Islamic Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
How did Islamic doctors aid in Medicine?
A
They kept Western medical knowledge alive, after the fall of the Roman Empire
2
Q
Who was the main collector of the Greek texts?
A
Johannitius (Hunain ibn Ishaq)
3
Q
Who brought this knowledge into Europe, and what did he do with it?
A
Avicenna (Ibn Sina), he made a book
4
Q
What was Avicenna’s book called?
A
‘Canon of Medicine’
5
Q
What else made the Europeans aware of the Islamic doctors knowledge.
A
The Crusades
