Church Vs Scientific Learning

Question 1

What does the word renaissance mean and why do we call this time period the medical renaissance

Answer 1

Rebirth, new learning, ideas and approaches to medicine

Question 2

What was the reformation?

Answer 2

The 16th century religious revolution that led to the establishment of the Protestant churches.

Question 3

What incorrect causes were still believed in the renaissance period?

Answer 3

an imbalance of the
four humours
- the theory of the four humours had been discredited by c.1700, but most people still believed in the idea
bad air, or
miasma

Question 4

What and when was the Royal Society founded?

Answer 4

1660. Scientists carrying out experiments, debating ideas and sharing discoveries, publish scientific journals