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ap history - document analysis: opium war & hipp method

originally streamed in 2020 with Matt Drwenski & Dave EatonTeachers
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Learn the exact document analysis process historians use to evaluate primary sources. This walkthrough uses real Opium War documents to show you how to apply HIPP (Historical context, Intended audience, Purpose, Point of view) for AP History DBQs. T ...more

curriculum note

This video uses the HIPP mnemonic (Historical context, Intended audience, Purpose, Point of view) for document sourcing. The current AP rubric uses HAPP (Historical situation, Audience, Purpose, Point of view) terminology—the categories are similar but students should align their language with the current scoring guidelines.

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topics
6.2 Expansion of Imperialism6.4 Global Economic Development from 1750 to 19005.3 Industrialization Begins

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Historian Role and Discovery

  • 0:31

    Podcast Promotion

  • 1:03

    Social Media and Projects

  • 1:34

    Elaborate Primary Source Exercises

  • 2:06

    College-Level DBQ Version

  • 2:37

    Opium War Pivotal Moment

  • 3:08

    Five Documents Exercise

  • 3:40

    Qianlong Letter to George III

  • 4:11

    China's Global Power Context

  • 4:42

    Letter Tone Analysis

  • 5:12

    Humble Desire Quote

  • 5:44

    No Need for Manufactures

  • 6:16

    Contingencies of History

  • 6:48

    Document Sourcing Skills

  • 7:20

    Periodizing the Document

  • 7:50

    Clash of Cultures

  • 8:21

    Chinese Diplomacy System

  • 8:54

    Tribute System Evolution

  • 9:27

    AP World History Context

  • 9:58

    Full Documents Overview

  • 10:29

    Putting Documents in Order

  • 11:01

    Chronology and Causation

  • 11:33

    China's Decline Narrative

  • 12:04

    Narrative Creation Activity

  • 12:37

    Combining Documents for Skills

  • 13:10

    Treaty of Nanjing Analysis

  • 13:40

    Unequal Treaty Articles

  • 14:12

    Extraterritoriality Humiliation

  • 14:42

    Hong Kong Cessation

  • 15:12

    Debt and Leverage Strategy

  • 15:44

    Teaching Content with Skills

  • 16:15

    Comparing Tones for Sourcing

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