The discoveries of the Renaissance made little practical difference to medical treatment between 1500-1700 for three main reasons: 1) the traditional Galenic system of medicine was still dominant and resisted new ideas, 2) there was lack of an empirical scientific approach needed to apply new anatomical knowledge to treatments, and 3) social and economic factors prevented the widespread adoption of new medical practices.
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1. Causation B
Why did the discoveries of the Renaissance make little practical difference to
medical treatment in the period c.1500-c.1700?(12)
Level 1 1-4 marks Simple statements with some relevant knowledge. .
Level 2 5-8 marks Developed statements mostly supported by relevant and accurate material but
explaining implicitly (identifying reasons which meant the discoveries made little
difference to treatments and giving relevant details, but not explicitly explaining
why this made no difference to treatments).
Level 3 9-12 marks Explanatory answer, range of causes covered, sense of grouping ideas into clear
‘causes’. Brief conclusion explains which reason was most important or how two
factors had to work together to make this happen.
Remember, for a L3 answer you need to create high quality explanatory paragraphs. These contain:
A clear opening sentence which answers the question directly
Precise examples to show a thorough knowledge of the historical period
A meaty explanation which really gets to the heart of the question
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