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Health and the People Renaissance Flashcards

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When Was the death of Henry VII

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1509

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When was the fabric of the human body published?

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1543

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Who wrote the fabric of the human body?

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Vesalius

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When did Elizabeth I die?

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1603

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When was dissection made legal (in England)?

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1565

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when was the Harvey Anatomical account written?

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1628

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When was the first Royal Society Meeting held?

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1645

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When was the great plague?

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1665

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When was the Great Fire of London?

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1666

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When did Jenner publish his work on vaccination?

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1798

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Who was Ambroise Pare?

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An army surgeon who made mixtures to treat gunshot wounds rather than hot oil. He also started to use ligatures

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Who was Andreas Vesalius?

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A medical professional that trained at Paris and Padua. He carried out his own dissections and believed anatomy was key in understanding the body.

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Who was John Hunter?

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Most famous as a teacher of anatomy and strong belief that deep wounds should be left for nature to heal.

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Who was Edward Jenner?

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The person who pioneered vaccines

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Who wa William Harvey?

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Discovered circulation and wrote An anatomical account of the motion of the Heart and Blood

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Who was James Lind?

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Discovered a cure for Scurvy

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17
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Who was Nicholas Culpepper?

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Published Complete Herbal

18
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Who was Thomas Sydenham

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Known as the English Hippocrates. Based his cures on observation

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Who was Leonardo Da Vinci?

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Artist who studied the human body and corpses to help him draw accurately. He also used dissection to see how muscles worked.

20
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Who published the Essay on Health and a Long Life?

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George Cheyene in 1724- argued people should take responsibility for their own health.

21
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What is a Pesthouse?

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A hospital for people suffering from infectious disease

22
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What did people think the King could do?

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Cure Scrofula (a skin disease)

23
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Who built hospitals in the 18th century?

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They had to be funded by charitable gifts

24
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What was new in an 18th century hospital?

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the sick were cared for, and new doctors received training

25
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How many patients were being handled by hospitals in 1800?

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20,000

26
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How many hospitals were built between 1720 and 1750 in London?

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5 - 9 more throughout the country

27
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How did people try to cure the Great Plague in 1665?

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-Rich people moved to the countryside.
-people started to make a connection between dirt and disease
-Plague victims were quarantined
-bodies of the dead were brought out at night

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What caused the end of the Great Plague of 1665?

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The great fire of London in 1666

29
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What treatments were available in the Renaissance?

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-Barber-surgeons
-Apothecaries
-Wise Women
-Quacks

30
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Why was Andreas Vesalius important?

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Through his own dissections, he realised Galen was wrong about many things in the human body

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What books did Pare write?

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Anatomie Universelle and Works on Surgery

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What did Pare design?

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-the bec de corbin or the crow’s beak clamp
-ligatures
-poultice for gunshot wounds

33
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What could William Harvey not explain about blood circulation?

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He couldn’t explain why the blood in arteries was a different colour to blood in veins and how blood passed between the two

34
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Why did it take 12 years to publish his idea of circulation?

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-The idea was revolutionary
-It would disprove bloodletting as a healing source

35
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What was Thomas Sydenham known for?

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He classified diseases and reported symptoms of epidemic diseases. He dismissed dissections and Harvey’s circulation theory as he felt it wasn’t useful for him to heal his patients

36
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What did exploration do for medicine?

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New natural medicines were brought back - such as quinine, opium, lemons and limes. amd tobacco

37
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How much was Jenner given in 1802 by the government?

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£10,000

38
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When did the British government make smallpox vaccination compulsory?

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1853

39
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What did Paré do to help Soldiers who had been amputated?

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He designed false limbs

40
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When was the printing press invented?

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1451

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