Health 1.1 Medieval Medicine

Question 1

Who could you go to for treatment in Medieval Britain? (HE 1.1)

Answer 1

• Barber Surgeons
• Wise men/women.
• Travelling healers in fairs.
• Herbalists in monasteries.
• Trained doctors in large towns.

Question 2

How did Medieval doctors use a mix of natural and supernatural beliefs? What were the four humours? (HE 1.1)

Answer 2

-Checked for pulse and urine.
-Examined the 4 humours. (Blood, Black Bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm).
However, they;
-Checked positions of stars.
-Recommended charms and prayers.

Question 3

How did Christian beliefs affect Medieval Medicine? What happened to Roger Bacon? (HE 1.1)

Answer 3

Believed;

• In following Jesus, who healed the sick.
• God sent illness as a test/punishment.
• Prayers were the best treatment.
• In miraculous healing; shrines.

-Arrested Bacon for suggesting doctors do original research.

Question 4

How did Christian hospitals operate in Medieval times? (HE 1.1)

Answer 4

• Monks preserved and copied ancient medical texts.
• Followed the ideas of the greek and romans.
• Funded by Church or a wealthy patron.
• Concentrated on caring, not curing.
• 700 set up between 1000 and 1500.