OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Exploration, Encounters and Empire 1445-1570 June 2019 question paper Y205

Which of the following was of greater importance in the administration of Mexico and Peru?

(i) Government officials

(ii) The Church

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘Of all the difficulties faced by the Portuguese and Spanish in their encounters with indigenous

peoples, the resistance of the latter was the most serious.’ How far do you agree?

Which of the following was of greater importance as a reason for overseas exploration in the period from 1445–1570?

(i) Ottoman expansion

(ii) Renaissance learning and values

Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii).

* ‘Geographical factors were the main reason for the limited progress in the settlement of Brazil

by 1570.’ How far do you agree?