Evaluate the significance of religion as a cause of two wars, each chosen from a different region.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the significance of religion as a cause of two wars, each chosen from a different region. There should be focus on religion and an evaluation of its significance as a causation of the chosen wars. In Europe, reference may be made to the divisions within the Christian Church as a cause of the Thirty Years’ War or the War of the League of Cambrai against the Venetian Republic; the significance of Islam as a pretext for the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe may be evaluated and how far this could be considered a “jihad”. An evaluation of religion as the motivation for the conquistadors in the Americas or the expansion of the Mughal Empire in India would also be appropriate. Candidates’ opinions and conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The question required that candidates make an appraisal of the significance of religion as a cause of two wars, each chosen from a different region. There were no responses seen.