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British Period Study and Enquiry (Unit 1)
Quick questions on The Unit 1 enquiry, evaluating sources - OCR A-Level History Unit 1
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What are grouping the sources?Show answer
Rather than working through Source 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, group the sources by what they suggest about the hypothesis. Typically two or three support the view and one or two qualify or oppose it. This lets you build an argument (on balance the sources support or do not support the view) and compare sources directly, which is what the top level requires.
What is testing against context?Show answer
Finally, you set the sources against your own contextual knowledge of the period. If a source claims the Pilgrimage of Grace was purely religious, you test that against what you know of the rebels' economic and political demands and the role of the gentry. Context is what lets you judge how far the sources can be trusted for the enquiry, and supplies the standard against which you weigh them.
What is q1?Show answer
Using four sources in their historical context, assess how far they support the view that Kett's Rebellion of 1549 was caused mainly by economic grievances. [shown at the 20-mark cap; the enquiry is worth 30 in the full paper]
What is q2?Show answer
In the Unit 1 enquiry, what should you use a source's provenance to judge? [2 marks]
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