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What fits the chronology of Black Death?

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

Question

  1. A. Black Death belongs in the chronology of c1000 to the present day.
  2. B. A judgement with no supporting evidence.
  3. C. A point that confuses change with continuity.
  4. D. A description from a different route.

Answer

Significance check: Black Death belongs in the chronology of c1000 to the present day. 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 scale, duration, importance, consequence, affected group, legacy; do not choose a distractor simply because it sounds historical.

Explanation

The correct option is Black Death belongs in the chronology. This MCQ is about What fits the chronology of 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 judgement with no supporting evidence.; 2) A point that confuses change with continuity.; 3) A description from a different route.. To decide between them, students should judge, prioritise, explain, substantiate 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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