Acronyms

Acronyms or Mnemonic Devices G-SPRITE

PERSIA

EMPIRES

G S P R I T E

P E R S I A

E M P I R E S

Geography Social Political Religion & Beliefs Intellectual Technological Economics

Political Economic Religion & Beliefs Social Intellectual Achievements (Intellectual, Technological, Artistic)

Economic Military Political Intellectual Religious Beliefs & Values Environmental Social

SCAPEGOAT

SPIRTED

EMPIRE BC

S C A P E G O A

Social Commercial/Economic Arts & Culture Political Environmental Impact Geography Outside Influence Advanced Thought (Religion & Philosophy) T Technology (Science)

S P I R I T E D

E M P I R E B C

SPICE

MISTER AP

GRASPED-IT

S P I C E

M I S T E R A P

G R A S P E D I T

Spice Political Intellectual Cultural Economic

Social Political Intellectual Religion & Beliefs Interaction Technology Economics Dependence on Environment

Military Intellectual Social Technology Economy Religion Art Politics

Economic Military Political Intellectual Religious Beliefs & Values Ethical Biological Culture

Geography/environment Religion & Beliefs Arts Social developments Politics Economics Demography Intellectual developments Technology

AP Verbs Effective answers to essay questions depend in part upon a clear understanding (and execution) of the meanings of important directive words. These are the words that indicate the way in which the material is to be presented. Following are the most commonly used verbs from AP tests. 1. Analyze: determine their component parts; examine their nature and relationship 2. Assess/Evaluate: judge the value or character of something; appraise; evaluate the positive points and the negative ones; give an opinion regarding the value of; discuss the advantages and disadvantages of 3. Compare: examine for the purpose of noting similarities and differences 4. Contrast: examine in order to show dissimilarities or points of difference 5. Describe: give an account of; tell about; give a word picture of 6. Discuss: talk over; write about; consider or examine by argument or from various points of view; debate; present the different sides of 7. Explain: make clear or plain; make clear the causes or reasons for; make known in detail; tell the meaning of Essay Hints Data Base Questions (DBQ)

DBQ or Change-Over-Time(COT)

WASABE

G.O.A.L

W Well-developed essay, with fully developed thesis A Analyze, interpret, and use all documents S Sort docs to form groupings, apples with apples A Additional document, name two & how you'd use them if you had 'em B Bias or POV discuss from three documents E Evidence, from documents to support your thesis

Keep a G.O.A.L. in mind. Draw a quick matrix chart with the following categories across the top, and the players, and/or regions and time periods down the left, vertical column. G.

O.

A.

L.

Global context in the introduction to your essay (identify the Global issues underlying the question). Occupations, or positions of the authors and/or major cultures (their economic or political significance) Audience or peripheral players surrounding the authors and/or cultures in the question. What do they add to the dynamics Local context of the of the documents/cultures in contrast to the global ones

COT or Compare & Contrast (C/C) Draw a quick matrix chart with the specified categories across the top Down the left, vertical column place the specified players, regions and time periods down the left, vertical column. In each column, list keys words or ideas to include in the essay. A C/C question matrix for feudalism might look like:

Japan King Knights or Warlords Military Priests Common People Women Economics Culture

Europe