Medicine Through TimeCausation

Why Did This Happen?

Part of The Great Plague — GCSE History

This causation covers Why Did This Happen? 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 5 of 10 in this topic. Use this causation to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

Topic position

Section 5 of 10

Practice

8 questions

Recall

5 flashcards

⛓️ Why Did This Happen?

TODO: Add cause-chain showing how events connect.

Cause 1: TODO

Cause 2: TODO

Result: TODO

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Exam Technique: Continuity vs Change Key Terms Setting the Scene Comparing 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

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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Exam Technique: Continuity vs Change

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