The medical renaissance 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistoryKey events and wordsGCSEAQA Created by: Graceec.**Created on: 12-02-19 09:16 1536 The dissolution of the monasteries dramatically reduced the amount of hospital treatment available to the sick 1 of 26 1543 Vesalius publishes his book on anatomy 2 of 26 1628 William Harvey publishes his book showing that blood circulates around the body 3 of 26 1660 The Royal Society is formed 4 of 26 1665 The Great Plague strikes London 5 of 26 1665 The Royal Society begins publishing 'Philosophical Transactions', the world's first scientific journal 6 of 26 1676 Thomas Sydenham publishes 'Observationes Medicae' 7 of 26 Animicules Tiny animals only visible under a microscope; an early name for bacteria 8 of 26 Smallpox A dangerous disease that looked a bit like chicken pox but was much more deadly 9 of 26 The Great Pox Syphilis, an STD that caused a rash, pain and eventually madness 10 of 26 Printing Press A machine for printing text and pictures 11 of 26 Anatomy The human body and how it all fits together 12 of 26 Fugitive sheets Prints of anatomical drawings for medical students 13 of 26 Iactrochemistry Medical chemistry- looking for chemical cures for disease 14 of 26 Alchemy An early form of chemistry 15 of 26 Cinchona A bark from Peru, used to treat malaria 16 of 26 Sweating A treatment that involved making the body sweat out a disease 17 of 26 Antimony A type of metal used to treat illness by encouraging sweating and purging 18 of 26 Transference The theory that an illness or disease could be transferred to something/someone else 19 of 26 The Red Cure Using red things, like wine and red foods, to treat smallpox, which was a red rash 20 of 26 The Royal Society An organisation, sponsored by the King, to promote and increase scientific knowledge and understanding 21 of 26 Microscope Developed in this period; allowed scientists and doctors to see things invisible to the naked eye 22 of 26 Quack doctor Someone with no medical qualifications 23 of 26 Pest house aka pox house or plague house; a hospital for contagious people 24 of 26 Stewes Public bathhouses 25 of 26 Great Plague An outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1665 26 of 26
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