IS THERE…
A QUESTION
or DILEMMA?
A PATTERN?
A RATIONALE
or CONCEPT?
Do you need other information?
Is there an opposing view?
Then you have a thesis
Religions associated with southwestern Asia center on a single supreme authority and seem to be more dogmatic and less flexible regarding interpretation.
Religions associated with the south and east Asia seem to be more philosophical in nature, less dogmatic, and ultimately more flexible regarding interpretation.
THESIS AND CONCLUSION
EXAMPLE
The last and most difficult step of any writing process is the thesis. Can you find a pattern, a rationale or concept, or a question or dilemma? Is there something else that strikes you after reading the documents? Was there a group that seemed to have a biased approach to the topic? Any thesis that requires you to use the documents to support your position can be an effective.

Remember, on the AP World History exam, the thesis must be derived from the documents and the documents must be used to support the thesis.

For the question we have analyzed during this presentation, the SWA region seemed to fit a pattern, while religions associated with the other regions seemed to have a different emphasis. This slide shows a thesis which you might use as your first paragraph.