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ability to work with historical documents.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 help 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