1250-1500 -Middle Ages Flashcards
What did the church teach within medieval society about disease?
God mad them ill if he was displeased or testing their faith
Why would there be a lack of medical research in medieval times?
A lack of scientific knowledge/ trust in the church.
What was the belief with astrology?
Alignments of the planets and stars would cause disease
What could be used to help diagnose patients illnesses in (medieval)?
Astrology (Charts)
Did the church have a lot of control during medical period?
Yes
What did the church control in medieval times?
Education / formal learning
Where would most large collections of books be found?
Within monasteries (church)
Traditions/ explanations of disease would have to be approved by who first?
The church
Whose ideas did the church promote and why?
Galen as his belief of a soul aligned with their religious beliefs.
Why would the uncommon dissections not lead to knowledge advancing?
Anything that contradicted Galen may be ignored
Where were many hospitals located?
Monasteries and nunneries