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Date May 2018 Marks available 15 Reference code 18M.2.BP.TZ1.2
Level Both SL and HL Paper Paper 2 - first exams 2017 Time zone TZ1
Command term To what extent Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

“The support of rulers was the main factor enabling the spread of religion.” With reference to two societies, each from a different region, to what extent do you agree with this statement?

Markscheme

Candidates will consider the merits or otherwise of the hypothesis in relation to two societies, although the number of rulers is not specified. While the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of this topic, the two societies need not be contemporaneous with each other. However, the two societies must come from different regions. Candidates may choose, for example, to consider societies where political power was closely linked to, or supported by, religion; there may be examples of the spread of religion through conquest or as a result of natural disasters. Candidates may choose to weigh the importance of rulers’ support, or lack thereof, against other factors. Each society may be considered separately or a thematic approach may be adopted if candidates wish to compare the importance of rulers’ support to the spread of religion.

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Syllabus sections

World history topics: first exams 2017 » 1. Society and economy (750–1400) » Religion and society » Spread of religion
World history topics: first exams 2017 » 1. Society and economy (750–1400) » Religion and society
World history topics: first exams 2017 » 1. Society and economy (750–1400)
World history topics: first exams 2017

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