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Medicine Through Time

By Period:

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Medieval Medicine

The Black Death

Islamic Medicine

Chinese Medicine

Renaissance Medicine

Fight against Infectious Disease

Public Health in the Industrial Revolution

Development of Nursing

The Wefare State

The NHS

DNA

By Theme / Factor:

Surgery

War

Science and Technology

Chance

Religion

Public Health

Women in Medicine

Continuity and Change

Chronology

Revision Activities

Interactive Diagram - What caused Public Health to be so poor during the Industrial Revolution?

Interactive Diagram - What pressure was put on the Government to improve Public Health?

External Links

Why did so many people die of disease in Early Victorian Britain?

How much of a problem were diseases?
How good were Hospitals, Doctors, and Nurses?
What was hygiene like?
How much did people know about disease?

How and why did health improve?

What did the Government do?
Who or what forced them?
How much did medical knowledge improve?
How much did public health improve?

How successful were the educational reforms?

What arguments were there over education?
How popular were the new laws?
How did the laws change schools?
How successful were the changes?

How well were workers treated in Early Victorian Britain?

How dangerous were the coalmines?
How bad were conditions in the factories?
Which job was the worst?
How well were child workers treated?

How far did conditions at work begin to improve?

To what extent did conditions improve?
Did women win more rights?

How much did the treatment of children improve?
Did the Government do enough to help workers?

How bad were living conditions for the working classes?

How healthy were houses in the cities?
How healthy were towns and cities?
Were conditions in the countryside any better?
Did anyone try to improve the situation?

How much, and why, did living conditions change?

What did individuals do to help?
Did governments do enough to improve conditions?
How much did the condition of towns and cities improve?
How far did conditions in the countryside improve?

 

 

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Recommended Resources

Medicinethroughtime.co.uk - new site. Including Blog and use of twitter for free text / IM revision tips.

   

 

SchoolsHistory.org.uk highly recommends these sites:

gcsehistory.org.uk - new site aiming to provide an accessible narrative for GCSE History pupils.
Schoolhistory.co.uk - fantastic range of interactive games, revision materials and links.
ActiveHistory.co.uk - outstanding use of ICT to engage pupils.
Thinkinghistory.co.uk - a brilliant range of learning activities from Ian Dawson
JohnDClare.net - simply the best for Modern World GCSE students
History.org.uk - resources and CPD materials from the Historical Association.
Historyboxes.com - make your lessons 'real' with artefacts and living history provided by experts
Schoolshistory.com - same author as this site, just put together in a slightly different way!
Medicinethroughtime.co.uk - all new resources for teachers and pupils of the SHP Medicine course
Crimeandpunishmentthroughtime.co.uk - A new site providing resources for teachers and pupils of the Crime and Punishment unit