Religion and society
What Religion and society means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Monasteries built elaborate water systems for religious purity and to avoid miasma, not because of germ theory.
Art often blended Christian and pagan motifs, and literature included religious texts.
Topics that use Religion and society
- British Depth Study: The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 (OCR GCSE)
- Thematic Study: The People’s Health, c.1250 to present (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Beliefs and treatments
- burhs
- Church hierarchy and royal control
- Consolidation of Norman power
- Continuity and change
- Cultural beliefs and scientific progress
- Cultural shifts in science and religion
- Cultural transformation
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