MEDIEVAL CORE Flashcards
(27 cards)
What theory did Hyppocrates develop
Theory of 4 humors
What theory did Galen develop
Theory of the opposites
Where did people pilgrimage to when often sick
Santiago di Compostela
How many hospitals did the church provide in the UK
400
What book did Ibn Sina write
Cannon of medicine (used until 1600s , 26 new surgical instruments)
What was the survival rate for John Arderns surgeries
50%
What did Hugh Luca discover
Pouring wine on wounds prevented infection
How much were people expected to pay for breaking the law in 1388 that demanded people not to thow garbage outside of their house
£20
How many people died from the Black death in 18 months
1.5 million
How did people attempt to cure it
Flagellants whipped themselves while others strapped live chickens on the buboes
What surgical instrument was developed by the barber surgeon
The fleam
Communication during the medieval period
1) Herbal remedies were often passed around word of mouth through multiple generations
2) Ideas from Galen and Hyppocrates were passed down and spread through books(only monks could read them)
What did King Edward I complain about in 1298
He complained that unhygienic conditions in York were a danger to his soldiers preparing for invasion
What proclamation did the mayor of Coventry create in 1421
Every man had to clean the street outside their house on a Saturday or face a fine of 12p
What did the council also do in 1420
They designated waste disposal locations such as the dunghill outside the city as Greyfriar Gate
How did Balds Leechbook fit in the factor of luck
It has been recreated in modern laboratories and they were found to be at least as effective as modern medicines combating the MRSA bug
How were wise women and apocatheries lucky
They often stumbled upon blends of herbs that cured some ilnesses
How did war help the western world gain medical knowledge
Western armies often bought back knowledge from the Crusades from libaries of the Caliphs having fought the muslims in the east
How did the medieval battlefield help medical knowledge progress
The painful way in which battlefield ampuations were carried out meant that there was progress in the development of anaesthetics and antiseptic by surgeons e.g John Arderne developed painkillers after starting out as a battlefield surgeon in the 1340s
What diseases did Rhazes accuratley describe
smallpox , measles
How did Islamic faith hinder the development of medicine
Islamic law forbids the dissection of human bodies and many muslims believed all knowledge was contained in the Koran so there was little point trying to discover new things
What saint , if prayed to , would cure your difficult pregnancy
St John of Bridlington
What was the name of the monk put in prison for saying doctors should do original research and not trust everything in old texts
Roger Bacon (1200s)
Who is Guy de Chaulic and why is he important
A french surgeon who dominated French and English surgery for 200 years. He wrote a book called Great Surgery in 1363
