Identify key words in the question and match those words with words in the choices
Which statement best describes an aspect of a command economy?
Which statement best describes an aspect of a command economy?
Profit motivates individuals to set up private businesses.
Tradition, religion, and customs heavily influence economic decisions.
Supply and demand regulate the economy
Government directs and controls the means of production.
“Finally, let us put together the things so great and so august (exalted) which we have said about royal authority. Behold an immense people united in a single person; behold this holy power, paternal and absolute; behold the secret cause which governs the whole body of the state, contained in a single head: you see the image of God in the king, and you have the idea of royal majesty. God is holiness itself, and power itself. In these things lies the majesty of God. In the image of these things lies the majesty of the prince…”
“Finally, let us put together the things so great and so august (exalted) which we have said about royal authority. Behold an immense people united in a single person; behold this holy power, paternal and absolute; behold the secret cause which governs the whole body of the state, contained in a single head: you see the image of God in the king, and you have the idea of royal majesty. God is holiness itself, and power itself. In these things lies the majesty of God. In the image of these things lies the majesty of the prince…”
-Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bousset, 1679
This passage suggests that the authority to rule in 17th century France was based on
This passage suggests that the authority to rule in 17th century France was based on
-Evaluate the extent to which this event has had a positive or negative effect on global history
You may use any major political event from your study of global history. Some suggestions you may wish to consider include Lenin’s establishment of a Communist government in Russia, rise of totalitarian governments in Europe, Ho Chi Minh’s unification of Vietnam against imperialism, increasing support for Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East, Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution in China, the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, development of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan, and Nelson Mandela’s opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
You may use any major political event from your study of global history. Some suggestions you may wish to consider include Lenin’s establishment of a Communist government in Russia, rise of totalitarian governments in Europe, Ho Chi Minh’s unification of Vietnam against imperialism, increasing support for Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East, Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution in China, the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, development of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan, and Nelson Mandela’s opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
You are not limited to these suggestions.
Do not use the United States in your answer, although discussion of positive and negative effects may involve the role of the United States.
Documents-Based Essay Question
read the historical context and the task carefully
read the documents and answer the scaffolding questions