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This lesson looks at the influence of religion and the supernatural on people’s explanations for the cause of illness and disease in the Medieval period.

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The 17 slide fully resourced lesson contains activities, tasks, practice exam questions, printable resources and all background knowledge:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Warm Up - Which of the factors do you think best explains Medieval beliefs about the cause of disease?
• Slide 3: Starter Source Analysis 1 - Students given an illustration from a Medieval manuscript to infer information from about Medieval beliefs about medicine. Prompt questions provided.
• Slide 4: Starter Source Analysis 2 - A further manuscript illustration with prompt questions for all abilities.
• Slide 5: Starter - Students presented with 7 statements to complete about what they think life in Medieval England was like. Challenge question included.
• Slide 6: Background information about life in Medieval England and the influence of the Church.
• Slide 7-8: Task - Students provided with an illustrated note making worksheet about religious and supernatural beliefs about the causes of disease. Printable resource included.
• Slide 9: Challenge questions
• Slide 10-11: Learning Review - A printable 20 question quiz which covers knowledge from the lesson. All answers provided.
• Slide 12: EXAM FOCUS - Two examples of the similarity and difference questions with suggested sentence starters.
• Slide 13: EXAM FOCUS - An example of a 12 mark ‘Explain why’ question based on religious and supernatural beliefs about the cause of disease.
• Slide 14: An example of a 16 mark ‘How far do you agree’ question.
• Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet/knowledge organiser
• Slide 16: A slide covering all the factors which influenced continuity and change in medicine.
• Slide 17: More from RA Resources.

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