AQA Health and the People / Mega Bundle / 1. Causes

A fully resourced and carefully sequenced thematic unit for the AQA GCSE History course: Britain: Health and the People c.1000–present. This bundle focuses on the changing understanding of the causes of illness and disease from the Medieval period to the modern era. Lessons are designed to build chronological understanding while constantly revisiting key themes such as religion, science, technology, individuals, and government. The unit includes: Fully editable PowerPoints Retrieval practice and glossary tasks Source analysis and interpretation practice GCSE-style exam skills Literacy scaffolds and challenge tasks Knowledge organisers and booklet activities Stretch and challenge opportunities throughout Students explore: Medieval beliefs including the Four Humours, miasma and religion Islamic medicine and preservation of knowledge The Black Death and Great Plague Renaissance anatomy and scientific enquiry Industrial Britain and urban disease Germ Theory and scientific breakthroughs DNA, genetics and lifestyle diseases in modern medicine Ideal for: GCSE AQA History KS4 thematic teaching Mixed ability classes Retrieval and exam-focused lessons Perfect as a complete half-term unit or revision resource.