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Medicine through Time Flashcards

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What year did Pasteur publish his Germ Theory?

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1861

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What theory did Pasteur prove wrong?

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Spontaneous Generation

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Where was Pasteur born?

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France

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When and where was Robert Koch born?

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1853, Germany

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What Disease was Koch studying?

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Anthrax

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What substance did Koch develop?

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Agar Jelly

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What disease bacteria where found as a result of Koch developing Agar Jelly?

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Diphtheria, Typhiod, Tuberculosis and Cholera

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Who discovered that blood circulated the body with the heart as the pump?

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William Harvey

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Who wrote the book called ‘On the fabric of the human body’?

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Andreas Vesalius

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Who started the Church of England?

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Henry VIII

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Who owned 30% of the hospitals in medieval England?

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The Church

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What was setup in 1660?

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The Royal Society

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What was the Royal Society?

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A meeting place for educated people interested in different aspects of science

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What happened to the power of the Church in the Renaissance?

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It was challenged

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What technology was invented in the Renaissance?

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The clock, the waterpump, the microscope, and the printing press

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What were the Four Humors?

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Yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm

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Was Galen able to dissect a Human?

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No, he was only ever able to dissect animals.

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What theory did Galen create?

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The Theory of Opposites

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What did Galen’s theory state?

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That if you have too much of one humor like phlegm (which is wet and cold) then you should have a hot pepper as it is warm and dry.

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When did the Black Death break out?

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1348

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What were some of the ideas about the cause of the Black Death?

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God, rats, flies, dogs, cats, miasma and astrology

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What were some ideas about how to treat the Black Death?

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Prayers, herbs, self-flagellation, herbal remedies from new places, and going on a pilgrimage

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What were some ideas on how to prevent the Black Death?

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Killing cats and dogs, moderation, clearing the streets, burning insence, quarantine and shutting the gates of a city to stop any people from entering

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