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Source Analysis Questions (8 Marks)
This section presents a series of source-based questions worth 8 marks each. Students are asked to evaluate the usefulness of various historical sources for studying specific aspects of medical history.
Example: "Study Source A. How useful is Source A to a historian studying the impact of the Black Death?"
The sources include:
• An illustration of people carrying coffins during the Black Death • A depiction of Renaissance-era surgery • A medieval illustration of skull surgery • An early 20th-century drawing of the Black Death in London • A painting of Louis Pasteur in his laboratory • An engraving of a plague doctor from 1721
Highlight: These questions assess students' ability to analyze historical evidence and consider factors like provenance, purpose, and historical context when evaluating source usefulness.
More Source Analysis Questions
This page continues with additional source analysis questions, covering topics such as:
• The cholera outbreaks in 19th century London • The development of surgery before anesthetics • Edward Jenner and vaccination • The creation of the National Health Service (NHS)
Quote: One source is described as "A cartoon from the satirical magazine 'Punch', 1948. It shows the Minister for Health, Aneurin Bevan giving doctors their NHS medicine."
These questions require students to critically examine visual sources and consider their value for historians studying specific aspects of medical history. The variety of sources helps students practice analyzing different types of historical evidence.
Significance Questions (8 Marks)
This section presents a series of questions asking students to explain the significance of various individuals, discoveries, and events in the development of medicine and public health. Each question is worth 8 marks.
Key topics include:
• William Harvey's contribution to surgery • Florence Nightingale's impact on hospitals • The discovery of penicillin • Joseph Lister's work on antiseptics • James Simpson's development of anesthetics • The role of individual sciences in 20th century medical progress • Liberal social reforms and disease prevention • Hippocrates and Galen's influence on medieval medicine • Ambroise Paré's surgical innovations • World War One's impact on surgery
Highlight: These questions assess students' ability to evaluate the importance of key figures and developments in medical history, requiring them to demonstrate both knowledge and analytical skills.
Comparative Questions (8 Marks)
The final section introduces comparative questions worth 8 marks each. These questions ask students to identify similarities between medical practices or institutions in different historical periods.
Examples include:
• Comparing hospitals in the Medieval and Renaissance periods • Contrasting surgery in the Middle Ages with that during John Hunter's time • Examining public health in Medieval towns versus later periods
Highlight: These questions challenge students to think across different time periods and identify continuities in medical history, developing their skills in historical comparison and analysis.
Example: "Compare hospitals in the Medieval period with hospitals in the Renaissance period. In what ways were they similar?"
These questions help students develop a broader understanding of changes and continuities in medical history over time.
Page 6: Source Analysis Questions - Part 5 Features sources about vaccination and the NHS:
- Source I: 1802 cartoon about Edward Jenner's vaccination work
- Source J: 1948 Punch cartoon about the NHS
Quote: "It still tastes awful" - Caption from the NHS cartoon showing Minister Aneurin Bevan
Page 7: Significance Questions Lists multiple 8-mark questions about significant medical figures and developments, including:
- William Harvey's contribution to surgery
- Florence Nightingale's hospital reforms
- The development of penicillin
- Liberal social reforms
Highlight: These questions focus on evaluating the importance of key individuals and developments in medical history.
Page 8: Comparison Questions Presents questions requiring students to compare different historical periods:
- Medieval vs. Renaissance hospitals
- Medieval vs. John Hunter-era surgery
- Medieval vs. modern public health
Example: Questions typically ask students to identify similarities between different time periods in medical history.
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GCSE AQA Health and the People Sample Questions
This document contains practice exam questions for the AQA GCSE History Health and the People unit. It covers a wide range of topics in medical history from medieval times through the 20th century.
Highlight: The questions are designed to help students prepare for source analysis, significance explanations, and comparative essays on the development of medicine, public health, and surgery over time.
The cover page features illustrations related to medieval medicine and the four humors theory, setting the historical context for many of the questions that follow.
Vocabulary: Four humors theory - The medieval belief that health was governed by the balance of four bodily fluids or "humors": blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
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GCSE AQA Health and the People Practice Exam Questions PDF and Answers 2020-2021
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A comprehensive collection of source-based and analytical questions covering key topics... Show more
Source Analysis Questions (8 Marks)
This section presents a series of source-based questions worth 8 marks each. Students are asked to evaluate the usefulness of various historical sources for studying specific aspects of medical history.
Example: "Study Source A. How useful is Source A to a historian studying the impact of the Black Death?"
The sources include:
• An illustration of people carrying coffins during the Black Death • A depiction of Renaissance-era surgery • A medieval illustration of skull surgery • An early 20th-century drawing of the Black Death in London • A painting of Louis Pasteur in his laboratory • An engraving of a plague doctor from 1721
Highlight: These questions assess students' ability to analyze historical evidence and consider factors like provenance, purpose, and historical context when evaluating source usefulness.
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More Source Analysis Questions
This page continues with additional source analysis questions, covering topics such as:
• The cholera outbreaks in 19th century London • The development of surgery before anesthetics • Edward Jenner and vaccination • The creation of the National Health Service (NHS)
Quote: One source is described as "A cartoon from the satirical magazine 'Punch', 1948. It shows the Minister for Health, Aneurin Bevan giving doctors their NHS medicine."
These questions require students to critically examine visual sources and consider their value for historians studying specific aspects of medical history. The variety of sources helps students practice analyzing different types of historical evidence.
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Significance Questions (8 Marks)
This section presents a series of questions asking students to explain the significance of various individuals, discoveries, and events in the development of medicine and public health. Each question is worth 8 marks.
Key topics include:
• William Harvey's contribution to surgery • Florence Nightingale's impact on hospitals • The discovery of penicillin • Joseph Lister's work on antiseptics • James Simpson's development of anesthetics • The role of individual sciences in 20th century medical progress • Liberal social reforms and disease prevention • Hippocrates and Galen's influence on medieval medicine • Ambroise Paré's surgical innovations • World War One's impact on surgery
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Comparative Questions (8 Marks)
The final section introduces comparative questions worth 8 marks each. These questions ask students to identify similarities between medical practices or institutions in different historical periods.
Examples include:
• Comparing hospitals in the Medieval and Renaissance periods • Contrasting surgery in the Middle Ages with that during John Hunter's time • Examining public health in Medieval towns versus later periods
Highlight: These questions challenge students to think across different time periods and identify continuities in medical history, developing their skills in historical comparison and analysis.
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Page 6: Source Analysis Questions - Part 5 Features sources about vaccination and the NHS:
- Source I: 1802 cartoon about Edward Jenner's vaccination work
- Source J: 1948 Punch cartoon about the NHS
Quote: "It still tastes awful" - Caption from the NHS cartoon showing Minister Aneurin Bevan
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Page 7: Significance Questions Lists multiple 8-mark questions about significant medical figures and developments, including:
- William Harvey's contribution to surgery
- Florence Nightingale's hospital reforms
- The development of penicillin
- Liberal social reforms
Highlight: These questions focus on evaluating the importance of key individuals and developments in medical history.
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Page 8: Comparison Questions Presents questions requiring students to compare different historical periods:
- Medieval vs. Renaissance hospitals
- Medieval vs. John Hunter-era surgery
- Medieval vs. modern public health
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GCSE AQA Health and the People Sample Questions
This document contains practice exam questions for the AQA GCSE History Health and the People unit. It covers a wide range of topics in medical history from medieval times through the 20th century.
Highlight: The questions are designed to help students prepare for source analysis, significance explanations, and comparative essays on the development of medicine, public health, and surgery over time.
The cover page features illustrations related to medieval medicine and the four humors theory, setting the historical context for many of the questions that follow.
Vocabulary: Four humors theory - The medieval belief that health was governed by the balance of four bodily fluids or "humors": blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
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Elisha
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This apps acc the goat. I find revision so boring but this app makes it so easy to organize it all and then you can ask the freeeee ai to test yourself so good and you can easily upload your own stuff. highly recommend as someone taking mocks now
Paul T
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The app is very easy to use and well designed. I have found everything I was looking for so far and have been able to learn a lot from the presentations! I will definitely use the app for a class assignment! And of course it also helps a lot as an inspiration.
Stefan S
iOS user
This app is really great. There are so many study notes and help [...]. My problem subject is French, for example, and the app has so many options for help. Thanks to this app, I have improved my French. I would recommend it to anyone.
Samantha Klich
Android user
Wow, I am really amazed. I just tried the app because I've seen it advertised many times and was absolutely stunned. This app is THE HELP you want for school and above all, it offers so many things, such as workouts and fact sheets, which have been VERY helpful to me personally.
Anna
iOS user
Best app on earth! no words because it’s too good
Thomas R
iOS user
Just amazing. Let's me revise 10x better, this app is a quick 10/10. I highly recommend it to anyone. I can watch and search for notes. I can save them in the subject folder. I can revise it any time when I come back. If you haven't tried this app, you're really missing out.
Basil
Android user
This app has made me feel so much more confident in my exam prep, not only through boosting my own self confidence through the features that allow you to connect with others and feel less alone, but also through the way the app itself is centred around making you feel better. It is easy to navigate, fun to use, and helpful to anyone struggling in absolutely any way.
David K
iOS user
The app's just great! All I have to do is enter the topic in the search bar and I get the response real fast. I don't have to watch 10 YouTube videos to understand something, so I'm saving my time. Highly recommended!
Sudenaz Ocak
Android user
In school I was really bad at maths but thanks to the app, I am doing better now. I am so grateful that you made the app.
Greenlight Bonnie
Android user
very reliable app to help and grow your ideas of Maths, English and other related topics in your works. please use this app if your struggling in areas, this app is key for that. wish I'd of done a review before. and it's also free so don't worry about that.
Rohan U
Android user
I know a lot of apps use fake accounts to boost their reviews but this app deserves it all. Originally I was getting 4 in my English exams and this time I got a grade 7. I didn’t even know about this app three days until the exam and it has helped A LOT. Please actually trust me and use it as I’m sure you too will see developments.
Xander S
iOS user
THE QUIZES AND FLASHCARDS ARE SO USEFUL AND I LOVE THE SCHOOLGPT. IT ALSO IS LITREALLY LIKE CHATGPT BUT SMARTER!! HELPED ME WITH MY MASCARA PROBLEMS TOO!! AS WELL AS MY REAL SUBJECTS ! DUHHH 😍😁😲🤑💗✨🎀😮
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