Land Based Empire LEQ Practice AP World History

You will have about 40 minutes to complete your writing and submit your essay to turnitin.com by the end of the designated class period. In your response, you will be assessed on the following. • Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning. • Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt. • Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence. • Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt. • Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

In the period circa 1450 to 1750, rulers of land-based empires, such as the Mughal, the Ottoman, and the Safavid empires, used a variety of religious, political, and economic methods to legitimize and consolidate their power.

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which a land-based empire successfully consolidated or expanded its power during this period.