Study medical progress, including Christianity's contribution to medical progress and treatment, hospitals, Islamic medicine and surgery, and medieval surgery ideas and techniques.

Historical judgement: Part one: Medicine stands still in AA Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day (Paper 2 Section A: Thematic studies) provides the direct anchor for this learning objective. Students focus on Study medical progress, including Christianity's contribution to medical progress and treatment, hospitals, Islamic medicine and surgery, and medieval surgery ideas and techniques. The explanation should use the subtopic wording, the relevant period, named events or individuals where appropriate, and precise historical evidence. It should then separate cause from consequence, change from continuity, and significance from importance while keeping sources, interpretations, evidence and opinion distinct.