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title: "AP World History: Modern LEQ Practice"
description: "295 Long Essay Questions written in the AP format, each scored part by part."
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# AP World History: Modern LEQ Practice

## What the LEQ asks

The Long Essay Question is the AP World History: Modern essay with no documents. You answer one broad prompt and build a historical argument with evidence from your own knowledge.

- **40 min**: to plan and write
- **6 points**: across rows A to D
- **15%**: of your exam score

| Part | What it asks | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Thesis | A defensible claim that sets up a line of reasoning | 1 |
| B: Contextualization | Broader developments that frame the prompt | 1 |
| C: Evidence | Two specific examples, used to support the argument | 2 |
| D: Analysis and reasoning | Comparison, causation, or continuity and change, plus a complex understanding | 2 |

## How LEQ practice works

1. **Read the full prompt.** The prompt with its time period, laid out the way the exam shows it.
2. **Write on a 40-minute timer.** The time to plan for on exam day. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
3. **Submit for a score out of 6.** Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.

## All 295 questions

### Unit 1: The Global Tapestry, 1200-1450 (10)
- [Song China economic innovations and societal transformation

State building processes in Americas and Africa](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8b385342bfb9d7d4bed&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Belief systems and state building in South and Southeast Asia](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8d885342bfb9d7d4c15&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Islamic intellectual innovations and cultural developments, 1200-1450](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90885342bfb9d7d4c4e&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Chinese cultural traditions shaping East Asian societies](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a92b85342bfb9d7d4c74&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Islamic expansion and state building in Afro-Eurasia](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95385342bfb9d7d4c9c&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Trade networks and state formation in Asia](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a97185342bfb9d7d4cb5&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Medieval agriculture, feudalism, social hierarchy](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9a785342bfb9d7d4cef&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [**Confucian bureaucracy in Song-Yuan East Asia**

**Religion's political role: Europe versus Islamic empires**](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9fd85342bfb9d7d4d2f&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Religious movements transforming South and Southeast Asian societies

Agricultural labor systems in Eurasia, 1200-1450](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa6e85342bfb9d7d4d7e&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Geographic factors shaping American state development](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aad485342bfb9d7d4dbe&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 2: Networks of Exchange, 1200-1450 (7)
- [Mongol expansion and cross-Eurasian technological exchange](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8b385342bfb9d7d4bee&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Environmental factors and Indian Ocean trade expansion](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8e885342bfb9d7d4c29&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Trade networks and urban development, 1200-1450](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90c85342bfb9d7d4c50&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Mongol expansion and Eurasian transformation, 1200-1450](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a93a85342bfb9d7d4c84&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Mongol Empire's impact on Afro-Eurasian economic integration](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a98185342bfb9d7d4cc9&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Trans-Saharan trade expansion, 1200-1450](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9e985342bfb9d7d4d1b&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Luxury goods demand and Asian economic transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa5c85342bfb9d7d4d71&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 3: Land-Based Empires, 1450-1750 (6)
- [Land-based empires, political legitimization methods, Eurasia](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8b885342bfb9d7d4bf8&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Bureaucratic systems and centralization in Eurasian empires](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8dd85342bfb9d7d4c20&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Land-based empires, rivalries, political and religious conflict](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90f85342bfb9d7d4c56&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Land-based empires' cultural and religious influence, 1450-1750](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a93785342bfb9d7d4c81&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Religious divisions and political conflict in Eurasia](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a96a85342bfb9d7d4cb2&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Land-based empires' religious policies and political consolidation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab5685342bfb9d7d4e16&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 4: Transoceanic Interactions, 1450-1750 (10)
- [Columbian Exchange and American societal transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8b685342bfb9d7d4bf6&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [European maritime exploration and technological innovation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8db85342bfb9d7d4c1b&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [European maritime expansion and African political transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90485342bfb9d7d4c48&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Global silver circulation and economic transformation, 1450-1750](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a93485342bfb9d7d4c7b&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [European maritime expansion and labor systems in Americas](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95c85342bfb9d7d4ca5&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Global silver flows and Asian economic transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a98185342bfb9d7d4cc8&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [European maritime expansion and Asian trade responses](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9a485342bfb9d7d4ce8&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Mercantilism, European expansion, state conflicts](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9db85342bfb9d7d4d15&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Columbian Exchange demographic and social impacts](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aacb85342bfb9d7d4db7&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [European colonial agricultural and environmental strategies, Americas](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab4185342bfb9d7d4e04&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 5: Revolutions, 1750-1900 (8)
- [Enlightenment thought and Atlantic revolutions, 1750-1900

Industrialization's impact on social hierarchies and living standards](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8b685342bfb9d7d4bf3&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [American Revolution versus Latin American independence causes

Industrial Revolution: natural resources and environmental factors](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8db85342bfb9d7d4c1e&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Nationalism's role in political transformation, 1750-1900

Industrial capitalism and global economic systems transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90085342bfb9d7d4c3d&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [American and Haitian revolutionary causes, similarities and differences](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a92985342bfb9d7d4c71&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [French and Haitian Revolutions: political and social outcomes

Industrial Revolution: technological innovation and global economic change](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95285342bfb9d7d4c99&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Industrial capitalism, social change, political ideology development](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a98685342bfb9d7d4cd0&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Haitian Revolution versus Latin American independence movements

OR

Industrialization's impact on gender roles and families](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa2785342bfb9d7d4d49&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Enlightenment reform movements: feminism and abolitionism](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab4985342bfb9d7d4e0d&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization, 1750-1900 (9)
- [Industrial imperialism and indigenous resistance, 1750-1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8be85342bfb9d7d4bfd&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Ideologies and economic motives driving imperial expansion](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8f185342bfb9d7d4c34&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Global migration, capitalism, transportation networks](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a92985342bfb9d7d4c6c&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Anti-imperial resistance and nationalism, 1750-1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95185342bfb9d7d4c94&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Imperial expansion: economic motivations and methods](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a97385342bfb9d7d4cb8&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Religious influence on anti-imperial resistance movements, 1750-1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9c885342bfb9d7d4cff&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Export economies and environmental factors, 1750-1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9f385342bfb9d7d4d21&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Global migration, gender roles, family structures](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa1f85342bfb9d7d4d44&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Indigenous resistance and imperial policy transformation, 1750-1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aaef85342bfb9d7d4dcf&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 7: Global Conflict, 1900-Present (9)
- [Land-based empires collapse: internal factors evaluation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8d385342bfb9d7d4c11&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Imperialism, nationalism, and World War I origins](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a91185342bfb9d7d4c59&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Extremist ideologies and mass atrocities, 1900-1950](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a93585342bfb9d7d4c7c&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Early twentieth-century revolutions: internal crises and imperial collapse](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95f85342bfb9d7d4ca9&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Great Depression's role in World War II origins

Revolutionary movements challenging global political and social orders](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a98385342bfb9d7d4ccd&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Ottoman and Russian Empire collapse consequences](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9da85342bfb9d7d4d11&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Nationalism's role in World War One outbreak](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa3485342bfb9d7d4d56&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Land-based empires collapse: internal versus external factors

Economic interventions: democratic and totalitarian states](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa7785342bfb9d7d4d87&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Ottoman dissolution and mandate system implementation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab4485342bfb9d7d4e09&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization, 1900-Present (7)
- [Independence movements and decolonization strategies in Asia, Africa](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8c485342bfb9d7d4c02&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Cold War influence on domestic policies, 1945-1990

Twentieth-century challenges to political and social orders](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8ef85342bfb9d7d4c30&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Soviet economic decline and Cold War conclusion

Newly independent states' economic development strategies](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a91285342bfb9d7d4c5c&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Cold War influence on postcolonial state conflicts

Economic redistribution movements in Asia and Latin America](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a94485342bfb9d7d4c87&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Post-World War II decolonization and empire dissolution

Communist transformation of Chinese society and economy](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9a285342bfb9d7d4ce4&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Non-Aligned Movement, Cold War bipolarity, decolonization](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa6885342bfb9d7d4d77&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Chinese internal instability and communist revolution, 1900-1949

Cold War superpower strategies and influence](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab2085342bfb9d7d4def&type=long-essay-question-leq)

### Unit 9: Globalization, 1900-Present (9)
- [New technologies and environmental change, 1900-present](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8cb85342bfb9d7d4c0a&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [State economic policy convergence in late twentieth century](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a8ed85342bfb9d7d4c2c&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Medical and agricultural innovations, rights-based movements, human populations](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a90e85342bfb9d7d4c53&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Energy technology development and global economic transformation](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a95b85342bfb9d7d4ca4&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [International organizations and global peace maintenance](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a98f85342bfb9d7d4cd5&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Rights-based movements, educational access, political inclusion](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2a9d185342bfb9d7d4d0a&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Transportation, communication technologies, global interactions since 1900

Free-market policies, societal transformation late twentieth century](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa1585342bfb9d7d4d3d&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Global economic development and environmental change since 1900](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2aa4a85342bfb9d7d4d63&type=long-essay-question-leq)
- [Epidemic diseases and demographic change, 1900-present

Multinational corporations transforming global economic structures](/ap-world/frq-practice?id=6ab2ab7885342bfb9d7d4e2c&type=long-essay-question-leq)

## Sample question

**Islamic expansion's divergent political impacts: West Africa and South Asia**

Task Instructions:
  - 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 at least two pieces of specific and relevant evidence.
  - Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change over time) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
  - Demonstrate a complex understanding of a historical development related to the prompt through sophisticated argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.

LEQ Question Options: <strong>1.</strong> Evaluate the most significant difference between the political impacts of the spread of Islam in West Africa and South Asia from 1200 to 1450.

## Questions

**How many responses can I get scored?**

You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.

**Do I still choose between three prompts?**

Not on the exam. Beginning with the May 2027 exam, the LEQ is one required broad prompt. Most questions here give you one prompt in that format, and some earlier ones still list three to choose from.

**How is the LEQ different from the DBQ?**

The LEQ has no documents, so every piece of evidence comes from what you know. The DBQ gives you seven documents and 60 minutes, including a reading period.

**What reasoning will the prompt ask for?**

Comparison, causation, or continuity and change over time. Row D checks that you use that reasoning to structure your argument.

**Can I write my answer by hand?**

Yes. Switch the editor to handwrite, write on paper, and add a photo of your page.

## Related

- [LEQ exam guide](/ap-world/ap-world-history-modern-exam/ap-world-leq/study-guide/ap-world-leq)
- [AP World History: Modern DBQ practice](/ap-world/frqs/dbq)
- [AP World History: Modern FRQs](/ap-world/frqs)
- Any question by id: the `get_frq` tool on the [Fiveable MCP server](/mcp/docs)

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