Transcript Renaissance Medicine Exam Practice

Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Renaissance Medicine
Exam Practice
L.O. To examine the impact of
the discoveries of the
Renaissance on medicine.
Progress in medicine
during the Renaissance:
Evidence that medicine did
not improve during the
Renaissance:
Did medical knowledge
improve during the
Renaissance?
Evidence ...
Why did the discoveries of the Renaissance make little
practical difference to medical treatment in the
period c.1500 – c.1700? (12 marks)
Level 1: (1-4 marks)
Student may provide generalised answer with little supporting detail or
relevant details on a very limited aspect of the question.
Level 2: (5-8 marks)
Student may provide details of the work of Vesalius or Harvey, or explain
the importance of technological advances such as the printing press
or microscope, or may explain why treatment continued to be based
on Galen’s ideas.
Level 3: (9-12 marks)
Student shows the nature of Renaissance discoveries had little direct
impact on medical treatment or that training continued to be based
on the works of Galen and was unaffected by new discoveries.