Discuss the impact of social and economic change on either minority or indigenous peoples in one society.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of social and economic change on either minority or indigenous peoples in one society. The impacts discussed may extend beyond the timeframe, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. The economically motivated expansion of European populations to the Americas and the subsequent colonial empires will be likely examples of impacts on the indigenous populations. Candidates may discuss the brutal treatment of the indigenous populations including the establishment of the encomienda system. Similarly, the impact of economically motivated expansion on the minority African slave population may also be a frequent example. The experience of the Jewish population in Europe may also serve as an example of the impact of social and economic change on religious minorities. The changes resulting from the spread of Islam in western Africa and the Swahili Coast also offers an example. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the impact of social and economic change on either minority or indigenous peoples in one society. There were no responses seen.