QUESTION 4 - PEOPLE IN HISTORY
In this question you will be given two lists of people from the past. Part A of the question will refer to people from the earlier section of the course, i.e. roughly before 1600. Part B of the question will refer to people who lived after 1600. You will need to do one question from each of these two lists. This is an important part of the paper as both questions are worth 20 marks, meaning question 4 is worth 40 marks (22% of the total). The marking scheme for each essay requires eight significant relevant statements (SRSs) at 2 marks each. The remaining 4 marks are assigned as the overall mark – this will reflect how well written your answer was and how well you dealt with the question as it was asked. You should aim to write about one page in the booklet for each of these two essays and allow around 15 minutes for each essay.
Example: 2004 Question 4 - People in History
A. Select one of the people described below. Write about that person. (i) An archaeologist at work. (20) (ii) A young person in a named ancient civilisation outside of Ireland. (20) (iii) A named Renaissance painter or sculptor. (20)
Answer 4A (iii)
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in Caprese, near Florence, in 1475. SRS Lorenzo de Medici was impressed by Michelangelo’s talent as a sculptor. Michelangelo secured a place in the Medici’s Humanist Academy at the age of 14. SRS Michelangelo was commissioned by the French ambassador to the Vatican to produce a sculpture of Mary holding the body of Jesus after it had been taken down from the cross. The
Pietà can be seen in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. SRS Michelangelo was commissioned by the city of Florence to produce a sculpture to celebrate Florence’s defeat of France in a recent war.
The biblical story of the underdog David’s defeat of the giant Goliath was a popular theme used to symbolise Florence’s independence. SRS Michelangelo’s David was carved from a block of white Carrara marble .Itisover5metres tall. SRS In 1505 Michelangelo returned to Rome after he received a commission from Pope Julius II to create sculptures for his tomb. He worked on this tomb for over 40 years. The most famous statue in the tomb is Moses. SRS While in Rome working on Julius II’s tomb, Michelangelo also received a commission to paint frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel in the Vatican. This task took four years to complete. SRS In 1546 Michelangelo was appointed as the architect to oversee the construction of the dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica. This was not completed before his death, at the age of 88, but he played a key role in designing the dome. SRS 8 x SRSs @ 2m = 16 Overall mark 4/4. 20/20