KS4 HISTORY HOMEWORK GRID
Y10 – Medicine Through Time
Pre-historic to Medieval medicine
Each week your teacher will set you one of the tasks below. You may at any point during the course of the
term complete the challenge or Exam and assessment tasks/ questions
Focus
Homework Tasks
Current
Learning
1. Create a Horrible Histories page that corrects 10 myths from Pre-historic times.
2. Create a Lonely Planet guide to Ancient Egypt to help visitors learn what to expect if
they visit. Include language, a map of the country and it’s empire , population size,
industry, key characters, time period, interactions with other countries and any other
relevant information.
3. Create a Lonely Planet guide to Ancient Greece to help visitors learn what to expect
if they visit. Include language, a map of the country and it’s empire , population size,
industry, key characters, time period, interactions with other countries and any other
relevant information.
4. Create a Lonely Planet guide to Ancient Rome to help visitors learn what to expect if
they visit. Include language, a map of the country and it’s empire, population size,
industry, key characters, time period, interactions with other countries and any other
relevant information.
1. Produce a revision sheet for Pre-historic medicine. Include health problems,
treatments and health experts from the time.
2. Revise SPAG – write down the rules of punctuation and grammar – you might want
to find grammatical errors in real life contexts!
3. Produce a revision sheet for Greek medicine. Include health problems, treatments
and health experts from the time.
4. Create a NHS guide to Greek medicine to help visitors learn what to do if they fall ill.
Include health problems faced, treatments, key individuals, places to go for treatment
and any other interesting information.
5. Produce a revision sheet for Roman medicine. Include health problems, treatments
and health experts from the time.
1. Briefly describe the impact of religion on Ancient Greek medicine. [5]
2. Briefly describe Hippocrates clinical method of observation. [5]
3. Briefly describe the medical treatments used by prehistoric people. [5]
4. Explain how factors outside of medicine helped the Ancient Egyptians make
progress. [7]
5. Explain why religious beliefs were used to explain and treat illness in the Middle
Ages. [7]
6. Explain why the Theory of the Four Humours is important in the history of
medicine. [7]
7. ‘The Romans had a greater impact on medicine than the Greeks’. How far do you
agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
8. ‘The clinical method of observation was the most important development in
medicine made by the Ancient Greeks’. How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer. [8]
Revision
Exam and
Assessment
tasks
KS4 HISTORY HOMEWORK GRID
Year 10 – Medicine Through Time
Medieval-Renaissance
Each week your teacher will set you one of the tasks below. You may at any point during the course of the
term complete the challenge or Exam and assessment tasks/ questio
Focus
Homework Tasks
Current
Learning
1. Create a Horrible Histories page that corrects 10 myths from Medieval times.
2. Create a Lonely Planet guide to Medieval Britain to help visitors learn what to expect
if they visit. Include language, a map of the country and it’s empire , population size,
industry, key characters, time period, interactions with other countries and any other
relevant information.
3. Create a Horrible Histories page that corrects 10 myths from Renaissance times.
4. Create a Lonely Planet guide to Renaissance Britain to help visitors learn what to
expect if they visit. Include language, a map of the country and its empire, population
size, industry, key characters, time period, interactions with other countries and any
other relevant information.
1. Produce a revision sheet for Medieval medicine. Include health problems, treatments
and health experts from the time.
2. Revise SPAG – write down the rules of punctuation and grammar – you might want
to find grammatical errors in real life contexts!
3. Produce a revision sheet for Renaissance medicine. Include health problems,
treatments and health experts from the time.
4. Create a NHS guide to medicine to help visitors learn what to do if they fall ill.
Include health problems faced, treatments, key individuals, places to go for treatment
and any other interesting information.
Revision
Exam and
Assessment
tasks
1. Briefly describe the discoverie made by Harvey.. [5]
2. Briefly describe one example of chance helping medical development. [5]
3. How did people in the Middle Ages explain the Black Death. Explain your answer
[7]
4. Explain why Pare was able to make advances in surgery. [7]
5. Explain why the Theory of the Four Humours is important in the history of
medicine. [7]
6. ‘Vesalius was more important than Harvey in the history of medicine’. How far do
you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [8]
7. Who was more important in the History of medicine, Vesalius or Hippocrates?
Explain your answer. [8]
8. Who was more important in the history of medicine, Galen or Vesalius? Explain
your answer. [8]