Physical Education A-Level
Upper tier
What Upper tier means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Upper tier
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The small group of landowners and aristocracy who owned land and controlled wealth, leisure time and political power.
Topics that use Upper tier
- Pre-industrial (pre-1780) (AQA A-Level)
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