Health & the People AQA History NEW 9-1 Specification Revision Notes + EXEMPLAR Q4 FACTOR ESSAY

This resource consists of a model/exemplar essay answering Q4 of the AQA Health and the People paper with the question stem:
Has X been the main factor in the development of Y in Britain since the medieval times? (16 + 4SPaG)

This resource also includes revision notes on the following:

• Medicine stands still (Medieval Medicine, Medical progress and Public health in the Middle Ages)
• The beginnings of change (The impact of the Renaissance on Britain, Dealing with disease, Prevention of disease)
• A revolution in medicine (Germ Theory, A revolution in surgery, Improvements in public health)
• Modern medicine ( Modern treatment of disease, The impact of war and technology on surgery, Modern public health)

The exemplar essay covers the following factors:
 Religion and superstition
 War
 Role of the Individual
 Government
 Science and Technology
 Chance