1500-1750 (medical Renaissance)

Question 0

What did Veasalius do?

Answer 0

Proved Galen wrong on anatomy of human body by dissecting human bodies

Question 1

What key technologies were invented/used? (3)

Answer 1

Microscope
Printing press
More realistic art

Question 2

Why was Vesalius successful?

Answer 2

Could share his ideas easily due to printing press

Question 3

Where did Vesalius get the bodies for dissection?

Answer 3

Stole bodies of convicts and criminals

Question 4

What were the 2 main consequences of Vesalius?

Answer 4

Doctors started to question Galen

Improved knowledge of anatomy

Question 5

What did Harvey do?

Answer 5

Proved that heart was a pump and dissected animals to improve anatomy of heart.

Question 6

What led to Harevy’s discovery? (4)

Answer 6

Mechanical water pumps in London.
Dissection.
Repetition.
Printing press allowed reading of other work

Question 7

Why was Harvey’s discovery limited? (3)

Answer 7

Reluctance to accept new ideas.
Lack of knowledge about blood.
Did not help anyone get better.

Question 8

What did Harvey’s discovery lead to? (3)

Answer 8

Laid way forward for understanding anatomy.
Many aspects of medicine rely upon blood system.
Increased acceptance to dissection.

Question 9

What development helped the sharing and development of new scientific ideas?

Answer 9

The Royal Society

Question 10

What were the consequences of the Royal Society?

Answer 10

New methods challenged doctors to take on new ideas.
Books and journals were shared so knowledge increased.
Led to end of acceptance for Galen.

Question 11

What were women’s main role in medicine and why was this limited?

Answer 11

Midwifery and limited because the discovery of the forceps was kept secret from them until 1728

Question 12

What was training like in 1500? (4)

Answer 12

Controlled by church.
Concentrated on Galen.
Used astrology and urine samples.
Didnt see dissections.

Question 13

What was training like in 1700? (2)

Answer 13

Training done abroad as not many places in England.

Students took part in dissections but shortage.

Question 14

What were hospitals like in 1500? (2)

Answer 14

Run by monks/nuns.

Prayer was main treatment.

Question 15

What were hospitals like in 1750? (6)

Answer 15

Ran by charities.
Did not admit infectious disease.
Warmth and food.
Simple surgery.
Bleedings common.
Free but expected to pray.

Question 16

Why were these changes slow in renaissance?

Answer 16

Doctors did not want to change.
Loss of Universities
Religion.
Still did not kno cause if disease.