SAQ WRITING FOR AP WORLD HISTORY
● The SAQ is short for Short Answer Questions where you have to give a paragraph
response to 3 questions. 1 question will be from a primary source, another question will
be from a secondary source and then you have two different questions number 3 and
number 4. You can pick which question (3 or 4) you choose to answer. Each question
has 3 questions built inside it a, b, c. You have 40 minutes for the SAQ and it is
recommended you spend 15 minutes on each question.
SAQ TEMPLATE
● Recommend 3 sentences for each of your questions for the SAQ
● First Sentence: Answer the question directly you repeat the question and provide an answer.
● Second Sentence: Provide evidence for your answer in the first sentence.
● Third Sentence: Provide commentary that connects the evidence to the answer.
Example SAQ-
a. Identify ONE universal religion that spread in the period 1200 - 1450 CE
Answer - One universal religion that spread in the period 1200 -1450 CE would be Christianity.
Evidence - Christianity is the belief in only one God who is in control of everything on earth, and the
only way is through his son Christ Jesus, and if people commit sins they get sent to hell to burn for
eternity.
Connect - Christianity became a universal religion because it spread beyond Europe through trade,
conquest, and missionary work, influencing diverse cultures.
One universal religion that spread in the period 1200 -1450 CE would be Christianity. Christianity is
the belief in only one God who is in control of everything on earth, and the only way is through his son
Christ Jesus, and if people commit sins they get sent to hell to burn for eternity. Christianity became a
universal religion because it spread beyond Europe through trade, conquest, and missionary work,
influencing diverse cultures.
b. Explain ONE way the religion you identified spread during the period 1200- 1405 CE.
Answer - One way Christianity spread during the period 1200-1405 CE was through the Crusades.
● The SAQ is short for Short Answer Questions where you have to give a paragraph
response to 3 questions. 1 question will be from a primary source, another question will
be from a secondary source and then you have two different questions number 3 and
number 4. You can pick which question (3 or 4) you choose to answer. Each question
has 3 questions built inside it a, b, c. You have 40 minutes for the SAQ and it is
recommended you spend 15 minutes on each question.
SAQ TEMPLATE
● Recommend 3 sentences for each of your questions for the SAQ
● First Sentence: Answer the question directly you repeat the question and provide an answer.
● Second Sentence: Provide evidence for your answer in the first sentence.
● Third Sentence: Provide commentary that connects the evidence to the answer.
Example SAQ-
a. Identify ONE universal religion that spread in the period 1200 - 1450 CE
Answer - One universal religion that spread in the period 1200 -1450 CE would be Christianity.
Evidence - Christianity is the belief in only one God who is in control of everything on earth, and the
only way is through his son Christ Jesus, and if people commit sins they get sent to hell to burn for
eternity.
Connect - Christianity became a universal religion because it spread beyond Europe through trade,
conquest, and missionary work, influencing diverse cultures.
One universal religion that spread in the period 1200 -1450 CE would be Christianity. Christianity is
the belief in only one God who is in control of everything on earth, and the only way is through his son
Christ Jesus, and if people commit sins they get sent to hell to burn for eternity. Christianity became a
universal religion because it spread beyond Europe through trade, conquest, and missionary work,
influencing diverse cultures.
b. Explain ONE way the religion you identified spread during the period 1200- 1405 CE.
Answer - One way Christianity spread during the period 1200-1405 CE was through the Crusades.
