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Medieval Medicine Flashcards ( Causes, Treatments, Preventions )
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- 1In the Medieval Period, there was a lack of understanding of the cause of disease. Many people believed disease was caused by evil _____ or ___________ beings1. evil
2. supernatural - 2Who did they believe disease was a punishment from for sins? How did they try to cure disease because of this belief?People believed disease was a punishment from God due to people's sins, and that disease existed to show them the error of their ways.
They tried to cure disease through prayer and repentance. - 3What had a big influence on Medieval Medicine controlling what?The Church controlled education.
- 4What were the 3 ways The Roman Catholic Church controlled education on medicine?1. Encouragement - they told people disease was a punishment from God. This prevented people from trying to find cures in fear of punishment.
2. Scholars learnt Galen's work, his ideas fit Christian belief of God creating the human body and it being perfect. It stopped any disagreements.
3. Dissection was outlawed. No new discoveries. - 5How was astrology used to diagnose disease?Different star signs were thought to affect different parts of the body.
- 6The Church's influence over medicine was so strong that people could not question them meaning there was ____ ______ change.Very little
- 7What was the Four Humors Theory?The belief the body was made up of four fluids, and that an imbalance of these fluids caused disease.
- 8What were the four fluids?Blood, phlegm, yellow bile + black bile
- 9Who created the Theory?Created by Ancient Greek doctor, Hippocrates (460-377BC)
- 10Who developed it further?Greek doctor, Galen, born in AD 129 developed the Four Humors Theory further.
- 11What was his development?That balance could be restored using opposites.
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- GCSE History (Medieval Medicine 1000-1500) Flashcards on Medieval Medicine Flashcards ( Causes, Treatments, Preventions ), created by Iesha Durrant on 23/01/2025.
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