Global 1 Post-Test DBQ Questions
Worth 4 points.
Question #1.
…Organization was the key to the success of the great Mongol armies. The cavalry, first devised
by Genghis Khan, consisted of 10 squadrons. Ten squadrons formed a quran of 1,000 men.
Daily drills taught the warriors to move as units and respond quickly. In combat, bowmen
formed a front line to unleash a hail of arrows at the enemy. The archers would then fall to the
rear to allow well-armed units to charge and overrun the enemy.
As Kublai Khan turned his sights on the heavily fortified Chinese empire, he drew on another
of Genghis’ strategies: siege warfare using catapults. The Mongols applied these techniques with
greater force and in greater numbers than ever before in history. This approach would prove
useful in overpowering the great Chinese cities in the years ahead.…
Source: Duane Damon, “From Genghis to Kublai,” Calliope, A Cobblestone Publication
According to Duane Damon, what was one method of conquest used by the Mongols?
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Question #2.
Leonardo da Vinci studies the anatomy of the human body while he apprenticed to
Andrea Del Verrocchio. To learn about the body, he dissected and studied human
corpses. Da Vinci was interested in the structure and the function of the various parts
of the human body. His drawings reflect what he learned as he studied.
According to the document, state one of Leonardo da Vinci’s contributions to science.
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Question #3.
Shi Huangdi, first emperor of the Qin dynasty, used warfare to weaken six of the seven
warring states. His efforts to unify China led to the consolidation of his power.
Based on this EMuseum document, what were two ways the Qin under Shi Huangdi
attempted to control China?
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Global 1 Post-Test DBQ Questions Answer Key
Question #1
Score of 1:
Award 1 credit for a method of conquest used by the Mongols
according to Duane Damon
Examples: use of a well-organized/well-trained
army/cavalry/squadrons/bowmen/archers/trained troops;
warriors were taught to move as a unit; engaging in warfare/attacking the enemy/first
attacking with a front line of archers; use of well-armed units to charge/overrun the
enemy;
siege warfare/siege warfare using catapults/use of catapults
Score of 0:
Incorrect response
Examples: well-trained navy; the Chinese empire was heavily fortified; 10 men made up
a squadron
• Vague response
Examples: they organized; they turned their sights; they overran; a hail of arrows
• No response
Question #2
Score of 1:
•States a contribution Leonardo da Vinci made to science as shown in this document
Examples: he illustrated what a human skeleton was like; drew details of human
anatomy; left notes about his dissection and study of human corpses; he left notebooks
that detailed the structure and function of the various parts of the human body
Score of 0:
•Incorrect response
Examples:
he made human skeletons; was apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio; interested in structure;
wrote backwards
•Vague response
Examples:
he drew details; learned; he studied
•No response
Question #3
Score of 2 or 1:
•Award 1 credit (up to a maximum of 2 credits) for each different way the Qin under Shi
Huangdi attempted to control China based on this EMuseum document
Examples:
used war to weaken states/used war to unify China; implemented a Legalist form of
government; created a bureaucracy/divided the area into 36 commanderies/subdivided
commanderies into counties; civil governors or military commanders or imperial
inspectors had to report to the Emperor in writing; made families that were grouped
together responsible for the wrongdoings of any individual within the group; took all
power from the former nobility; transplanted the nobility from their homes to the capital;
used punishments and rewards to maintain order
Note:
To receive maximum credit, two different ways the Qin under Shi Huangdi attempted to
control China must be stated. For example, the responses created a bureaucracy and
divided the area into 36 commanderies are the same way since divided the area into 36
commanderies is a subset of created a bureaucracy. In this and similar cases, award
only one credit for this question.
Score of 0:
• Incorrect response
Examples: used war to strengthen six states; abolished the Legalist form of
government; gave the nobility more power; the state had absolute control
• Vague response
Examples: had control over people; they governed; people were made responsible;
made many changes; consolidated; units of 5–10 families
• No response