Health and the People - Medieval Flashcards
1
Q
beliefs about causes of disease
A
- punishment from God
- astrology
- theory of four humours
- miasma theory
2
Q
what is an almanac?
A
- medieval doctors used it to gain info about stars and moons
- to predict the patient’s condition
3
Q
theory of four humours
A
- 4 humours : blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile
- need to be in balance
4
Q
how much hospitals did church build in medieval times
A
160+
5
Q
Avicenna
A
- wrote canon of medicine
- containing all the ideas of Hippocrates and Galen
6
Q
Al Razi
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- planned first ever hospital in 805
- believed in importance of observation and natural causes
7
Q
medieval treatments
A
- praying and repentance
- bloodletting
- purifying air
- remedies
8
Q
purpose of medieval hospitals
A
care not cure
9
Q
black death date
A
1348 - 1350
10
Q
what percent of people died during this epidemic
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40%
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