Unit 1: Paper 1 — Climate and Innovation
Topic 1.3: Paper 1 source skills Questions
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According to Source C, how does Professor Marsh characterise the difference between Norse and Aztec innovation in response to climate?
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Which body was responsible for collecting the tribute recorded in the document described in Source B?
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According to Source A, what change in conditions allowed Erik the Red to find and settle Greenland?
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Which Aztec ruler is credited in Source B with ordering the irrigation channels built to cope with unreliable rainfall?
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In Source B, what does the line of glyphs showing empty baskets and a bowed human figure most likely represent?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question: 'How can sources be used to study climate and innovation?'
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question: 'How can sources be used to study climate and innovation?'
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question: 'How can sources be used to study climate and innovation?'
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