Compare and contrast the treatment of minority or indigenous peoples in two societies.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the treatment of minority or indigenous peoples, referring to both throughout. There does not need to be an equal number of each. Candidates may refer to the treatment of indigenous peoples in colonial societies in the Americas, such as the Aztecs and native American Indians; or to their treatment as a result of the expansion of a central power, such as in Ming China, which was dominated by a different ethnic group. Candidates may refer to the treatment of Jewish and Muslim minorities in Europe and the impact of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. For example, the Reconquista saw discrimination against Muslims, while Protestant minorities migrated from Catholic dominated areas towards France and the Low Countries. In some societies, the treatment of minority or indigenous peoples changed little; for example, the spread of Islam in Africa was tolerant of indigenous faiths.

The question required that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences between the treatment of minority or indigenous peoples in two societies. There were very few responses seen.