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Alexander’s campaigns and main battles: OCR GCSE Ancient History questions

OCR GCSE Ancient History past-paper questions on Alexander’s campaigns and main battles, 2021–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.

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  1. Q16(b)

    June 2025 · Alexander the Great

    2 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battles
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  2. Q16(b)

    June 2024 · Alexander the Great

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  3. Q11(a)

    June 2022 · Alexander the Great

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  4. Q14

    June 2022 · Alexander the Great

    10 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battlesAlexander’s upbringing, character, beliefs and life
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  5. Q11(c)

    November 2021 · Alexander the Great

    2 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battles
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  6. Q12

    November 2021 · Alexander the Great

    5 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battles
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  7. Q13

    November 2021 · Alexander the Great

    5 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battles
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  8. Q14

    November 2021 · Alexander the Great

    10 marksAlexander’s campaigns and main battles
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All 8 questions on Alexander’s campaigns and main battles, as a list
  1. June 2025, Alexander the Great, Q16(b) (2 marks): State two reasons why Alexander attacked the Persian empire. [2]
  2. June 2024, Alexander the Great, Q16(b) (2 marks): Give two examples of the difficulties faced by Alexander and his army on their return from India. [2]
  3. June 2022, Alexander the Great, Q11(a) (1 mark): Name one battle that Alexander fought. [1]
  4. June 2022, Alexander the Great, Q14 (10 marks): Explain how far Alexander’s attitude towards the Persians and their customs changed during his campaign. [10]
  5. November 2021, Alexander the Great, Q11(c) (2 marks): Give two reasons why Alexander’s soldiers mutinied at the River Hyphasis (Beas). [2]
  6. November 2021, Alexander the Great, Q12 (5 marks): What can we learn from Source C about the battles that Alexander fought? [5] Source C Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
  7. November 2021, Alexander the Great, Q13 (5 marks): Using details from Source C, how accurate do you think the artist’s portrayal of Alexander and Darius is? [5] Source C Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompei
  8. November 2021, Alexander the Great, Q14 (10 marks): How far did Alexander’s aims change over the course of his campaign? [10]

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