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6. Why were Galen's theories supported so highly?

  • because he was Greek
  • because his ideas fitted in with the churches beliefs
  • because he had loads of friends
  • because his theories made sense and were realistic

7. Why was there less belief in the church during the Renaissance?

  • all churches were burnt down
  • the church no longer had any control of medical training as it lost a lot of power
  • there were no more priests
  • because Galen was proved wrong people thought the churches were lying to them and they felt cheated

8. What important discovery did physiologist William Harvey make?

  • blood circulates in different directions around the body to get to all of the vital organs
  • he had a twin brother
  • that blood cirulates one way around the body pumped by the heart and there is a fixed amount of it
  • blood was consumed by organs of the body and blood was made by the liver

9. What disease was the main killer in the 19th century?

  • Cholera
  • Miasma
  • Dehydration
  • the Black Death

10. who came up with 'The Theory of the four humours'?

  • Andreas Vesalius
  • Hippocrates
  • William Harvey
  • Galen