Part iii
document-based question
this question is based on the accompanying documents. the question is designed to test your
ability to work with historical documents. some of these documents have been edited for the
purposes of this question. as you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each
document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. keep in mind that the
language used in a document may reflect the historical context of the time in which it was written.
historical context:
turning points are events that result in regional and worldwide change. three
turning points that transformed societies and regions were the outbreak of the
bubonic plague, the signing of the nanjing treaty, and the assassination of
archduke ferdinand.
task: using the information from the documents and your knowledge of global history,
answer the questions that follow each document in part a. your answers to the
questions will you write the part b essay in which you will be asked to
select two turning points mentioned in the historical context and for each
• describe the historical circumstances surrounding this turning point
• discuss changes that occurred within a society and/or region as a result of this
turning point