Renaissance Medicine C1500-1700
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- Created on: 10-06-21 14:08
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- Renaissance Medicine C1500-1700
- Progress
- dissection- became more acceptable and common.
- scientific experiments became more prominent.
- the wealth trade improved.
- less religious- the Church had less power & less control
- the Printing press helped spread ideas
- art- artists improved on drawing the human body.
- education- the rich could attend university.
- Vesalius
- wrote the 'Fabric of the Human Body'
- helped Harvey through accurate drawings.
- taught the importance of dissection.
- encouraged Harvey's work
- uncovered Galen's mistakes
- helped others challenge Galen.
- Factors that held him back
- it was difficult to challenge Galen.
- the Church criticised him.
- the Church saw dissection as wrong.
- it was difficult to challenge Galen.
- Factors that helped
- art- drawing.
- wealth & education.
- able to attend university.
- printing- books were printed all over the world.
- ancient learning through Galen.
- wrote the 'Fabric of the Human Body'
- Harvey
- proved the heart was a pump and blood moved one way around the body
- his discovery aided blood transfusion and transplants
- before Harvey, people didn't know the function of the heart or blood circulation.
- factors that helped him.
- wealth & education through university
- scientific experiment
- dissection
- Versalius- helped him challenge Galen.
- Plague & Treatments
- public health measures
- airing bedding with perfume (bad smells caused disease)
- incorrect
- people were less likely to blame disease on God through no flagellants
- people still blamed disease on miasma & humours
- little change in treatments
- still used magic charms & herbal remedies
- Progress
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