<p>oh wait nvm, i realized that we need three groups</p>
<p>Also, I’m confused as to what constitutes a direct comparison in the Comparative Essay. I really don’t see what distinguishes it from any other evidence/analysis.</p>
<p>I’m assuming it means something along the lines of “Both the Roman and Han fell partly due to outside invasions.” And evidence would be like Germanic tribes and the Huns invaded the Romans and the Xiongnu invaded China.</p>
<p>Our teacher suspects Oceania will be on the essays, since it was recently added like two years ago i think to the curriculum and the past two exams haven’t included oceania. Just putting that out there :)</p>
<p>That was put into the curriculum?? Seriously all I know about Oceania is that it’s Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea</p>
<p>on the frq, will they give us the rubric?</p>
<p>@pidude, you can try to recall the major events happened in that region and in that period and start making random connections.
Whenever they have a trade question, if you have no clue about the networks themselves, talk about spread of culture, religion and ideas along the networks, trading technology changes, extent of trade, purpose of trade, etc. They are so much easier to write. I know very little detail about trade and that’s what I do. :P</p>
<p>@binatang, I think they just give you what you need to write for the core points here’s a sample essay booklet: <a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
<p>And for trade I knew nothing about trade and I used to hope that they wouldn’t give trade questions but I watched last week I watched Crash Course for the topics I wouldn’t be able to write essays on and now I really want them to ask a trade question…</p>
<p>@chell, yea but just know how oceania and latin america’s developments are similar; they both had coercive labor of the indigenous people (encomienda in latin america and coercive labor in oceania by english prisoners and indigenous), both were exporting nations, ect. they are very similar in development i can tell you</p>
<p>If you want to dish out some key trade information, that would be chilll, Chelll (get it?). Because I feel like Getafive and PR give sparse info on trade sometimes.</p>
<p>Yeah getafive gave the overviews not specific details, but I don’t blame them one bit. They actually taught more history than my teacher did, in under 10 hours.</p>
<p>Can AP tests be cancelled due to weather?</p>
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<p>10 bucks there’ll be one on trade.</p>
<p>Thanks elyvine
and DumbAndLethal pardon my really sucky explanation I just really, really, really suck at storytelling.</p>
<p>So you probs know about Silk Road stretching from China to Rome. Han China started it and I think(?) they had a monopoly on silk. Buddhism spread from India to Southeast and East Asia. Christianity spread too. It sort of became less significant over time until the Mongols came to power and they reinvigorated the Silk Road. They made trade like super safe like there was barely any threat of robbery along these routes under the Mongols. In fact they reestablished the routes so well that that’s what contributed to the wide set spread of the Bubonic plague…</p>
<p>Indian Ocean was maritime routes as opposed to land routes and it was bw Africa and Asia (not a lot of Europe in there). Period 1450-1750 Arabs and Persians dominated this trade. It helped in the rise of African trading ports, like Zanzibar. Monsoons and the invention of lateen sails played a significant role. Monsoons were predictable and helped ppl plan out their routes ahead of time and lateen sails aided in resisting winds, since before all u could do was go along with whatever winds decided to happen to you… and um yea???gold from africa, cotton from india, etc., etc.,</p>
<p>Columbus Exchange ppl are probably well-versed in this: cash crops, slaves, introduction of new crops led to rise in population, animals, diseases (smallpox from Europe killed 90% of Natives) blah blah</p>
<p>Triangular Trade (although I think it’s mostly US history idk??): middle passage, Africa America Europe</p>
<p>If they ask a question abt who imports the most cotton it’s always India.
Who imported most slaves is Brazil
Sugar was produced more than tobacco </p>
<p>yea…</p>
<p>Thanks Chelll! Weren’t the Europeans significant in the Indian Ocean after Vasco da Gama though?</p>
<p>Lol and yeah CE527M:
CollegeBoard probably reads these forums and is like
“Analyze changes and continuities in dinosaur trade from the Mesozoic Era to the Jurassic Period.”</p>
<p>Thanks sr97929. That really helped me gain some confidence in terms of trade essays.</p>
<p>oh yeah that makes sense
with the Dutch East India Company monopolizing trade with the Spice Islands in Indonesia
… and British East India Company
ugh this test has me stressed</p>
<p>I don’t think AP exams get cancelled</p>
<p>Quick review!</p>
<p>Qing China’s principal trade commodities were
A) spices, porcelain, and cotton
B) tea, gunpowder, and cloves
C) gunpowder, silk, and glassware
D) tea, silk, and porcelain</p>
<p>D^^^^^^^^^^^^^?</p>