Pearson Edexcel A Level in History

1 Pearson Edexcel A Level in History SPECIMEN PAPERS Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in History (9HI0) Paper 1 Paper 1 Breadth study with interpretations Content 1A: The crusades, c1095-1204 1B: England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religion 1C: Britain, 1625-1701: conflict, revolution and settlement 1D: Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reform 1E: Russia, 1917-91: from Lenin to Yeltsin 1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917-96 1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918-89 1H: Britain transformed, 1918-97 Introduction These specimen papers have been produced to complement the sample assessment materials for Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in History and are designed to provide extra practice for your students.

2 The specimen papers are part of a suite of support materials offered by Pearson . The specimen papers do not form part of the accredited materials for this will be providing specimen papers for A Level only. General marking guidance All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the lastcandidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first. Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded forwhat they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to theirperception of where the grade boundaries may lie.

3 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners shouldalways award full marks if deserved. Examiners should also be prepared to awardzero marks if the candidate s response is not worthy of credit according to themark scheme. Brackets around parts of words/phrases in this mark scheme indicate the possibleadditional words/phrases candidates may write as their answer. They must not beawarded twice for an answer relating to one bullet point Where a word is underlined, that word must be included in the answer to beawarded a mark for that point When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to acandidate s response.

4 The team leader must be consulted Crossed-out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with anxxxalternative NumberCandidate NumberWrite your name hereSurnameOther namesTurn over Total MarksPaper Reference*S49194A0104*S49194A 2015 Pearson Education Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. There are three sections in this question paper. Answer one question fromSection A, one question from Section B and the question in Section C. Answer the questions in the spaces provided there may be more space than you The total mark for this paper is 60.

5 The marks for each question are shown in brackets use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Check your answers if you have time at the must have:Extracts Booklet (enclosed) 9HI0/1 ASpecimen assessment materials for first teaching September 2015 Time: 2 hours 15 minutes HistoryAdvancedPaper 1: Breadth study with interpretationsOption 1A: The crusades, c1095 1204 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE2*S49194A0204*SECTION AAnswer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2. EITHER1 To what extent were the First and Second Crusades motivated by religious enthusiasm?

6 (Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)OR2 How significant was the growth of Saladin s power in the decline and collapse of the crusader states in the years 1169 87?(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate your new question with a cross .Chosen question number: Question 1 Question 2 ..[The live question paper will contain seven more pages of answer lines.]TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 20 MARKS3*S49194A0304*Turn over SECTION BAnswer EITHER Question 3 OR Question 4.

7 EITHER3 How accurate is it to say that the leadership of the Second and Third Crusades was responsible for their outcomes?(Total for Question 3 = 20 marks)OR4 How far did the nature of knighthood change in the years 1095 1189?(Total for Question 4 = 20 marks)Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box . If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate your new question with a cross .Chosen question number: Question 3 Question 4 ..[The live question paper will contain seven more pages of answer lines.]

8 ]TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 20 MARKS4*S49194A0404*SECTION CStudy Extracts 1 and 2 in the Extracts Booklet before you answer this In the light of differing interpretations, how convincing do you find the view that Prince Alexius was responsible for diverting the Fourth Crusade towards Constantinople? To explain your answer, analyse and evaluate the material in both extracts, using your own knowledge of the ..[The live question paper will contain seven more pages of answer lines.] (Total for Question 5 = 20 marks)TOTAL FOR SECTION C = 20 MARKS TOTAL FOR PAPER = 60 MARKSTurn over Paper ReferenceDo not return this booklet with the question Edexcel Level 3 GCE*S49194A*S49194A 2015 Pearson Education assessment materials for first teaching September 2015 Extracts BookletHistoryAdvancedPaper 1: Breadth study with interpretationsOption 1A: The crusades, c1095 12042S49194 AExtracts for use with Section 1: From Thomas Asbridge, The Crusades.

9 The War for the Holy Land, published expedition was saved from immediate collapse by the intervention of Venice s venerable leader, Enrico Dandolo. Dandolo possessed a shrewd appreciation of warfare and politics, and was driven by an absolute determination to further Venetian interests. He now offered to commute the crusaders debt and to commit his own troops to join the Levantine war, so long as the crusade first helped Venice to defeat its enemies. Within months the expedition had sacked the Christian city of Zara on the Dalmatian coast, Venice s political and economic the plunder gathered from Zara s conquest proved insufficient, the crusade turned towards Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire.

10 The just cause cited for this extraordinary decision was that the Crusaders planned to reinstate the legitimate heir Prince Alexius, who would then pay off the debt to Venice and finance an assault on the Muslim Near East. But there was a darker subtext at work. The Greeks had stifled Venetian ambitions to dominate Mediterranean commerce for decades. At the very least, Dandolo was hoping to install a tame Emperor on the throne, but perhaps he already had a more direct conquest in mind certainly the doge was only too happy to usher the crusade towards Constantinople.