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Medicine Through Time - An Overview
Medicine Through Time - An Overview
The MTT course is a Development Study it traces the development of one theme over time It is the most important aspect of your GCSE as it appears on both Paper 1 AND Paper 2 As well as studying the in-depth information about different parts of the course, its a really good idea to have an overview as well
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EGYPT
ANCIENT ROME
THE RENAISSANCE
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THE C20TH
THE FACTORS!
It is REALLY important to:
RELIGION
GOVERNMENT
CHANCE
Be able to show which Factors were most important in Medicine and Health during which time periods
Be able to give EXAMPLES to show how each of the factors has led to progression (or in some cases, regression) in Medicine and Health
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It is also really important to know what people thought illness and disease was caused by in each of the time periods AND what they did to cure it So lets Imagine youre a Germ
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The best candidates will show confidence in their understanding of how types have treatment have developed over time For example how, why, and when has Public Health or Surgery developed? Are there any links to the Factors here?
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Turning Points
An understanding that the history of MTT has seen a number of key Turning Points is crucial What are these turning points?
1861 Germ Theory? Hippocrates 4 Humour Theory? Discovery of Anaesthetics? The work of Pare? The drawings of Vesalius?
Individuals
Finally it is also very important as part of your overview to know who was important in the development of MTT, when and why