Summary Medicine Through Time Revision (Updated)

Paper 1 – Medicine Through Time, c.1250-present




Paper 1
British Thematic Study:




Medicine Through
Time
c.1250-present




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Medicine Through Time – Revision Checklist



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4 Medicine in the Middle Ages, c.1250-1500   
Ideas about the causes of disease
5 Religious explanations; the role of astrology; miasma; Hippocrates,
Galen and the Four Humours
Why did Hippocrates and Galen have such a big influence?
6 The role of the Church; the importance of book learning; the lack of
alternatives
Ideas about the treatment of disease
7 Religious and supernatural treatments; humoural treatments; remedies;
hospitals and the home; the roles of medics
Ideas about the prevention of disease
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Religious preventions; advice on health and lifestyle; purifying the air

Case study: The Black Death, 1348
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Causes, treatments and prevention


11 Topic Test – Theme 1: Medicine in the Middle Ages


14 Medicine in the Renaissance Era, c.1500-1700   
Ideas about the causes of disease
15 Religious explanations and the role of the Church; miasma; the four
Humours; new ideas and the role of Thomas Sydenham
Why were new ideas able to be shared more easily?
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The printing press and the role of the Royal Society
Ideas about the treatment of disease
17 Transference; herbal remedies and the New World; chemical cures;
hospitals and pest houses; the roles of medics
Important individuals
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Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey

Ideas about the prevention of disease
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Lifestyle advice; purifying the air; the role of the government

Case study: The Great Plague, 1665
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Causes, treatments and preventions


22 Topic Test – Theme 2: Medicine in the Renaissance




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25 Medicine in the 18th and 19th Centuries, c.1700-1900   
Ideas about the causes of disease
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Spontaneous generation; Pasteur, Koch and germ theory; miasma
Ideas about the treatment of disease
28 Changes to hospitals and the role of Florence Nightingale; Simpson,
Lister and improvements in surgery; herbal and patent remedies
Ideas about the prevention of disease
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Jenner and vaccination; the role of the government

Case study: Cholera in London, 1854
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The role and impact of John Snow
Factors affecting progress
35 Individuals; the role of the government; attitudes in society; science and
technology

36 Topic Test – Theme 3: Medicine in the 18th and 19th Centuries


39 Modern Medicine, c.1900-present   
Ideas about the causes of disease
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Genetics and DNA; lifestyle and health factors; modern diagnosis
Ideas about the treatment of disease
42 Magic bullets; antibiotics and the discovery of penicillin; modern drugs;
improvements in surgery; the impact of the NHS
Ideas about the prevention of disease
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Mass vaccinations; government legislation; lifestyle campaigns

Case study: Fighting Lung Cancer in the 21st Century
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Diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Factors affecting progress
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Technology; science; attitudes in society; government; individuals; war


49 Topic Test – Theme 4: Modern Medicine


52 Key individuals




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Theme 1:

Medicine in the Middle Ages,
c.1250-1500




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