OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: African Kingdoms c.1400-c.1800: four case studies November 2020 question paper Y209

Which of the following was a more significant reason for the decline of Benin by 1750?

(i) European colonialism

(ii) Internal succession crises and civil wars

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

* ‘Its military power was the most important reason why Oyo was able to develop and maintain

an empire in the period from c.1600 to c.1750.’ How far do you agree?

Which of the following was a more important reason for the rise of the Kingdom of Kongo in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

(i) Political developments

(ii) Economic developments

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

* Assess the importance of military developments in the territorial expansion of the Songhay

Empire.