Middle Ages
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- Middle Ages
- Introduction
- After AD 500 the Roman Empire collapsed.
- The Roman army was needed back in Rome to fight and so they left and went back to Rome.
- It was dangerous to travel as all roads led to Rome.
- Communication was limited which meant that there was fewer opportunities for doctors to learn and train.
- Developments and knowledge was lost in the west.
- roman buildings were lost.
- Public health systems were gone.
- Libraries and medical books were gone.
- After Romans left Britain they went back to their ways before Rome was there.
- This meant that knowledge regressed instead of progressing.
- Known as the Dark Ages.
- During this period Britain experienced a lot of invasions, such as Saxons and the Vikings.
- They mostly took what they wanted and destroyed what they didn't.
- This meant that a lot of Roman Buildings were destroyed.
- They mostly took what they wanted and destroyed what they didn't.
- During this period Britain experienced a lot of invasions, such as Saxons and the Vikings.
- Known as the Dark Ages.
- This meant that knowledge regressed instead of progressing.
- In 1066 the Norman invaded England and brought some stability.
- Some improvements were made but only for the wealthy.
- Wealthy such as Lords and Barons, improved to use stone and built castles and manor houses.
- Peasants usually lived in small house with only one room for the family
- They usually worked in the fields in all weathers.
- Some improvements were made but only for the wealthy.
- After AD 500 the Roman Empire collapsed.
- Medieval Towns/York
- The towns were over populated which meant that disease spread easily.
- They didn't have sewers.
- Garbage and human waste was thrown onto the streets meaning that they were filthy.
- Were uneducated in how to take care of themselves, and how to keep clean.
- Medieval Monasteries
- They were more about caring rather than curing.
- People went to the hospital to die.
- Hospitals provided a place where the sick could be cared for.
- People went to the hospital to die.
- Whilst the towns everyone was cramped, the monasteries were more spaced out for the sick and the healthy
- They were educated and could read Galen's theories
- They had simple public health systems, like running sewers, fresh running water and they made it compulsory to take four baths per year.
- They were more about caring rather than curing.
- Islam and Christianity
- After the Normans invaded in 1066 the Church grew stronger and richer.
- Priests were central in poor people's life, they were the only educated that talked to peasants.
- They were ignorant and blamed God for everything they couldn't explain.
- Believed that disease and illness were punishments from God.
- They were the only people that had the knowledge on how to read and write.
- They controlled education.
- Medical schools which were established in this period were usually ran by the Church.
- They controlled education.
- In 1258 Baghdad was destroyed and lots of ancient knowledge made it's way back to the west.
- They banned dissection.
- Believed in Galen's teachings because they fit in with the Church's teachings.
- They also believed that disease could be sent by God sin they prayed and repented sins to try and cure illnesses.
- After the Normans invaded in 1066 the Church grew stronger and richer.
- Introduction
- Medieval Monasteries
- They were more about caring rather than curing.
- People went to the hospital to die.
- Hospitals provided a place where the sick could be cared for.
- People went to the hospital to die.
- Whilst the towns everyone was cramped, the monasteries were more spaced out for the sick and the healthy
- They were educated and could read Galen's theories
- They had simple public health systems, like running sewers, fresh running water and they made it compulsory to take four baths per year.
- They were more about caring rather than curing.
- Black Death
- Middle Ages
- Introduction
- After AD 500 the Roman Empire collapsed.
- The Roman army was needed back in Rome to fight and so they left and went back to Rome.
- It was dangerous to travel as all roads led to Rome.
- Communication was limited which meant that there was fewer opportunities for doctors to learn and train.
- Developments and knowledge was lost in the west.
- roman buildings were lost.
- Public health systems were gone.
- Libraries and medical books were gone.
- After Romans left Britain they went back to their ways before Rome was there.
- This meant that knowledge regressed instead of progressing.
- Known as the Dark Ages.
- During this period Britain experienced a lot of invasions, such as Saxons and the Vikings.
- They mostly took what they wanted and destroyed what they didn't.
- This meant that a lot of Roman Buildings were destroyed.
- They mostly took what they wanted and destroyed what they didn't.
- During this period Britain experienced a lot of invasions, such as Saxons and the Vikings.
- Known as the Dark Ages.
- This meant that knowledge regressed instead of progressing.
- In 1066 the Norman invaded England and brought some stability.
- Some improvements were made but only for the wealthy.
- Wealthy such as Lords and Barons, improved to use stone and built castles and manor houses.
- Peasants usually lived in small house with only one room for the family
- They usually worked in the fields in all weathers.
- Some improvements were made but only for the wealthy.
- After AD 500 the Roman Empire collapsed.
- Medieval Towns/York
- The towns were over populated which meant that disease spread easily.
- They didn't have sewers.
- Garbage and human waste was thrown onto the streets meaning that they were filthy.
- Were uneducated in how to take care of themselves, and how to keep clean.
- Islam and Christianity
- After the Normans invaded in 1066 the Church grew stronger and richer.
- Priests were central in poor people's life, they were the only educated that talked to peasants.
- They were ignorant and blamed God for everything they couldn't explain.
- Believed that disease and illness were punishments from God.
- They were the only people that had the knowledge on how to read and write.
- They controlled education.
- Medical schools which were established in this period were usually ran by the Church.
- They controlled education.
- In 1258 Baghdad was destroyed and lots of ancient knowledge made it's way back to the west.
- They banned dissection.
- Believed in Galen's teachings because they fit in with the Church's teachings.
- They also believed that disease could be sent by God sin they prayed and repented sins to try and cure illnesses.
- After the Normans invaded in 1066 the Church grew stronger and richer.
- Introduction
- People believed that frogs, cats, dogs, bad smells and bad and caused the Black Death.
- They didn't understand that it was caused by flees on rats, bad housing and that it was brought to England on a boat.
- There were two types of the disease. The Bubonic and the Pneumonic.
- The Bubonic spread around the blood and Bubons would appear in necks, under the arms and at the crease of the leg.
- The pneumonic was air borne from germs in the air and you would die within a day.
- It arrived in England in 1348 from trading ships that traveled from Europe and China.
- Spread rapidly due to fleas living on rats and the conditions that people lived in.
- Killed 40% of England's reputation.
- Middle Ages
- Surgery and Anatomy
- Banned Dissection so they didn't have much knowledge on the anatomy of the body.
- Wine was used as an anapestic to numb pain during surgery.
- By 1300 there was some limited dissection taking place in medical schools.
- The professor would dissect with an instant using Galen's books. If the dissection didn't match Galen's then it was seen to be wrong.
- Treatments
- The rich believed that astrology effected your health.
- They were superstitious, used charms and spells.
- They used herbal remedies.
- Blood letting was done when it was believed that the patient was sick due to too much blood in her body.
- Veins were cut if a large amount was needed to be taken out. Leeches were used if it's a small amount.
- Medicine
- Urine was now analysed for the first time.
- Doctors couldn't treat it due to the lack of knowledge and technology.
- Black Death
- People believed that frogs, cats, dogs, bad smells and bad and caused the Black Death.
- They didn't understand that it was caused by flees on rats, bad housing and that it was brought to England on a boat.
- There were two types of the disease. The Bubonic and the Pneumonic.
- The Bubonic spread around the blood and Bubons would appear in necks, under the arms and at the crease of the leg.
- The pneumonic was air borne from germs in the air and you would die within a day.
- It arrived in England in 1348 from trading ships that traveled from Europe and China.
- Spread rapidly due to fleas living on rats and the conditions that people lived in.
- Killed 40% of England's reputation.
- Black Death
- There was barber surgeons, who weren't trained, but often gained skill from practice on the battle field.
- Surgery and Anatomy
- Banned Dissection so they didn't have much knowledge on the anatomy of the body.
- Wine was used as an anapestic to numb pain during surgery.
- By 1300 there was some limited dissection taking place in medical schools.
- The professor would dissect with an instant using Galen's books. If the dissection didn't match Galen's then it was seen to be wrong.
- Surgery and Anatomy
- Usually worked on the poor in towns.
- There was barber surgeons, who weren't trained, but often gained skill from practice on the battle field.
- There was barber surgeons, who weren't trained, but often gained skill from practice on the battle field.
- There were also Skilled surgeons who were trained in medical schools and only worked on the rich.
- The problems with surgery was with pain, infection and blood loss.
- Only successful surgery that were done was the sorts of setting bones and the removal of cataracts.
- They developed a simple understanding of the human bodies from treating wounds on battlefields.
- The development of surgery relied on the fact that weapons on the battlefield improved.
- Medical ideas were written down which allowed them to developed.
- Islam encourages learning.
- Arab doctors followed the teachings of Hippocrates.
- They observed and recorded.
- Arab doctors followed the teachings of Hippocrates.
- Arab doctors followed the teachings of Hippocrates.
- Rhazes set up a hospital in Bahgdad.
- He also wrote over 200 books.
- Avicenna also wrote lots of books and credited in bringing Greek learning books back to western Europe.
- They still used natural treatments.
- Arab doctors developed techniques such as distillation to prepare drugs and antiseptics.
- He was a pharmacist who used drugs that were used in operations.
- He also wrote over 200 books.
- His books were used until 1600.
- He helped professionalize medicine.
- They translated Hippocrates and Galen's books into Arabic.
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