Overview and the Exam

Question 1

Between what years was the Ancient Rome and Early Medieval period?

Answer 1

50AD - 1350

Question 2

Between what years was the Late Medieval and Renaissance period?

Answer 2

1350 - 1750

Question 3

Between what years was the Industrial period?

Answer 3

1750 - 1900

Question 4

Between what years was the Modern period?

Answer 4

1900 - present day

Question 5

What are the seven factors that have helped/hindered the development of medicine?

Answer 5

War
Individuals
Government
Communication
Science and Technology
Chance
Religion

Question 6

Question 1 in the exam?

Answer 6

Comparing two sources
8 marks - 12 minutes
- identify the theme
- infer the differences and evidence (2-3)
- use own knowledge to explain nature/extent of the change

Question 7

Question 2 in the exam?

Answer 7

Describe 1 out of 2 options (e.g individuals/themes/times)
6 marks - 9 minutes
Give specific detail - dates/statistics/numbers/specifics

Question 8

Question 3 in the exam?

Answer 8

Usefulness question
8 marks - 12 minutes
- C (what is and isn’t shown) and NOP
- explain why that makes it more/less useful

Question 9

Question 4/5 in the exam?

Answer 9

Analysing reasons for change or extent/speed of change
12 marks - 18 minutes
- read question - dates/people/theme
- read bullet points to springboard
- 3 paragraphs
- describe each point (L2) and explain why answers question (L3)
- conclusion - identify factor or combination of factors that have the most significance

Question 10

Question 6/7 in the exam?

Answer 10

Comparison of factors/events/turning points or extent of continuity/change and judgement throughout
16 marks - 24 minutes
- read question - theme/dates/people
- read bullet points to springboard
- 3 paragraphs
- describe each point (L2), explain why answers question (L3) and weigh up the question throughout (L4)
- conclusion - answer question and make final judgement - most significant factor/event/turning point or how much continuity/change

Question 11

What is the most important turning point for medical training and the key factors that allowed it to happen?

Answer 11

Vesalius

KF: Individual genius, Communication (printing press), Religion (church giving permission for dissection)

Question 12

What is the most important turning point for care of the sick and the key factors that allowed it to happen?

Answer 12

Florence Nightingale
KF: Individual genius, War (Crimean War), Communication (promoted her ideas), Government (encouraged her and allowed her to make changes)

Question 13

What is the most important turning point for cause of disease and the key factors that allowed it to happen?

Answer 13

Louis Pasteur
KF: Individual genius, Science and technology (used many experiments to prove), Communication (presented ideas across Europe), Government (funded his research)

Question 14

What is the most important turning point for prevention of disease and the key factors that allowed it to happen?

Answer 14

Edward Jenner
KF: Individual genius, Government (made vaccine compulsory after 1860s), Science and tech (tested his theory), Communication (funded the publishing of his findings himself)

Question 15

What were the two most important turning points for treatment of disease and the key factors that allowed them to happen? (plus an extra aside from Lucy)

Answer 15

Magic bullets (BED)
KF: Teamwork and communication (used Koch's work and the work of each other), Government (funded research), Science and technology (repeated research performed on drug)

Penicillin (Fleming and Florey and Chain)
KF: Government (funding), War (created need), Communication (Fleming published his findings), Science and Technology (freeze drying), Chance (by luck mould landed on the dish)

(Lucy, as an aside: I would also say NHS for the distributing of the treatment - no point in having treatment if it can’t be used for everyone. KF: Government, War (expected after WWII), and maybe even individual genius with Bevan)