Medieval Flashcards

1
Q

Give two ideas of Hippocrates

A

Four Humours
Hippocratic Oath
Hippocratic Corpus (books)

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2
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Give two ideas of Galen

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Treatment of Opposites
Brain controls the body
Based human anatomy on monkeys

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3
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Give three reasons why Galen and Hippocrates were so important

A

Church promoted them
Basis of medicine until 1800
People were reluctant to embrace new ideas

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4
Q

When did the Black Death first arrive in England?

A

1348

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5
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Give two medieval causes of Black Death.

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God sent it as a punishment
Movement of planets and stars
Miasma

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6
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What is the difference between bubonic and pneumonic plague?

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Bubonic plague has buboes (swellings)
Pneumonic plague infects the lungs and can spread directly between people.

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7
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How many people died of plague during the original outbreak?

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Estimated 40%. As high as 60% in London based on wills

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8
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Give three medieval treatments for plague

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Bleeding
Herbal treatments
Praying to God

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9
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What is a physician?

A

A medieval doctor who was university trained

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10
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What is a barber-surgeon?

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A surgeon who could stitch wounds, amputate limbs and carry out bleeding

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11
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What is an apothecary?

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A medieval chemist.

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12
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What is a wise women?

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A local woman with knowledge of plants and herbs

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13
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How did monasteries helped the sick?

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Most had some medical facilities as well as a medicinal garden where herbs and plants were grown

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14
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When was St Bartholomews’ hospital first opened?

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1123

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15
Q

Give three medieval treatments for illness

A

Bleeding and Purging
Herbal remedies
Prayer and holy relics
Simple surgery

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16
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Give three ways in which the Church was important to medieval medicine

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Controlled education
Promoted Galen
Believed that God could cause and cure disease
Banned Dissection

17
Q

Give two examples of progress during the medieval period

A

Some effective herbal remedies
Help provided for ordinary people in the monasteries

18
Q

What were the Flagellants?

A

People who would whip themselves to show God how sorry they were

19
Q

How did the Crusades help medicine to develop?

A

New techniques like using wine as an antiseptic
New books - A Canon of Medicine written by Avicenna

20
Q

When was Bald’s Leech Book (a collection of herbal remedies) written?

A

800AD