Medieval Doctors -
After the fall of Rome and the Ancient World teaching in Europe changed drastically. Tribes controlled Europe and many of the new leaders could not read or write. Only the Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Roman Empire did the ancient teachings of medicine stay alive. However, although medicine regressed in general, a few improvements were made.
Medical Schools were established in the following places -
Although these schools provided lectures and later dissection, only the ideas of Galen were taught and to question them was considered heresy. This ended up hindering medical progress for centuries to come. The church particularly likes Galen's ideas due to his belief in a single God.
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