Renaissance

Question 1

What ideas were unchanged during the renaissance?

Answer 1

*People understood the 4 humours so it was still often used
* Miasma still believed
*Phycians carried out more observations but still relied on medical books to look up symptoms

Question 2

What ideas changed during the renaissance?

Answer 2

*William Harvey proved Galen wrong (blood circulated body, not made in liver)
* Realised illness not caused by 4 humours
* Thomas Sydenham= different illnesses had different causes
*Microscopes developing
*Astrology much less popular
* Andrea’s Vesalius= better understanding of anatomy
*Not all illnesses caused by God’s punishment

Question 3

Who invented the printing press?

Answer 3

Created by a German goldsmith

Question 4

What did the printing press allow to happen?

Answer 4

●Information could be spread

Question 5

What were 16th century hospitals like?

Answer 5

●Patient records show us that people got healed
●People in hospitals were fed and had a visit from the physician
●Pharmacy in the hospital
●Apothecary to mix the medicines

Question 6

What were some changes to treatment during the renaissance?

Answer 6

●Much more training needed
●Wars lead to new wounds providing experience and training for surgeons
●New equipment = microscopes, thermometers

Question 7

What did surgeons and apothecaries now need ?

Answer 7

A licence for their trade and much more training needed

Question 8

What was a change to training during renaissance for doctors?

Answer 8

●Medical training sometimes took place one wards
●More doctors had a chance to disect bodies

Question 9

How did physicians now learn which improved treatment during the renaissance?

Answer 9

●Physcician training emphasised a scientific approach and observing symptoms and trying out treatments

Question 10

What treatment stayed the sane during the renaissance?

Answer 10

●First person to treat sickness was wife or mother of the sick
●Barber surgeons for those who couldn’t afford a physician
●Physician learnt from books of galen

Question 11

Did universities train physicians in anatomy in the renaissance?

Answer 11

No as didn’t see a point which reduced the amount of change in treatment during the renaissance

Question 12

Name 4 renaissance healers?

Answer 12

●Wise women
●Trained physicians
●Apothecaries
●Barber surgeons

Question 13

How influential was the church in the renaissance?

Answer 13

Protestants spread, catholic church less able to promote and control beliefs

Question 14

In the renaissance what ideas were less popular?

Answer 14

-Astrology/supernatural
-4 humours not believed by physicians
-God didn’t caused disease

Question 15

Who was Thomas Sydenham ?

Answer 15

Moved medicine away from Galen, believed in closley observing patients symptoms, noting it down, each disease different, identify correct disease so correct remedy could be given

Question 16

Unchanged ideas in the renaissance?

Answer 16

•People understood 4 humours so still often used
•Miasma
•Carried more observations but still relied on medical books

Question 17

What inventions helped in the renaissance?

Answer 17

Microscopes, printing press, thermometer

Question 18

Advantages of printing press?

Answer 18

Information spread quickly and accurately, scientists share work across Europe, book copying taken out of churches hands, variety of subjects and church couldn’t prevent things they disproved of

Question 19

When was the renaissance?

Answer 19

1500-1700

Question 20

Changing ideas in the renaissance?

Answer 20

•William Harvey proved Galen wrong
•Realised illnes not caused by 4 humours

Question 21

What did William Harvey discover?

Answer 21

•Blood circulation
•Discoveries encouraged experiments of bodies
•Veins carry blood not blood and air like galen

Question 22

Problems with Harvey’s discovery?

Answer 22

Little change, criticism by public, didn’t make anyone better

Question 23

Renaissance healers?

Answer 23

•Wisewomen
•Trained physicians
•Apothecaries
•Barber surgeons

Question 24

Unchanged renaissance ideas about prevention and treatment?

Answer 24

•Blood letting
•Herbal remedies
•Removal of bad air
•Regimen Sanatais

Question 25

Unchanged treatment in the renaissance?

Answer 25

°First person to treat sick was wife or mother of the ill °Wealthy ladies provided care for local families °Physicians learnt from book of Galen °Studied work of Vesailius °Unis didn't see point in training Physicians on anatomy

Question 26

When was the Great Plague (renaissance)?

Answer 26

1665

Question 27

Prevention of great plague?

Answer 27

Prayer, quarantine, Fasting, bunches of strong smelling herbs (sage/lavevder) hung in doorway, plague water (herbs mixed from wine), local authority close thetres ban meetings, clean steets

Question 28

Great plague treatment?

Answer 28

Prayer, charms, cut open buboes, theriac (medicine made form 70 ingredients)

Question 29

Change to treatment during renaissance?

Answer 29

☆More training needed to become master surgeon/apothecary ☆People went to apothecary ☆Wars led to new wounds ☆Surgeons/apothecary had to posses license for trade ☆New equipment

Question 30

Change to physicians training in renaissance?

Answer 30

•Doctors had more chance to dissect bodies •Training emphasised on scientific approach •Observing symptoms and trying out treatments

Question 31

Andreas versailis discoveries?

Answer 31

Men have same amount of ribs as women, encouraged doctors to base work in dissection, human jaw bone made from one bone not two, proved Galen wrong in lots of things

Question 32

Impact of vesailis?

Answer 32

Heavily copied by others, ANATOMY central to study of medicine, cause some controversy

Question 33

What was Regimen sanitis?

Answer 33

Hygiene and diet advice provided by physicians

Question 34

What things were included in the Regimen Sanatais?

Answer 34

○Take moderate exercise ○Don't overeat ○Avoid stress ○Keep clean with regular bathing

Question 35

What were 16th century hospitals like?

Answer 35

•Pharmacy in hospital •Provided food, warmth, prayer for poor •Had a visit from physicians •Hospitals part of monasteries closed due to Henry viii

Question 36

What were some plague orders?

Answer 36

▪︎Families report plague symptoms within 2 hours ▪︎Victim and families quarantined ▪︎Watchmen stop people going in/out ▪︎Barrels of tar lit in streets to cleanse air of poison ▪︎Householdrrs sweep streets outside everyday

Question 37

Key people in Renaissance?

Answer 37

☆William Harvey(blood circulation) ☆Andrea's Vesaillus(no. of ribs) ☆Thomas Sydenham(observd patient)