Interconnection & the Road to the Modern World — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: Connections Across Africa, Asia & Europe

What these drills covers

By the end of Interconnection & the Road to the Modern World you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: Genghis Khan, Pax Mongolica, Kublai Khan, Marco Polo, age of exploration.

Problem 1

Does later trade protection erase conquest violence?
Answer and explanation

No. They are different processes and experiences that both require evidence.

No. They are different processes and experiences that both require evidence.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Was the entire empire permanently unified and peaceful?
Answer and explanation

No. It divided and experienced conflict alongside protected routes.

No. It divided and experienced conflict alongside protected routes.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Can an official travel permit show more than free movement?
Answer and explanation

Yes. It can reveal administrative authority, status and compelled support as well as access.

Yes. It can reveal administrative authority, status and compelled support as well as access.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

Why avoid “all history led to Europe’s discoveries”?
Answer and explanation

It imposes a later endpoint and erases other societies’ agency and histories.

It imposes a later endpoint and erases other societies’ agency and histories.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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