Topic questions Themes in breadth with aspects in depth The witch craze in Britain, Europe & North America
45 questions · 900 marks · about 34 hours
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the beliefs about the nature of supernatural powers and the role of judges in Scotland in the late sixteenth century.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
How far do you agree that the beliefs and conduct of Judges Bromley and Altham determined the outcome of the trial of the Lancashire witches in 1612?
How accurate is it to say that it was the impact of Cotton Mather that led to the severity of the Salem witch hunt?
4 ‘The impact of sceptic publications on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain, in the years c1580–c1750, was limited.’
How far do you agree with this judgement?
5 ‘Hobbes and Locke did little to diminish beliefs in magic and the supernatural in the years c1650–c1750.’
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of beliefs about the Devil and the justification given for the witch hunt in Salem.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
How far was Prince-Bishop von Dornheim responsible for the extent of the Great Witch Hunt in Bamberg?
How accurate is it to say that the re-establishment of traditional authority was the main reason for the end of the witch craze in East Anglia?
How far do you agree that the publication of Samuel Harsnett’s A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practices of John Darrel (1599) had the most significant impact on changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750?
5 ‘Kepler, Galilei and Newton had a limited impact on ideas and understanding of the universe in the years c1580–c1750.’
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the beliefs about the threat to James VI posed by witches and the manner in which James VI was protected from this threat.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
2 ‘The role of Roger Nowell was the most important factor in the extent of the witch hunt in Lancashire.’
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3 ‘The Salem witch hunt was primarily caused by social tensions.’
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4 ‘There was a steady growth in scepticism about witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’
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How far did developments in making sense of the universe, in the years c1580–c1750, advance human understanding and knowledge in Britain?
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the criticisms raised with the Norfolk assize judges about witch-hunting in East Anglia in 1647 and Hopkins’ defence of his actions.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
To what extent was the cause of the Pendle witch hunts economic?
3 ‘The Great Witch Hunt in Bamberg ended as a result of the influence of Emperor Ferdinand II and the Imperial Chamber Court.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
How accurate is it to say that Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584) had the most significant impact on changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750?
How significant were the founding of Gresham College (1597) and the Royal Society (1662) in the changing approaches to human understanding and knowledge in Britain in the years c1580–c1750?
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the process of accusations in Bamberg and the nature of beliefs in witches.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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Assess the value of the source for revealing the process of accusations in Bamberg and the nature of beliefs in witches.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
To what extent was the case of Gilly Duncan responsible for the spread of witch hunting in Scotland in the years 1590–97?
To what extent was the case of Gilly Duncan responsible for the spread of witch hunting in Scotland in the years 1590–97?
How far do you agree that the causes of the East Anglian witch craze (1645–47) were primarily economic?
How far do you agree that the causes of the East Anglian witch craze (1645–47) were primarily economic?
How accurate is it to say that the case of the Boy of Burton (1597) was the most significant reason for the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?
How accurate is it to say that the case of the Boy of Burton (1597) was the most significant reason for the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?
How significant were Francis Bacon and the development of empiricism to the ending of beliefs in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?
How significant were Francis Bacon and the development of empiricism to the ending of beliefs in magic and witchcraft in the years c1580–c1750?
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Assess the value of the source for revealing beliefs in the power of witches and the organisation of witch-hunts in early seventeenth-century Lancashire.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
How far do you agree that it was mainly economic factors which prompted witch-hunting in Bamberg in the years 1623-32?
To what extent was the severity of the trials at Salem the result of the involvement of children?
How accurate is it to say that the work of Balthasar Bekker was the key development in the growth of scepticism in the years c1580-c1750?
5 ‘It was the influence of Lord Chief Justice Holt that was the most significant factor in changing attitudes to witchcraft in the years c1580-c1750.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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Assess the value of the source for revealing how trials were conducted at Salem and the reasons why they came to an end.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
2 ‘The lack of a strong central government was responsible for the outbreak of the North Berwick witch hunt in 1590 and the spread of witch hunts in Scotland in the years to 1597.’
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How far do you agree that it was the growing cost of witch hunting that brought an end to the East Anglian witch hunts in the years 1645–47?
How far do you agree that the Pendle Swindle of 1634 was the most significant development in the growth of scepticism in the years c1580–c1750?
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?
Study the source in the Source Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing what people believed about witches and the nature of the punishment of witches in late sixteenth century Scotland.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
2 ‘The Witchcraft Act of 1604 was the principal cause of the Lancashire witchcraze of 1612.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
How far does the role of Governor Phips explain the end of the Salem witch hunt (1692–93)?
4 ‘Sceptic publications had a significant impact on attitudes to witchcraft in Britain in the years c1580–c1750.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
How significant was the impact of scientific discoveries on ideas during the period c1580–c1750?
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