1250-1500: Ideas about causes of disease and illness Flashcards
1
Q
What were Supernatural and Religious explanations of why disease happens?
A
God punishes sins.
Astrology - the alignment of Mars and Jupiter.
2
Q
What was the Theory of the Four Humours?
A
Blood, Phlegm, Yellow Bile and Black Bile.
Too much or too little of one humour causes mental or physical illness.
3
Q
What was the miasma theory?
A
The fumes given off of rotting matter / human waste causes illness.
4
Q
Why did Galen and Hippocrates have continuing influence in England?
A
The Catholic Church allowed the continuation of their medical textbooks.
