Ancient and medieval medicine Flashcards
what where the causes of disease in the achient period?
gods/ spirits / stars and planets
the 4 humours
what were the treatments during the ancient period
herb remedies
charms or prayer
bleeding and purging
how can you avoid disease during the ancient time?
prayer
exercise
bleeding / purging
hippocrates and galen theories
what was public heath like the ancient time?
some basic toilets and bath houses. water in lead pipes and basic aquaducts
what were the causes of disease in medieval time?
4 humors
stars / planets / gods
what were the treatments during medieval times
heral remedies
bleeding
NEW! hopspitals run by monks for the old
how could you avoid disease during the medieval period?
exercise / stay healthy
praying
galen and hippocrates theories
what was public health like in medieval time
worse that ancient times. there was toilets, drnking water and wells but very basic ones
what improved after the ancient period?
not much mostly thinngs stayed the smae. prayer became strong as there was no advances due to the war.
what was the life expectancy in ancient/ medieval times
30 years
who’s idea what the 4 humors
originally hippocrates but galen came up with the idea of opposites (cold and hot fire and water ect)
what are the 4 humors
blood
phlegm
black bile
yellow bile
what did people beleve in cure wide in medieval times?
the 4 humors being unbalanced
urine chart and phycians
astrology
what were the healers during the medieval time?
physician
wide women
apothecary
barber surgoen
what is a trained phisician?
someone trained at a medical school, they used urine charts astrology and 4 humors
they were expensive and felt superior
what is a wise women?
a respecter person who uses traditional remedies
they helped with child birth and broken bonesgood reputation
what is an apotecary?
a cheap potion maker. a bit like a chemist. trained but no qualifications.
what was a barber surgeon
someone with no training and works at a barbers. they d small operations with no anaestheics.they cut hair and use urine charts
how did comunication affect medieval medicine?
the catholic church ruled medicne maing glanes ideas the norm
howd did atttitudes affect medieval medicine?
srong religion hindered progress. women not allowed to to medicine and no foriegn medience allowed either
what was technology and science like in the medieval time?
limited
how did war affect medieval medicine
lots of wars between kings lead to new weapons. barber surgoen got practice in the war too
how did individuals affect medieval medicine?
galens work was still practiced 100 years after his time
what was communciato like durig this period?
bad, the catholic church ruled everything and new ideas spread slowly as galen was the norm
what was technology like in this period?
not much, very limited
