History GCSE
Supernatural beliefs
What Supernatural beliefs means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Supernatural beliefs
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Explanations of disease that included the Devil and evil spirits being blamed for causing sickness.
Topics that use Supernatural beliefs
- Option 11: c1250–c1500: Medicine in medieval England - 1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Astrology in medicine
- Miasma theory
- Role of the Church
- Theory of Opposites
- Theory of the Four Humours
- Rational medicine
Using Supernatural beliefs in the exam
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