Medieval Medicine Flashcards
(45 cards)
Between which years was the Medieval period?
1250-1500
What was the most influential institution in the Medieval period?
The Church
What is a tithe?
A monthly sum of money given to church (10%)
Who controlled education during the Medieval period?
The Church
What was the most believed cause of disease in the Medical period?
God/Sin
What percentage of the population could read by 1500?
50%
What was the best cure for getting ill in the Medieval period?
Asking for forgiveness from God
If people rejected the idea of God causing disease, what did they blame it on?
Astrology or the supernatural
What supernatural representations were seen in the Medieval period?
Amulets, witches and wise women
What percentage of the population were peasants in the Medieval period?
90%
What does miasma mean?
Bad/corrupted air
Who discovered the Theory of Opposites?
Galen (Roman)
Who discovered the Theory of the Four Humours?
Hippocrates (Greek)
How does the Theory of Opposites work?
You do the opposite of the diagnosis
What are the 4 humours?
Phlegm, blood, yellow bile, black bile
How did they fix miasma?
Cleaned the streets
Did Germ Theory exist in the Medieval period?
No
What was seen as a severe punishment from God?
Leprosy
Was Hippocrates supported by the Church and why?
Yes because he said that God created the body
What was the smell of the air related to in the Medieval period?
Religious purity
Why was the theory of Miasma popular?
People believed that if the air was sweet, it was pure and holy and they wanted to be closer to God
How many books did Galen write?
Over 350
How long before the Medieval period did Galen and Hippocrates publish their books?
Almost 800 years before
Why was there no human dissection in the Medieval period?
The Church said that the spirit would escape instead of going to heaven
