Medieval Era Flashcards
Why was the church a powerful factor? (2 reasons)
The church had a huge network of priests and bishops
(religion was very prevalent through this time)
Church had power and control over England
Why was communications a factor?
books were hand written by monks and this mean education and knowledge was slow to spread
why was attitude a factor?
People did not question their own beliefs or challenge the church which meant that they only followed what the church said.
Why was the king a factor?
The king had to raise an army and defend the country, taxes were only raised for war, councils had to clean the streets but had little money to do so
Why was education a factor?
The church controlled Educ, especially in universities where physicians trained.
Why were work and harvests a factor?
most people were farmers and had hard work and did not have enough time to be educated
Why were food supplies and transport a factor?
dung, horse transport and butchery caused a lot of dirt in the streets
M- was a cause of disease
Miasma
A- was a cause of disease
Astrology
G- and the D- was a cause of disease
God and the devil
Im- H- were a cause of disease
Imbalanced humours
name the 4 humours
yellow bile, black bile, blood and phlegm
What did hippocrates claim disease was caused by?
imbalanced humours
why was imbalanced humours widely believed to be a cause of disease?
it was blindly trusted as it was accepted by the church
how was the theory of the 4 humours a step forward?
it was a natural cause of disease so peiple made lifestyle changes
