Question 1
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Which answer uses evidence about Black Death?
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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
- A. Black Death is supported by evidence from Part one: Medicine stands still.
- B. A statement that treats interpretation as a source.
- C. A vague point with no event or individual.
- D. A claim outside c1000 to the present day.
Answer
Interpretation check: Black Death 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 public health in the Middle Ages, including towns, monasteries and the Black Death in Britain with beliefs about causes, treatment and. 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 Black Death is supported by evidence. This MCQ is about Which answer uses evidence about Black Death, 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 public health in the Middle Ages, including towns, monasteries and the Black Death in Britain with beliefs about causes, treatment and. 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 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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