“Prepare for Glory!”
SHP History Suggested Revision Programme
For those of you who want to guarantee your target grade or even reach beyond
it, I have planned the revision programme below which I would like you to carry
out in sessions of 30 – 45 minutes.
The sources of information you should use in History are your exercise books,
revision guides, Timelines TV, Youtube and our FROG VLE. School textbooks may
also be borrowed over Easter and the summer half term. In your revision and
answers focus on detailed explanation, i.e. not just what happened, but why did
things happen, why that person, why at that time, why did it have results, why
was it important etc.
Revision Programme : February to Easter
Week Beginning
Revision Topic
Half Term
Aim for 8 - 12 hours revision across your exam subjects. Complete summary charts or leaflets. Plan or
write answers to past exam questions.
22nd February
The beliefs and way of life of the Indians : make some file card notes or a detailed mind map. Make
mind maps or summary diagrams of the Stone Age, Egyptians, and Greeks.
29th February
The Mountain Men, the first pioneers and the miners : make some file card notes or a detailed mind map.
Make mind maps of the Romans, Middle Ages, and Renaissance.
7th March
The Mormons : make summary chart or leaflet. Make mind maps of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
14th March
The medical ideas of the 20th Century : make summary chart or diagram. The Homesteaders and
cattlemen : make some file card notes or a detailed mind map.
21st March
The Struggle for the Plains : make some file card notes or a detailed mind map.
Easter
Aim for 16 - 25 hours revision across your exam subjects. Complete summary charts or leaflets. Plan
or write answers to past exam questions. Try memory exercises and tests.
Date
Mon 11th April
Tues 12th April
Wed 13th April
Thurs 14th April
Weekend
Mon 18th April
Tues 19th April
Wed 20th April
Thurs 21st April
Weekend
Mon 25th April
Tues 26th April
Topic. Prepare notes or diagrams or practice answers on :
Was Egyptian medicine more religious than scientific? Explain your answer. What did the plains Indians
do and believe ? Why did they do and believe these things ?
Why was it the Greeks who invented the 4 Humours theory ? How did the mountain men help people to
go west ? Explain how and where whites settled the West 1840 – 1890.
How good was the Roman public health system ? Why did they build it ? Why did it not last? What did
the Greeks and Romans believe about Asclepius and Salus ? When were the gold rushes and how
successful were the amateur and professional miners ?
Why did the Black Death kill so many people ? What ideas did doctors have about its cause and cure?
Who made the greatest contribution to the Mormons – Joseph Smith or Brigham Young? Explain in
detail what both men did.
Why were Renaissance people more ready to accept new ideas ? What discoveries were made ? How
and why did the cattle industry develop and change ? Explain the drives, the open range, the cow towns
and the end of the open range.
What did Vesalius do to make his book a success? why was it important ? Who was the most important
medical figure in the Renaissance – Vesalius, Pare or Harvey ? How and why did surgery change across
time ? Why did Homesteaders move on to the plains, what problems did they face and how were they
solved?
Why did Pare stop using cautery ? What methods did he use ? Why is he important ?
How did Harvey discover the circulation of the blood ? How important was it at the time and later in the
C19 and C20 ? What law and order problems were there and what solutions were tried ? Who were the
most famous outlaws and where and why were the law and order trouble spots ?
Why was it Jenner who discovered smallpox vaccination ? Why was it opposed ? What happened in the
Johnson County War, mining and cattle towns, and with the Indians ?
How did Pasteur and Koch develop the germ theory ? Who did the most towards it ? How did the
railroad change the West ?
What factors helped Pasteur to develop 3 vaccinations ? How and why were Salvarsan 606 and the
Sulphonamides developed ? Why did the whites win the struggle for the plains ?
Who did most to develop penicillin – Fleming, Florey or Chain ? What did each do ? Explain in detail
how and why white attitudes to the Plains Indians changed. Explain in detail how the Indians old way of
life was destroyed.
Why did public health deteriorate in the Industrial Revolution ? How was cholera explained and dealt
with 1831 – 1880? List everything that was happening in each decade of the American West 1840 –
1890 ?
Wed 27th April
Thurs 28th April
Weekend
Mon 2nd May
Tues 3rd May
Wed 4th May
Thurs 5th May
Weekend
Mon 9th May
Tues 10h May
Wed 11th May
Thurs 12th May
Weekend
Mon 16th May
Tues 17th May
Wed 18th May
Thurs 19th May
Weekend
Mon 23rd May
Tues 24th May
Wed 25th May
Thurs 26th May
Half Term
Monday 6th June
Tuesday 7th June
Wed 8th June
Thursday 9th June
Weekend
Mon 13th June
Tues 14th June
Explain how ideas about cause and cure changed over time. Look over past papers and think
through/plan some answers. Which was the most important decade 1840 – 1890 and why?
How and why did public Health change from the Romans until the late C19 ? Why was the 1875 Public
Health Act passed ? What other changes improved public health at the end of the C19 ? Look over past
papers and think through/plan some answers. Who were the most successful – the Mormons or the
Miners?
Look over past Medicine and American West papers and think through/plan some answers.
What measures were taken to tackle poverty and ill health 1876 – 1914?
Who were the most successful – the Cattlemen or the Homesteaders?
What events led to the setting up of the National health Service in 1946? Explain why the Donner Party
met with disaster.
Why was there opposition to the setting up of the NHS and how was it overcome? Who were the most
successful at living on the plains – the Indians or the Homesteaders?
What problems faced surgery in 1800 and how were they overcome in the 19 th Century? Explain the
factors which caused the destruction of the Indian way of life.
Write an answer to a medicine essay question and an American West essay question.
Why were anaesthetics not developed until the mid 19th century? Which one was the most effective?
What was life like for the Indians on the reservations? Why did some Indians try to escape the
reservations before 1880?
Why was 1840 – 1870 the “black period of surgery” and how was it ended? Why did The Ghost
Dancing begin? Explain what happened to the Ghost Dancers.
Why was Semmelweiss a man ahead of his time? How did Lister’s work make surgery safe? What was
the Dawes Act and how did it affect the Indians?
Why was aseptic surgery introduced and how did it improve surgery? Explain the causes and events of
the Oklahoma Land Race.
Write an answer to a medicine essay question and an American West essay question.
When were blood transfusions introduced and how were they made safe? How did the Homesteaders
overcome their problems ?
Revise X rays, heart and brain surgery. Why did cattlemen and homesteaders come into conflict ? Why
and how did the cattle industry grow and decline ? How did the homesteaders overcome their problems
?
How popular were Quack doctors? Why were patent mdicines popular in the 19 th Century? Explain in
detail how and why were the Indians defeated by 1880 ?
How important have women been in medical care through time? The struggle for the plains and end of
the Indian way of life : make summary chart or leaflet.
Write an answer to a medicine essay question and an American West essay question.
Research Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
How important was the Church in medieval medicine? Research the life of Wyatt Earp.
What did the Arab World contribute to medieval medicine?Who were the famous Arab doctors and what
did they do? Research the lives of Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
The medical ideas of the 19th Century : make summary chart or mind map. Explain the causes, events
and results of the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek.
Practice Medicine and American West exam questions. Work on committing everything to memory.
Make lists, plans, spider diagrams, charts, file cards. Watch Timelines TV and BBC Bitesize on
Youtube.
Paper 1 Evening : Paper 2 question types and how to tackle them.
What were living conditions and health in the 19 th century? What did people think caused cholera?
How were public health problems dealt with 1830 – 1880?
Why was there opposition to reform and change?
What reforms were made 1848 – 1914?
How were poverty problems dealt with 1880 – 1914? Paper 2 question types and how to tackle them.
Paper 2 on “Public Health in Britain 1800 - 1914”.
Congratulations! You’ve done it!
“Prepare for Glory!”
History Easter and Half Term Revision Programme
For those of you who want to guarantee your target grade or even reach beyond
it, I have planned the revision programme below which I would like you to carry
out in sessions of 30 – 45 minutes.
The sources of information you should use in History are your exercise books,
revision guides, Timelines TV, Youtube and our FROG VLE. School textbooks may
also be borrowed over Easter and the summer half term. In your revision and
answers focus on detailed explanation, i.e. not just what happened, but why did
things happen, why that person, why at that time, why did it have results, why
was it important etc.
EASTER HOLIDAY
Tuesday 29th March
Wednesday 30th March
Thursday 31st March
Friday 1st April
Saturday 2nd April
Sunday 3rd April
Monday 4th April
Tuesday 5th April
Wednesday 6th April
Thursday 7th April
Research and answer the following Exam Questions:
Briefly describe the Theory of the Four Humours.(5) Explain why religious beliefs
were used to explain and treat illness in the Middle Ages.(7) Who was more
important in fighting disease in the nineteenth century, Pasteur or Koch? Explain
your answer.(8)
Research and briefly describe the career of Mary Seacole.(5) Explain the
contribution made to the development of hospitals and nursing by Florence
Nightingale.(7) 'The work of Fleming was the most important factor in the
development of penicillin.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your
answer.(8)
Briefly describe the conditions inside a homestead.(5) Explain why people moved to
the Plains to set up homesteads.(7) 'The introduction of wind pumps was the most
important reason why
homesteaders were able to make a success of their homesteads.'
How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe how the Egyptians tried to stay healthy.(5) Explain why the Greeks
were able to make so much progress in medicine.(7) 'The Romans are more
important than the Greeks in the history of medicine.’ How far do you agree with
this statement? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe the part played by monasteries in medieval medicine.(5) Explain
why Pare was able to make advances in medicine. (7) 'Vesalius is more important
the Harvey in the history of medicine.’ How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe the work of the vigilantes.(5) Explain why mining towns had so
many problems with law and order.(7) Who was to blame for the Johnson County
War, the cattlemen or the
homesteaders? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe how prehistoric people kept healthy and treated illness.(5) How did
people in the Middle Ages explain the Black Death?(7) Which was more important
in the history of medicine, the Roman public health system or public health
developments in the nineteenth century?(8)
Briefly describe one example of chance helping medical development.(5) Explain
how war has led to developments in medicine.(7) 'Governments have been more
important than individuals in bringing about developments in medicine.' How far
do you agree with this statement? (8)
Briefly describe how Joseph Smith started the Mormon movement.(5) Explain why
Joseph Smith was murdered in 1845.(7) 'The team work of the Mormons was the
most important reason why they made a success of their lives at Salt Lake.' How far
do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe the problems faced by surgeons in the eighteenth century.(5)
Explain why Harvey is important in the history of medicine.(7) 'The work of
Edward Jenner was the most important reason why vaccinations were developed in
the nineteenth century.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your
answer.(8)
Friday 8th April
Saturday 9th April
Sunday 10th April
Briefly describe Hippocrates’ clinical method of observation.(5) Explain how
factors outside medicine helped the Egyptians make progress in medicine.(7) Who
is more important in the history of medicine, Galen or Vesalius? Explain your
answer. (8)
Briefly describe the main features of the lives of the Plains Indians.(5) Explain why
the Plains Indians were able to win the Battle of the Little Big Horn.(7) 'The
slaughter of the buffalo by white Americans was the most important reason why the
Plains Indians and white Americans came into conflict.' How
far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe the work of Florence Nightingale.(5) Explain how the problem of
bleeding during surgery was overcome.(7) 'Simpson is more important than Lister
in the history of medicine.' How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your
answer.(8)
“Prepare for Glory!”
For those of you who want to guarantee your target grade or even reach
beyond it, I have planned the revision programme below which I would like
you to carry out in sessions of 30 – 45 minutes.
The sources of information you should use in History are your exercise books,
revision guides, Timelines TV, Youtube and our FROG VLE. School textbooks
may also be borrowed over Easter and the summer half term. In your revision
and answers focus on detailed explanation, i.e. not just what happened, but
why did things happen, why that person, why at that time, why did it have
results, why was it important etc.
SUMMER HALF TERM
Saturday 28th May
Sunday 29th May
Monday 30th May
Tuesday 31stth May
Wednesday 1st June
Research and answer the following Exam Questions:
Briefly describe the Roman public health system.(5) Explain why the
Theory of the Four Humours is important in the history of medicine.
(7) 'Which is more important in the history of medicine, the Roman
period or the Medical Renaissance?’ (8) Briefly describe the
conditions on the Plains.(5) Explain why many white Americans
thought the Plains Indians were savages?(7) Was the Battle of the
Little Big Horn really a victory for the Plains Indians? Explain your
answer. (8) Work on committing everything to memory. Make lists,
plans, spider diagrams, charts, file cards.
Briefly describe what happened at an Asclepion.(5) Explain why the
Greeks were able to make so much progress in medicine.(7) “The
Egyptians contributed more to the development of medicine than the
Romans”. How far do you agree with this view? Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe how the Plains Indians survived the harsh conditions of
the plains.(5) Explain why the US government wanted the Indians to live
on reservations.(7) “Custer was to blame for the defeat of the US army
at the Battle of the Little Big Horn”. How far do you agree? Explain your
answer. (8) Work on committing everything to memory. Make lists,
plans, spider diagrams, charts, file cards.
Briefly describe how chance helped Paré.(5) Explain why it was
possible to develop penicillin in the twentieth century.(7) Which is
more important in the history of medicine, religion or government?
(8) Briefly describe the problems faced by settlers on their journey
across the Plains.(5) Explain why law and order became a serious
problem in the West. (7) How far were the problems the Mormons
faced at Salt Lake worse than the problems they faced in the East?
Explain your answer.(8) Work on committing everything to memory.
Make lists, plans, spider diagrams, charts, file cards.
Briefly describe the main problems of public health in thearly 19 th
Century.(5) Explain why there was so much improvement in public
health in the second half of the 19th Century.(7) “The 1875 Public
Health Act was more important than the Liberal reforms of 190611.” How far do you agree with this statement. Explain your answer.(8)
Briefly describe how the Plains Indians used the buffalo.(5) Explain why
the Plains Indians disliked living on reservations.(7) Was the Battle of
the Little Big Horn really a victory for the Indians? Explain your answer(8)
Work on committing everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider
diagrams, charts, file cards.
Briefly state what people believed about the causes of disease
at the beginning of the nineteenth century. (5) Explain why
there was opposition to smallpox vaccination throughout
the nineteenth century. (7) Who is more important in the
history of medicine, Jenner or Pasteur? Explain your
answer.(8) Briefly describe the main beliefs of the Mormons.(5)
Explain how the Mormons successfully travelled across the Plains.
(7) 'Once the Mormons had settled in the West they faced more
serious problems than the homesteaders did.' How far do you agree
Thursday 2nd June
Friday 3rd June
Saturday 4th June
Sunday 5th June
with this statement? Explain your answer.(8) Work on committing
everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider diagrams, charts, file
cards.
Briefly describe the treatments used by medieval doctors.(5) Explain why developments in
the Medical Renaissance had little impact on the methods used by doctors at the time.(7)
“The main reason why there was so much progress during the Renaissance was because of
great men like Vesalius and Pare”. How far do you agree? Explain your answer.(8) Briefly
describe the main features of the Great Plains.(5) Explain why the Plains Indians lived in
tipis.(7) “The homesteaders were more important than the US army in taking the plains
from the Indians”.(8) How far do you agree? Explain your answer. Work on committing
everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider diagrams, charts, file cards.
Briefly describe how improvements in communications have helped medicine to
develop.(5) Explain why the Greeks used natural and supernatural approaches to
medicine.(7) “War has hindered rather than helped the development of medicine”. How
far do you agree with this statement?(8) Briefly describe the work of a cowboy. (5)
Explain why cattle ranching moved to the Plains.(7) Who was more successful on the
Plains, the cattlemen or the homesteaders? Explain your answer.(8) Work on
committing everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider diagrams, charts, file
cards.
Briefly describe the part played by monasteries in medieval medicine.(5) Explain how
chance has helped developments in medicine.(7)”There was no major progress in surgery
in the 19th Century until the work of Lister”. How far do you agree? Explain your answer.
(8) Briefly describe the problems of law and order in mining towns and cow towns.(5)
Explain why cattlemen and homesteaders came into conflict with each other.(7)
“Vigilantes only made lawlessness worse”. How far do you agree? Explain your
answer.(8) Work on committing everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider
diagrams, charts, file cards.
Work on committing everything to memory. Make lists, plans, spider diagrams,
charts, file cards.