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OCR GCSE Ancient History past-paper questions on Significant events in Alexander’s life, 2021–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 5 questions on Significant events in Alexander’s life, as a list
- June 2025, Alexander the Great, Q16(a) (1 mark): How did Alexander’s father Philip die? [1]
- June 2024, Alexander the Great, Q16(a) (1 mark): Name the city where Alexander died. [1]
- June 2024, Alexander the Great, Q19 (10 marks): Explain the significance of the mass marriages at Susa. [10]
- June 2023, Alexander the Great, Q19 (10 marks): Explain the main differences between the battles of Granicus and Gaugamela. [10]
- June 2023, Alexander the Great, Q20 (20 marks): ‘The killing of Cleitus is the best event to give us different views of Alexander.’ How far do you agree with this view? You must use and analyse the ancient so
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