Islamic Middle Ages Flashcards
1
Q
What was the opinion of learning?
A
It was respected
2
Q
What was built in order to encourage learning?
A
Libraries
3
Q
Who translated Galen’s work into Arabic?
A
Nestorius
4
Q
Why was Galen’s work accepted?
A
It mentioned the Creator
5
Q
Why did medical treatment improve?
A
Muslims washed regularly
6
Q
Why were hospitals built for the poor by rulers?
A
Muhammad ordered Muslims to give alms
7
Q
What was good about doctors?
A
They were trained and needed a license
8
Q
What was learned about surgery in relation to teeth?
A
Extraction of teeth, and false teeth made with bone
9
Q
What was used to kill pain?
A
Laudanum
10
Q
What did Rhazes do?
A
Found the difference between smallpox and measles
11
Q
Who showed that blood could not pass through the septum?
A
Ibn an - Nafis
12
Q
Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?
A
Avicenna
