Publisher's Synopsis
The Edexcel GCSE History B: Schools History Project - Medicine (1A) and Surgery (3A) Student Book, revised for the 2013 specification, helps students develop key historical skills, understanding and knowledge.
- Fully updated to thoroughly cover all the content in the revised 2013 specification for Unit 1A and Unit 3A.
- Contemporary design appeals to students of all abilities.
- Tiered activities allow students to work and progress at a pace entirely individual to them.
- Source skills are specifically targeted, with information about how real historians use sources.
- Examzone sections at the end of each unit include graded sample exam answers with commentary and a dedicated section for classroom based revision. All materials have been updated to match the revised assessments for first examination in 2015.
- Examzone features throughout the book highlight common pitfalls and misconceptions and provide structured exam question practice.
Contents Listing
Unit 1A: Medicine and public health in Britain c50AD to the present day
- Medicine and public health in Britain c50AD-c1350
- Medicine and public health in Britain c1350-c1750
- Medicine and public health in Britain c1750-c1900
- Medicine and public health in Britain c1900 to the present day
Unit 3A: The transformation of surgery c1845-c1918
- Anaesthetics
- Infection
- Blood loss
- Factors infuencing these developments
- Examzone
