AQA A-Level History AS Component 1 (1A), June 2025

Every question from AQA A-Level History AS Component 1 (1A), June 2025 (7041): 3 questions, 75 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.

Original question paper

1. Question 1 25 marks

   Assess which extract provides the more convincing interpretation of the establishment of the Military Orders by 1149.

   1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 · The foundation of new states and the Second Crusade, c1099–1149

2. Question 2 25 marks

   Assess whether the Papacy intervened in the Near East in the years 1074 to 1095 in order to improve relations with the Byzantine Empire.

   1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 · The origins of conflict and the First Crusade, c1071–c1099

3. Question 3 25 marks

   Explain why you agree or disagree with the view that in the years 1127 to 1144, Zengi used ideas of jihad to unite the Muslim world.

   1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 · The foundation of new states and the Second Crusade, c1099–1149

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