History GCSE
Ideas and beliefs
What Ideas and beliefs means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ideas and beliefs
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Reformist theological ideas were promoted, and traditional Catholic practices such as pilgrimages and the veneration of relics were attacked.
Topics that use Ideas and beliefs
- Option B3: Key topic 3: The Reformation and its impact, 1529–40 - 2 Opposition to, and impact of, Reformation, 1534–40 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Change and continuity
- Opposition and resistance
- Power and authority
- Punishment and control
- Religion and the Church
Using Ideas and beliefs in the exam
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