Med Renaissance Flashcards
When was the printing press made?
1440
Why was religion less important?
The reformation
Why was the printing press such a big deal?
Because it allowed IDEAS TO SPREAD!!!
What was made in 1665
The Royal Society
Why was the Royal Society so important?
It allowed ideas to spread quicker
Did they still believe in miasma?
Yes and the 4 humours.
What happed due to the dissolution?
Monasteries closed
But
Hospitals in cities still open
Most of poor had the women to look after them
Ideas were accepted very quickly
FALSE!
Idea’s accepted very slowly
When did the great plague return?
1665-1666
Were the causes and treatments the same?
Pretty much however, there was some improvement
What did the king do differently?
He introduced quarantine
Who was Thomas Sydenham?
He observed & recorded his patients symptoms.
What did Tomas Sydenham do differently?
He treated people with their disease not individual symptoms
Who was Vesalius?
He originally stole corpses then proved galen wrong about the anatomy of the human body
What book did Vesalius write?
The fabric of the human body
1543
