Oxford Cambridge and RSA - 2025
Friday 23 May 2025 – Morning
A Level History A
Y309/01 The Ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined
June 2025)
,INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question
numbers must be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk
(*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of the consequences of
the battle of Lepanto for the Ottomans. [30]
Passage A
© Geoffrey Parker, Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II, p204-5, Yale University Press, 2014. From first line "Don John led the largest Christian fleet ever seen in the Mediterranean to Corfu." to last line "Instead, the Christian victory sparked uprisings, which for a time
threatened Turkish control, and tempor
Passage B
© Roger Crowley, Empires of the Sea, p 285, 288-92, Faber & Faber, 2008. From first line "[Lepanto] was a scene of staggering devastation," to last line "It had recognised the importance of consolidating its victory, but proved unable to do so." Item removed due to
additional party third party copyright re
© OCR Y309/01
2025 Jun25
Friday 23 May 2025 – Morning
A Level History A
Y309/01 The Ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined
June 2025)
,INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question
numbers must be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk
(*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025
OCR is an exempt
[A/506/4296] DC (WW)
Charity Turn over
353738/1
, 2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of the consequences of
the battle of Lepanto for the Ottomans. [30]
Passage A
© Geoffrey Parker, Imprudent King: A New Life of Philip II, p204-5, Yale University Press, 2014. From first line "Don John led the largest Christian fleet ever seen in the Mediterranean to Corfu." to last line "Instead, the Christian victory sparked uprisings, which for a time
threatened Turkish control, and tempor
Passage B
© Roger Crowley, Empires of the Sea, p 285, 288-92, Faber & Faber, 2008. From first line "[Lepanto] was a scene of staggering devastation," to last line "It had recognised the importance of consolidating its victory, but proved unable to do so." Item removed due to
additional party third party copyright re
© OCR Y309/01
2025 Jun25
