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College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org).  \n[AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org](AP Central is the official online home for the AP Program: apcentral.collegeboard.org).  \nAP® World History: Modern 2025 Scoring Guidelines  \n\n| Question 1: Short Answer Secondary Source 3 points |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n| General Scoring Notes\u003Cbr>• Each point is earned independently.\u003Cbr>• Accuracy: These scoring guidelines require that students demonstrate historically defensible content knowledge. Given the timed nature of the exam, responses may contain errors that do not detract from their overall quality, as long as the historical content used to advance the argument is accurate.\u003Cbr>• Clarity: Exam responses should be considered first drafts and thus may contain grammatical errors.\u003Cbr>Those errors will not be counted against a student unless they obscure the successful demonstration of the content knowledge, skills, and practices described below.\u003Cbr>• Describe: Provide the relevant characteristics of a specified topic. 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