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Explain the importance of Black Death.

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

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Explain the importance of Black Death.

Answer

Factor paragraph: answer Explain the importance of Black Death. by focusing on Part one: Medicine stands still. Use the chronology of AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day, select named evidence connected to Study public health in the Middle Ages, including towns, monasteries and the Black Death in Britain with beliefs about causes, treatment and, and set out one factor, support it with precise evidence, then explain its consequence for the period. End by answering the command word directly.

Explanation

This exam-style task requires a developed historical argument rather than a list of facts. Begin with the relevant period from Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies, then anchor the answer in Part one: Medicine stands still. The evidence should connect to Study public health in the Middle Ages, including towns, monasteries and the Black Death in Britain with beliefs about causes, treatment and and be explained through cause, consequence, change, continuity, significance or interpretation as appropriate. A strong final judgement shows why the selected evidence is more convincing than a vague or unsupported claim.

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Avoid confusing Black Death

A common mistake is to write about Black Death 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 Black Death is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.

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