plumiThe wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason: Edexcel A‑Level History questions
Every Edexcel A-Level History exam question on The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 8 questions on The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How accurate is it to say that Francis Bacon and the empirical scientific method had a limited impact on the changing approach to human understanding and knowle
- June 2024, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): ‘Hobbes and Locke did little to diminish beliefs in magic and the supernatural in the years c1650–c1750.’ How far do you agree with this judgement?
- June 2023, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): ‘Kepler, Galilei and Newton had a limited impact on ideas and understanding of the universe in the years c1580–c1750.’ How far do you agree with this judgement?
- June 2022, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How far did developments in making sense of the universe, in the years c1580–c1750, advance human understanding and knowledge in Britain?
- November 2021, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How significant were the founding of Gresham College (1597) and the Royal Society (1662) in the changing approaches to human understanding and knowledge in Brit
- October 2020, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How significant were Francis Bacon and the development of empiricism to the ending of beliefs in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?
- June 2018, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How significant were the writings of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in the process of undermining the belief in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?
- June 2017, Paper 33, Q5 (20 marks): How significant was the impact of scientific discoveries on ideas during the period c1580–c1750?
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