Assignment task: Refer to at least 3 readings (total) to support your argument. Include details such as people, places, and times.
Part I:
A. What was the primary purpose of business at its earliest stages in history?
B. What are the most important ways in which the purpose of business has changed from the Ancient Era to now?
Part II:
A. Are ethics an important aspect of business?
B. Defend your position referring to at least 2 readings.
C. Explain how the ethics of a business affects your role as a member of society.
Part III:
A. Discuss two specific instances in history, when money played a significant role in advancing business, referring to at least 2 readings. Be sure you are discussing money or currency (the medium of exchange), and not profit, wealth, or something else.
B. In each case, explain how money advanced business. Include details such as places, times, and the form of money.
Part IV:
A. What political, historical or social shifts occurred that opened the way for industrialism and the market system? Refer to at least 1 reading
B. What political, historical or social shifts happened because of industrialism and the market system? Refer to at least 2 readings