OCR A Level History A Unit Group 2 Non-British period study: Exploration, Encounters and Empire 1445-1570 November 2021 question paper Y205

Which of the following made the greater contribution to exploration?

(i) da Gama

(ii) Magellan

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

* To what extent did the overseas empires of Spain and Portugal upset the European balance

of power?

Which of the following was of greater importance in establishing Spanish power in the Americas?

(i) The conquest of Mexico

(ii) The conquest of Peru

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

* ‘The establishment of the Catholic Church was the most important consequence for

indigenous people of Portuguese and Spanish settlement.’ How far do you agree?