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Chapter 1 Medieval medicine & 2 Medical progress Flashcards

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When did the Medieval period (middle ages) start and end?

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It started in 500 AD and ended at 1500 AD

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How are the Middle Ages divided?

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There were the Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages.

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What happened to Ancient World medical ideas during the Middle Ages?

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They were lost due to wars in the Early Middle Ages but returned to Europe during the High Middle Ages when the continent became more peaceful.

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From where did Ancient World medical knowledge return to Europe?

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The Islamic world

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Where did people in Medieval England go to for medical treatment?

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The local wise woman or man, barber-surgeons, university-trained doctors, people offering treatments in markets and fairs and the church

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How did Medieval doctors produce a diagnosis of disease in patients?

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They concentrated on the pulse of the patient and the colour, smell and taste of the urine

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What might the medicines a Medieval doctor prescribed be made of?

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The doctor may prescribe natural medicines made from plants, animal products, spices, oils, wines and rocks

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What were some non-supernatural treatments a Medieval doctor may have given a patient?

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Bloodletting (or purging); giving a patient something to make them vomit or go to the toilet

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What was bloodletting (or purging)?

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Bloodletting was a common treatment where blood was removed through leeches sucking it out or a vein being opened

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Did bloodletting work?

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Bloodletting didn’t often work because blood had to be taken from exactly the right spot on the body

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What were some supernatural treatments a Medieval doctor may have tried to help a patient?

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Prayers, charms and astrology

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What did Medieval doctors believe caused illness and how did they think doctors could treat it?

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Medieval doctors believed there were four “humours” inside a person and that they became ill when these “humours” were out of balance. It was a doctor’s job to restore the balance

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Where did the theory of the four “humours” originate?

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Ancient Greece

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According to the four “humours” theory, what were the four elements in the body and which “humours” did they show themselves in?

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Fire - Yellow bile ; Earth - Black bile ; Water - Phlegm ; Air - Blood

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According to the four “humours” theory, what qualities did each element have?

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Fire was hot , Earth was dry , Water was cold , Air was moist

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According to the four “humours” theory, in which season was each element the strongest?

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Fire - Summer; Earth - Autumn; Water - Winter; Air - Spring

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According to the four “humours” theory, what were some cures related to keeping yellow bile in balance?

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Made to vomit; change diet, like to eat cheese

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According to the four “humours” theory, what were some cures related to keeping black bile in balance?

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Give laxatives; Eat more vegetables

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According to the four “humours” theory, what were some cures related to keeping phlegm in balance?

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Breath in steam; eat fleshy vegetables like cucumber

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According to the four “humours” theory, what were some cures related to keeping blood in balance?

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Bloodletting, eating and drinking red wine or meat

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What does c mean before a date? (c1540)

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It stands for circa, meaning approximately

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How many years of study could it take to qualify as a doctor in the Middle Ages?

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At least 7

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At what university could a doctor have studies at in the Middle Ages?

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A university like Oxford or Cambridge

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How did a Medieval doctor train, and could have importantly been left out?

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Listening to lectures, debating what had been read in books,
a fully qualified doctor could have left university without having seen a real patient

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From what sources did Medieval doctors gain their medical knowledge from during training?

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Treatments of Hippocrates, Galen, medical knowledge from Muslim, Indian and Chinese worlds

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When was Compendium Medicine published?

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c1230

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Who published Compendium Medicine?

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Gilbert Eagle

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Which country was Compendium Medicine from?

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England

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What were the books studied by Medieval doctors in England based on?

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Greek knowledge

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How did a Medieval doctor in England learn about the body in training?

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They dealt with each body part, working from the head downwards

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In England, what did a Medieval doctor’s training involve?

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Medical theory, recipes, charms and Christian prayers

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What did wise people in the Middle Ages offer as treatment?

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A mixture of natural herbal remedies, first aid and supernatural cures

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How was the knowledge of wise people in the Middle Ages passed down?

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Word-of-mouth, though some was written down

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When was Leech Book of Bald published?

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950

35
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What was Leech Book of Bald?

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A remedy book

36
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What group made Leech Book of Bald?

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The Anglo-Saxons

37
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In the Middle Ages, what did people in markets and fairs offer as medical treatments?

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Herbal potions, pulling teeth, mending dislocated limbs or even setting a fracture in splints

38
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Where might people go to for medical aid from the church?

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The local monastery or the parish priest

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What was a reason people in the Middle Ages believed God sent illness?

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As a punishment for wickedness and crimes

40
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What was a religious treatment people in the Middle Ages tried to cure specific ailments?

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Making prayers to Christian saints said to cure specific ailments

41
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Who’s example did the Christian Church believe in following when looking after the sick?

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Jesus Christ

42
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What did the Christians believe in doing to help the sick?

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Caring for the sick

43
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Why did Christians believe they shouldn’t necessarily try to cure the sick?

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Curing an illness would be a challenge to God who had sent it

44
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Why did Christians believe God might have sent an illness?

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As a punishment or test of faith

45
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What did Christians found many of to help the sick?

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Hospitals

46
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What was the most important treatment to Christians for illness?

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Prayers to God

47
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Who was Saint Bernard?

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A famous 12th-century Christian monk

48
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Where did people make pilgrimages to for help with their illness?

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Shrines

49
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What were shrines filled with which people went to for help with their illness?

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Relics of the bones, hair and other body parts of a holy person

50
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What was an example of a shrine and where was it located?

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Shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury

51
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Medical knowledge from what time did the Christian Church respect?

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Traditional medical knowledge of the Ancient World

52
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Ideas from which people did the Christian Church believe was correct?

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Hippocrates and Galen

53
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What was Pliny’s Natural History?

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An encyclopedia of everyday family remedies

54
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What did monks do to preserve Ancient World medical knowledge?

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They copied out books by hand

55
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Who studied and preserved Ancient World medical knowledge from the Christian Church?

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Monks

56
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How many hospitals were started in England between 1000 and 1500?

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More than 700

57
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What were many medieval hospitals in England like?

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Areas were sick people could recover in quiet, clean surroundings

58
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Why did some medieval hospitals only have space for 12 patients?

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Jesus had 12 disciples

59
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Many hospitals didn’t have doctors but a what instead?

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A chaplain

60
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What religious individuals ran many hospitals?

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Monks or nuns

61
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What were the main sources of money for hospitals?

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Charity, like financing from the Christian Church of from a wealthy patron

62
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What were the different types of hospitals in the Medieval period in England?

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Hospitals for the mentally ill, monastery infirmaries, large hospitals, Lazar houses for leprosy

63
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What was Bedlam?

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A hospital for the mentally ill

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Where was Bedlam located?

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London

65
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What was St Leonard’s?

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A large hospital

66
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Where was St Leonard’s located?

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York

67
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How many large hospitals were there in England?

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Only a few

68
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What did Lazar houses do?

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Deal with people who had leprosy

69
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Where were Lazar houses set up?

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Outside towns

70
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In England, who often started Lazar houses?

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Crusading orders

71
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In Europe, when did the training of doctors being?

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After 1200

72
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What was the second subject usually studied in universities after religion?

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Medicine

72
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What controlled universities?

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The Christian Church

73
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In Britain, what controlled the training of doctors in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge?

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The Church

74
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In universities, what was the purpose of medical training?

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To make old knowledge clear and understandable

75
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Why did the Christian Church approve of Galen’s books?

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He believed in a single god

76
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Why was it difficult to challenge anything that Galen wrote?

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It would be seen as a criticism of the Church

77
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Why was 13th-century English monk, Roger Bacon, arrested?

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He suggested original scientific experimentation was important

78
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What did the Church think a doctor should do?

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Predict the symptoms and duration of illnesses, give reasons why God inflicted them on people

79
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Who was Faritius?

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A famous 11th-century doctor and abbot of Abingdon

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