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Date May 2018 Marks available 15 Reference code 18M.2.BP.TZ2.9
Level Both SL and HL Paper Paper 2 - first exams 2017 Time zone TZ2
Command term Compare and contrast Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

Compare and contrast the nature of power and rule in one state in ascendancy and one state in decline.

Markscheme

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences between the nature of power and rule in one state in ascendancy and one in decline, referring to both states throughout. While the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of this topic, the chosen states do not need to have existed at the same time. They may or may not come from the same region. Candidates may, for example, consider the role of economic and financial structures, factors which contributed to social discontent, or, conversely, cohesion, or the roles of religion or war. The relationship between local and central authority may be considered.

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Syllabus sections

World history topics: first exams 2017 » 5. Early Modern states (1450–1789) » Nature of power and rule » Established and new states; states in ascendancy and states in decline
World history topics: first exams 2017 » 5. Early Modern states (1450–1789) » Nature of power and rule
World history topics: first exams 2017 » 5. Early Modern states (1450–1789)
World history topics: first exams 2017

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