Early Modern/ Renaissance Health

Question 1

What does Renaissance mean?

Answer 1

Rebirth

A time for change eg in science and technology

Question 2

Where did Renaissance begin?

Answer 2

Northern Europe in mid 15th century

Question 3

What were challenged in the Renaissance?

Answer 3

Old ideas
The power of the Catholic Church
Traditional views of Galen and other classical scholars

Question 4

What was the Renaissance the beginning of?

Answer 4

Scientific method

Question 5

What was the Renaissance going to significantly change?

Answer 5

Many aspects of life including health and the way that diseases were diagnosed and treated

Question 6

What did inventions include?

Answer 6

The microscope

Caxton’s printing press, 1451, which spread ideas rapidly

Question 7

What were the biggest killer diseases?

Answer 7

Fever 
Consumption 
Teeth 
Gripping in the guts
Convulsions

Question 8

Why were most treatments initially like those in medieval times?

Answer 8

Surgeons knew little about the causes of illness and therefore not cures