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Date November 2018 Marks available 15 Reference code 18N.3op4.HL.TZ0.7
Level Higher level only Paper Paper 3 (History of Europe) Time zone TZ0
Command term Evaluate Question number 7 Adapted from N/A

Question

Evaluate the significance of political writings to cultural and intellectual development during the Renaissance.

Markscheme

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the importance of political writings to cultural and intellectual development that occurred during the Renaissance. Candidates may begin by briefly contextualizing the period in which the political writings developed and how they challenged the existing establishment. They may argue that the political writings of the time helped develop new ways of political organization and authority. Candidates may explore how the political writings of Machiavelli challenged the moral basis for rulers and instructed them to only worry about the maintenance of power. Candidates may also look at the impact of contemporary secular humanist ideas contained in the political writings and make an appraisal as to the impact on rulers.

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Syllabus sections

HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe » 4: The Renaissance (c1400–1600) » Cultural and intellectual developments: art, literature, architecture and political writings
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe » 4: The Renaissance (c1400–1600)
HL options: first exams 2017 » HL option 4: History of Europe
HL options: first exams 2017

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