medicine through time Flashcards
How did the Church affect medicine in medieval England?
•Caused people to believe that God was the cause of all disease and illness
•Discouraged people to challenge ancient Greek medical theories as it fit the Bible
How did people try and prevent disease using religious actions in medieval England?
•Living a life free of sin
•Attending Church
•Prayer
•Pilgrimages
•Wearing magical or religious charms
•Fasting
•Flagellation
How did people try and counter miasma in medieval England?
•carrying posies
•lighting fires or burning herbs
•ringing bells or allowing birds to fly around the house to try and keep the air moving
•employing rakers to keep the streets clean
•building public latrines
When was the disillusion of the monasteries?
1536
What were the factors limiting progress in medieval Britain?
•The Church- said that only God could cure disease therefore there was no need to look for other causes or treatments
•Hippocrates and Galen- well respected ideas as they were logical and over 1000 years old, so their ideas were never challenged
•Respect for tradition- people wanted to keep everything as it was
•The King and Government- their main focus was to defend the country and keep it peaceful; they weren’t interested in public health until the Black Death
What are the steps to answering a 12 mark question?
•No introduction or conclusion
•Use three ideas (three paragraphs)
•Use a maximum of 3 pieces of subject knowledge per paragraph
•Link back to the question
What are the steps to answering a 16 mark question?
•Have an introduction where you answer the question straight away
•Have three ideas (paragraphs)
•Agree and disagree to show how far you agree or disagree
•Use 3 pieces of knowledge per paragraph
•write a conclusion that links to the question and agrees/disagrees with the statement
What were the 4 main time periods in Medicine through time?
•Medieval Medicine (1250-1500)
•Renaissance medicine (1500-1700)
•Industrial Revolution Medicine (1700-1900)
•Modern Medicine (1900-Present)
When and where did the Black Death reach England?
It arrived in Dorset in 1348
What were the ideas on the cause of the Black death?
•Majority believed it was a punishment from God
•Many believed Miasma was the cause
•It was blamed on the movements of the planets
How was the Black Death treated?
•Praying to God
•Drinking vinegar
•Sitting close to a fire to drive out the fever
•Fumigating the house with herbs to get rid of the bad air
How was the Black Death prevented?
•Quarantine
•Stopped cleaning the streets- the King believed the odour would drive away the miasma
•Carrying posies (flowers and herbs) to avoid the corrupted air
•Flagellating for Gods forgiveness
•Church services & prayer
How did ideas of the cause of disease change in the Renaissance period?
•The Four Humours was challenged by some, but still widely accepted
•Fewer people believed in supernatural causes, but astrology was still blamed for the Great Plague
•The Church has less power, but people were still very religious and blamed God for disease
•Miasma continued
•New scientific thinking spread, however most people respected traditional ideas
What was the Royal Society and when was it founded?
The Royal Society was a group founded in 1660 that aimed to further the understanding of science and challenge old ideas in search of new ones
Why was the Royal Society so important?
•They printed books and journals and even translated foreign medical and scientific books to help spread new ideas
•They used clear ‘evidence’ of science to challenge existing ideas
•The best scientists of the time worked together to share ideas and research, encouraging enquiry and experimentation
