Renaissance Flashcards

1
Q

What does the Renaissance mean?

A

Re-birth

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2
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When was the Renaissance?

A

1450-1750

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3
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Name one technological development during this period

A

Printing press
Microscope
Pump

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4
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When was the Royal Society created?

A

1662

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5
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What was the name of the Royal Society Journal?

A

Philosophical Transactions

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6
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How did the Dissolution affect medicine?

A

It shut down the monasteries

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7
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When did Plague return?

A

1665/6

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8
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What were the Lord Mayor’s Orders?

A

Close pubs and theatres
Kill cats and dogs
Appoint nurses, watchers and searchers

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9
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What was Thomas Sydenham’s book?

A

Observationes Medicae

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10
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What was Thomas Sydenham’s idea?

A

Treat the symptoms not the nature of the patient

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11
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What was Vesalius’ idea?

A

Galen was wrong about the structure of the body. Carried out dissection

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12
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When did Vesalius publish “Fabric of the Human Body”?

A

1543

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13
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What was Harvey’s idea?

A

The heart is a pump and pumps around the body

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14
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What was the title of his book published in 1628?

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“An Anatomical Account”

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15
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Name three Renaissance cures for disease

A

Herbal remedies
Prayer
Bleeding and purging

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16
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Name three Renaissance causes of disease

A

God
Planets
Miasma

17
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Explain three ways in which medicine progressed during the Renaissance period

A

Work of Harvey Vesalius and Sydenham
Greater action by the government Lord Mayor’s Orders
Dissection allowed
New medicines quinine/ tobacco

18
Q

Explain three ways in which medicine did not progress during the Renaissance period

A

No real understanding of the cause of disease
No effective treatments
Limited action by the government
New ideas (Vesalius/ Harvey/ Sydenham) were not widely accepted quickly

19
Q

Explain how individuals played an important role during the Renaissance

A

New discoveries
Published their ideas in books
Creation of the Royal Society

20
Q

Explain how the role of the individual was limited during the Renaissance

A

People were resistant to new ideas
Ideas were of limited use without understanding the cause of disease
No support from the government