Practice mocks Flashcards
1
Q
Name two features of the support trench system.
A
- -> It was 200-500m back from the frontline
- -> Used for storage
- -> Much safer
- -> Used to retreat too
2
Q
Explain ONE way in which people’s reactions to the plague in Britain were similar in the 14th and 17th centuries.
A
God causing the plague
1348: Flagellents
1665: Red crosses
3
Q
Reasons why there was rapid change in the treatment of illness in Britain in the 20th century.
A
- Magic bullets
- Penicillin
- NHS
- WW1/2
- Government
- Technology
4
Q
Reasons why there were little improvements in medicine during the renaissance period
A
The church was still relevant and in charge of education
The four humours
Blood letting
5
Q
Things that did make improvements in medicine in the renaissance
A
The work of William Harvey
Vesalius