The long essay question requires the following:
1. Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
2. Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
3. Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
4. Demonstrate a complex understanding of the historical development that is the focus of the prompt, using evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the question.
