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Exam Technique: Continuity vs Change

Part of The Great Plague — GCSE History

This exam focus covers Exam Technique: Continuity vs Change within The Great Plague for GCSE History. Revise The Great Plague in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 5 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still be a useful differentiator on mixed-topic papers. It is section 4 of 10 in this topic. Treat this as a marking guide for what examiners are looking for, not just a fact list.

Topic position

Section 4 of 10

Practice

8 questions

Recall

5 flashcards

📝 Exam Technique: Continuity vs Change

For comparison questions: The Great Plague shows CONTINUITY in medical ideas but CHANGE in government response.

  • Continuity: Same causes believed (miasma), same treatments used (bleeding), same religious responses (prayer)
  • Change: More organised government action, record-keeping, attempts at public health measures
  • Significance: Government role in public health was growing — a trend that would accelerate in 19th century

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    Government Measures 1665Why Did This Happen?Setting the SceneComparing Black Death (1348) and Great Plague (1665)

    Practice Questions for The Great Plague

    Approximately how many people died in the Great Plague in London in 1665?

    • A. 10,000
    • B. 100,000
    • C. 500,000
    • D. 2 million
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    What were Bills of Mortality introduced during the Great Plague of 1665?

    • A. Laws banning public gatherings
    • B. Fines imposed on households that broke quarantine
    • C. Weekly published counts of deaths from plague
    • D. Orders to kill dogs and cats in infected areas
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    Quick Recall Flashcards

    How many died in the Great Plague?
    Approximately 100,000 in London (15-20% of the city's population)
    What were Bills of Mortality?
    Weekly death counts published by the government — first systematic disease tracking

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