Compare and contrast the impact of developments in science and technology on two societies, each chosen from a different region.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the impact of developments in science and technology in two societies, referring to both throughout. There does not need to be an equal number of each. The two societies must be from different regions. Impact may extend beyond the timeframe, but it must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may refer to the impact of agricultural technology, such as ploughs; the technology of production, such as water and windmills; and maritime technology such as ship-building and navigational equipment. They may refer to the impact of the Islamic scientific revolution, in, for example, medicine and mathematics and its spread into other societies such as India; they may also refer to the slow transmission of advanced technology from China such as paper-making and the printing press.

The question required that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the impact of developments in science and technology in two societies, each chosen from a different region. There were very few responses seen.