Medicine Through TimeExam Tips

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Part of The Great PlagueGCSE History

This exam tips covers Exam Tips 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 9 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 9 of 10

Practice

8 questions

Recall

5 flashcards

💡 Exam Tips

🎯 Question Types for This Topic:

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📈 How to Move Up Levels:

  • Level 2: States facts without explanation
  • Level 3: Explains with evidence and causal language
  • Level 4: Links factors, sustains argument, makes judgement

⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid:

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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

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

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