “why” and “how.” Explain “how” means to analyze the historical development itself, using specific historical evidence. Explain “why” means to analyze the motivations or reasons for the historical development, using specific historical evidence.

In both cases, “explain” questions require the most writing. You will not only need an answer and an example, but you may need to develop the initial claim of your answer somewhat to fully address the question.

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