Health and the People

 a) Give one example of what medieval people thought caused the Black Death.
(b) Name one response of the government to the gin craze in the period 1660-1751.
(c) Name one individual who had a positive impact on public health in the nineteenth century 

a) Give one example of the way in which medieval people reacted to the Black Death.
b) Name one way in which people in towns obtained their water during the period 1500–1750.
c) Name one of the ‘big killer’ diseases in the period 1750–1900. 

a) Name one way people in towns obtained water in the period 1250-1500.
b) Give one example of what people in the first half of the nineteenth century believed caused cholera.
c) Give one example of how people responded to Spanish Flu 1918-1919 

a) Give one example of an approach to public health in monasteries during the period 1250–1500.
b) Name one way in which people in towns dealt with the waste they produced in the period 1500–1750.
c) Name one individual whose work led to government action to improve the people’s health in the twentieth century. 

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses people’s lifestyles since 1900. Support your summary with examples. 

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses people’s lives in Britain in the period 1750-1900. Support your summary with examples.

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses people’s living conditions in the Middle Ages. Support your summary with examples. 

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic since 1980. Support your summary with examples.

Why did people’s attempts to stop the spread of plague in the period 1500–1750 have limited impact? Support your answer with examples. 

Why did living conditions in medieval towns have such an important impact on people’s health? Explain your answer.

Why were the authorities slow in reforming public health in Industrial Britain? Explain your answer. 

Why were there attempts to improve public health in towns in the nineteenth century (1800–1900)? Support your answer with examples. 

How far do you agree that living conditions in towns during the Early Modern period (1500-1750) were no better than during the Middle Ages? Give reasons for your answer.

How far do you agree that the most important changes in public health in Britain took place in the twentieth century? Give reasons for your answer. 

‘New technology has been the most important factor in improvements to public health in Britain’. How far do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer. 

How far do you agree that the problems of public health were the same in both the Early Modern Period (1500–1700) and the twentieth century (1900–2000)? Give reasons for your answer.