History GCSE
Challenge to authority
What Challenge to authority means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Challenge to authority
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Encouraging individuals to question traditional authority, including the established, formal church hierarchies.
Topics that use Challenge to authority
- Option P2: Key topic 2: A disrupted society, 1742–64 - 1 The impact of cultural developments (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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