World History (HIST 101) Primary Source Analysis, DBQ, and LEQ Exam Review
University of Washington
World History (HIST 101) | Exam Review

Overview
A focused review on analyzing primary sources, building a thesis, organizing evidence, and writing DBQ/LEQ style responses under time pressure.

Key topics
•sourcing (purpose, audience, context)
•thesis and claim structure
•evidence selection and grouping
•counterargument and complexity moves

Suggested study tasks
•practice a 5-minute sourcing read of one document
•outline a DBQ with two evidence buckets
•draft a thesis + topic sentence chain for an LEQ

Common pitfalls
•summary without analysis
•using quotes without explaining significance
•writing a thesis that restates the prompt without a claim