Change and Continuity -Middle Ages 1350-1750

Change and Continuity -Middle Ages 1350-1750

1. CONTINUITY

   • Local herbs + Praying to local Gods were used
     • Praying
     • Some herbal remedies worked
   • Use of honey
   • Trial and error
   • Four Humours
     • The rich especially believed in this
   • Use of charms
     • (Rubbing snail juice)
   • Leeches
   • Astrology
   • Simple operation
   • The church controlled medical training and education
   • The church discouraged dissection
   • The works of Galen were used as the basis of medical training
   • Few people could afford to go to a trained physician
   • Many people were reluctant to change the way they did things
   • Many people believed that their lives were affected by supernatural events

2. CHANGE

   • The Public Health facilities in town fell into ruins
   • Prayer was the MAIN medicine used in hospitals
   • Increased the use of honey
   • The God that was being prayed to CHANGED
   • Significant changes in knowledge of Anatomy/ Physiology
     • Vesalius & Harvey
   • The authority of the Catholic church decreased
   • New plants were discovered when new lands were explored
   • Universities and Medical schools
     • Founded in 12th century
   • The mechanical pump was invented
   • The microscope was invented
     • (stronger lenses)
       • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek