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Which answer uses evidence about medieval medicine?

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MCQ

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practice

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Topic

AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day

Question

  1. A. medieval medicine is supported by evidence from Part one: Medicine stands still.
  2. B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
  3. C. A vague point with no event or individual.
  4. D. A claim outside c1000 to the present day.

Answer

Interpretation check: medieval medicine is supported by evidence from Part one: Medicine stands still. is the best answer. It fits Part one: Medicine stands still within AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day and directly supports Study medieval medicine, including natural and supernatural approaches, Hippocratic and Galenic methods and treatments, the medieval doctor, training and beliefs about causes. Check this by using viewpoint, interpretation, source material, judgement, context, reliability; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is medieval medicine is supported by evidence. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about medieval medicine, not just general recall. The correct option works because it matches the period context of Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies and uses the same evidence base as Study medieval medicine, including natural and supernatural approaches, Hippocratic and Galenic methods and treatments, the medieval doctor, training and beliefs about causes. The rejected options are weaker: 1) A statement that treats interpretation as a source.; 2) A vague point with no event or individual.; 3) A claim outside c1000 to the present day.. To decide between them, students should compare, evaluate, qualify, infer the option against chronology, evidence and the learning objective, then keep evidence separate from opinion and interpretation.

Common mistake

Avoid confusing medieval medicine

A common mistake is to write about medieval medicine as a general opinion, or to mix up cause, consequence, change and continuity in c1000 to the present day.

Anchor the answer to Part one: Medicine stands still, use precise evidence, and state whether medieval medicine is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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