1250-1500, medicine in medieval england. Flashcards
what was the most common religious explanation for illness and disease within medieval england?
ANSWER: gods punishment for sin.
-within this period the population was mainly christian and almost every christian believed that illness and disease was sent by god, as a punishment for sin.
what is the name of the key ancient theory that was used to explain illness in this time period?
ANSWER: Hippocrates theory of 4 humours.
RECALL QUESTION: what were these 4 humours?
which organisation controlled education in medieval england?
ANSWER: the Church.
what was the name given to those that whipped themselves in the hope it would prevent disease?
ANSWER: flagellants.
-this was common around the time of the black death and was done to prevent FUTHER PUNISHMENT!
how did people attempt to prevent themselves breathing in bad air?
ANSWER: people used to carry flowers of a sweet scent to mask the smell of bad air. an example of this being posies!
who would have diagnosed the rich?
ANSWER: physicians.
- physicians were expensive as they had been educated and had the better understanding. however they did not treat the illness. they only diagnosed.
who would have treated the majority of people at this time?
ANSWER: female family members treated people and the herbal remedies mixed were passed down from one generation to another.
who cared for those in hospitals?
ANSWER: monks and nuns did this job. hospitals didn’t cure the patients but focused on caring for them.
in medieval england, who ran the most hospitals?
BQ: what was the name of the most famous hospital in england?
ANSWER: the church.
BQA: St Bartholomew’s located in london.
what infectious disease arrived in england in 1348?
ANSWER: the black death.
