Unit Award Scheme

116990 THE MEDICAL RENAISSANCE c1500 TO c1700

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
shown knowledge of
1	the extent of continuity in the explanations of the cause of disease and illness, eg miasma	Student completed work
2	at least two different ideas about the causes of disease, eg animalcules	Student completed work
3	the work of Thomas Sydenham in improving diagnosis	Student completed work
4	the work of Andreas Vesalius in improving knowledge of the human anatomy	Student completed work
5	the influence of the printing press and the work of the Royal Society on the transmission of ideas	Student completed work
6	at least one approach to prevention and treatment that changed between 1500 and 1700	Student completed work
7	at least one approach to prevention and treatment that stayed the same between 1500 and 1700	Student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
8	write briefly about William Harvey and the discovery of the circulation of the blood	Student completed work
9	write briefly about the Great Plague of 1665, including what people believed caused the plague and how they treated and prevented its spread.	Student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 19 April 2022Level - Level One