Medieval medicine

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What was hugely influential during medieval times
Roman Catholic Church
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What was the key concept of the Middle Ages
Authority
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What books were lost in medieval times
Greek and Roman books
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Medieval knowledge was heavily influenced by
Speculation and Superstition
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Who’s ideas did the church support
Galens
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What did the church forbid
Dissection of human bodies
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Name two of galens mistakes
1)Blood was created in the liver 2) thought that the septum of the heart had holes
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Who created the theory of the four humours
Hippocrates
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Who developed the four humours later
Galen
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What were the four humours
Phlegm, Blood, Black bile, Yellow bile
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Name three other explanations for disease
Miasma, Superstition, Astrology
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What did people think about medieval surgery
Wasn’t seen as a respected profession
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Who was surgery left to
Barber surgeons
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What were treatments based round and why?
Superstition and aimed to remove bad spirits from a person
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What treatment was used to let the demon out of the skull
Trephining
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Why was death common during surgical treatments
Doctors had no understanding of germs
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What was there a risk of during surgery
Infection
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Name 5 of the problems with public health
1) government took no responsibility 2) overcrowding 3) no clean water supply 4) no sewage supply 5) waste was chucked in the street
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How does this differ to public health in monasteries (5)
1) they had a leader 2) they built latrines 3) there was a small population 4) they had a clean water supply 5) they had buildings for the sick
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When did the Black Death arrive in Britain
1348
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How did it spread
Through trade
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What did it live on
Lived on fleas which lived on black rats
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How many did the Black Death kill
Approximately 20 million
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Name 3 reasons why the disease spread so rapidly
1) no knowledge of germs 2) overcrowding 3) no clean water
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Name 5 of the typical cures
1) homemade remedies 2) repenting and praying 3) bloodletting 4) purging 5) flagellants
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How did the Black Death help to collapse the feudal system (3)
1) Black Death killed many peasants 2) peasant revolt 3) peasants could demand for higher wages and land
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