medieval medicine
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- medieval medicine
- the medieval period was between 1250-1500
- 13th - 16th century
- Britain's first hospital was set up in 1123
- St Bartholomew's was Britain's first hospital
- the average life expectancy was 35 years old
- the black death was between 1348-48 and killed 1/3 of Britain's population
- the black death was a term used to describe the bubonic plague
- in 1388 parliament passed laws to keep the streets and rivers clean
- the official religion of Britain was Roman Catholic
- Daily life and power was dominated by the church
- the church controlled education
- most people feared god
- pilgrimage is a journey to a religious shrine or artefact to show love for god and cure an illness
- the four humours are yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlem
- In the theory of the four humours, Hippocrates suggested that in order to cure an ill person, their humours had to be rebalanced
- cupping is using glass cups to et blood to the surface of the skin
- purging is getting rid of excess bodily fluids
- In the theory of the four humours, Hippocrates suggested that in order to cure an ill person, their humours had to be rebalanced
- cupping is using glass cups to et blood to the surface of the skin
- leeching is using leeches for bloodletting
- In the theory of the four humours, Hippocrates suggested that in order to cure an ill person, their humours had to be rebalanced
- In the theory of the four humours, Hippocrates suggested that in order to cure an ill person, their humours had to be rebalanced
- the king had total power, but the church had considerable control.
- the official religion of Britain was Roman Catholic
- Daily life and power was dominated by the church
- the church controlled education
- most people feared god
- pilgrimage is a journey to a religious shrine or artefact to show love for god and cure an illness
- people followed what the king and church said, otherwise it meant risking their lives
- the official religion of Britain was Roman Catholic
- superstition is a belief not based on knowledge but on the supernatural
- for example, witchcraft, or astrology
- astrology is the study of planets and their effect on humans
- miasma is 'bad air' blamed for spreading disease
- apothocary is a medieval pharmacist or chemist
- a wise woman is a female healer who used folk medicine and herbal remedies to cure illness
- vademecum is a medieval medical book carried by doctors
- a urine chart is used to examine urine to diagnose an illness
- a physician is a medially trained doctor
- a barber surgeon is an untrained surgeon who practiced basic surgery
- an epidemic is a widespread outbreak of disease
- trepanning is cutting a hole in the skull
- an amulet is a charm that bought protection from disease
- the medieval period was between 1250-1500
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