Economists often measure the well-being of a society in terms of dollar-value of output. What types of things does this measure overlook in terms of the Standard of Living?

In order to judge the well-being of a society you need to look at a lot more than just the productive output of a country.

There are many wealthy countries such as United Kingdom which has a GDP in excess of USD $2 trillion. At the same time, there is lots of child poverty in the country and many single families without a proper means of income.

In order to better measure the well-being of a society, it is better to have a more holistic approach. We have to look at youth unemployment, crime rates, corruption, democracy, political freedoms, human rights, healthcare etc.

A country like China has a dollar-value output second only to the United States but their citizens do not enjoy any human rights.

i believe it would influence their own way of understanding things. it shall be a foundation where they can draw or start an argument.   historians are also  scientists that  have their tools of analysis and expertise to unlock a variety of difficulties such as relationships of man, origin, politics, economy, and culture. based on facts and understanding on these areas, they may shade light to extract ideas and develop options to validate a hypothesis or debunk it.

government

- napolean became emperor of france, and could not be removed from power

- all laws were made by assemblies

- two national assemblies with members chosen by napoleon from candidates elected by the people.