Health and the People Flashcards
Why did medieval people think bad smells made them ill?
Some people began to notice the link between disease and bad smells., or bad air. Mortality was higher in towns and cities rather than in the countryside. People lived closer together alongside animals and their filth. Travelers often said you could smell a town before you could see it.
Why did medieval people think things in everyday life made them ill?
Most people believed illness and early death was inevitable. Many children died in ways that were percived to be natural. Alos, childbirth was a very dangerous time for women, as it was expected that a man would need to remarry to provide for his children with a new mother.
Why did medieval people think the supernatural made them ill?
Mystery and magic and the supernatural world were used by some to explain unexpected. Witchcraft was feared and many believed the world was full of demons trying to cause trouble and death. Any death or illness could easily be blamed on the supernatural
Why did medieval people think The Four Humours made them ill?
This was one of the most thought reasons of why people were ill because their four horsemen where out of balance. Every doctor agreed that Hippocrates and Galen that illness was caused by “loss of equilibrium”. Every doctor had a chart showing which illness was caused by which humour that would use alongside a zodiac chart showing the best times to treat illness, plan an operation or even pick herbs needed for medicine
Why did medieval people think god made them ill?
People in medieval times believes believed that if you live a sinful life, then a difficult illness was gods way of punishing them for their sins. If society as a whole was being sinful or moving away from the directions of the pope then there would be a plague
However, people also believed in the Doctrine of Signatures. This is where they believed that god in his kindness, created herbs or plants with which to treat that illness.
Where was John Ardeme born
He was born in Newark in 1307
Where did John Ardeme practice and for what?
He practiced in london as he trained to become a surgeon
What did John ardeme become famous for>
- He became famous in his lifetime for his astounding success rate
- He had a survival rate of over 50% which was good at this time
What is believed to have helped john Ardeme
- He was theorized to be at the battle of Crecy in 1346. His work as a surgeon on the battlefield helped him deal with major wounds
What is John Ardeme believed to have made?
It is theorized that he developed his own pain killing ointment. This helped healing and stopped the need for casurising deep wounds. This also helped his amputation skills
John Ardeme books
He went on to write books explainig his methods, which was widely read at the time
How much did John ardeme charge foe his product?
He charged the rich as much as he could for his services, as they could afford it, but he treated the poor for free
Why did the church encourage prayer, indulgences and pilgrimage
The church encouraged people to pray for deliverance from illness, from forgiveness of their sins and prepare for the afterlife. As well as prayer, offerings could buy indulgences , and going ona pilgrimage to a holys hrine could bring a cure
How did the church help medicine to progress
It was regarded as a central part of the christian duty to look after the poor and the sick, so the church played a big part in developing hospitals. Over 160 were set up in the 12th and 13th centuries. The church also set up university schools of medicine throughout Europe where physicians could be trained using the texts of hippocates and Galen
How did the church hinder medical progress?
The church also helped limit medical progress. It made it very hard for the scholars to dissect human bodies, although there was evidence of autopsies during this time. Most studies of dissection were based on galens writing, but his work on dissection was based on working with animals. This limited the churches understanding on the human body
