Compare and contrast the treatment of minorities in two societies.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between two societies in terms of their treatment of minorities, referring to both societies throughout. The two societies may or may not be from the same region and the examples used for one society need not be contemporaneous with the examples used in the other. Candidates may refer to the enactment of laws to identify and oppress minority groups, restrictions on their settlement and religious intolerance. In one society or both societies assessed, minorities may have been treated well and examples may include privileges for minorities who had specific skills, benefits for religious minorities favoured by rulers and financial or political opportunities for minorities who provided military support. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be an equal focus on each.