Medicine - Ancient to Medieval

Question 1

3 medieval beliefs

Answer 1

4 humours, God & Miasma

Question 2

The 4 humours elements

Answer 2

Blood, Yellow bile, Black bile & Phlegm

Question 3

Who followed the work that Hippocrates did?

Answer 3

Galen

Question 4

Did Galen encourage dissection?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

2 treatments for the 4 humours

Answer 5

Purging & herbs

Question 6

Who created the 4 humours?

Answer 6

Hippocrates

Question 7

What is clinical observation?

Answer 7

Take care of patients, be patient with them & find out what is wrong with them carefully.

Question 8

What did the Church do about Galen’s work?

Answer 8

Wouldn’t let doctors challenge his ideas, even when could be proved to be wrong.

Question 9

What was Galen’s and Hippocrates books translated into?

Answer 9

Arabic

Question 10

What did Christians believe would cure illnesses?

Answer 10

Praying to God.

Question 11

What did Doctors do with the different theories?

Answer 11

Followed them and used them to take care of their patients.

Question 12

What did Christian’s believe caused illness?

Answer 12

Sinning

Question 13

Who was Hippocrates?

Answer 13

Created the 4 humours & was a famous Greek Doctor who knew how to take care of his patients properly.

Question 14

Who was Galen?

Answer 14

Famous Roman doctor who created the Theory of opposites.

Question 15

What was the Theory of Opposites?

Answer 15

To treat the 4 humours out of balance.