2025 A Level History A Y201/01 The Rise of Islam c.550–750 (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025)

A Level History A Y201/01 The Rise of Islam c.550–750 Time allowed: 1 hour (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. •Choose one question and answer all the parts of that question. INFORMATION •The total mark for this paper is 30. •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 [M/506/4263] DC (DE) 354171/1 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over BLANK PAGE Answer Question 1 or Question 2. 1 (a) Which of the following contributed more to the expansion of the Umayyad Empire? (i) The establishment of Syria and Damascus (ii) Systems and methods of government Explain your answer with reference to both (i) and (ii). [10]