Medival 1250-1500

Question 1

1250-1500 is what period

Answer 1

Medival

Question 2

What did the church control

Answer 2

Education,university books,taught galens ideas. Banned dissection and dominated medicine

Question 3

Supernatural beliefs

Answer 3

God caused disease as punishment,people prayed and went church. Flagellants whipped there selves as they thought by punishing themselves they would invite god to show mercy toward them.

Question 4

Natural beliefs of disease

Answer 4

Theory of the four humours:Hippocrates came up with a theory that there was 4 humours black bile yellow bile blood and phlegm he believed these needed to remain balanced in order for people to remain healthy

Question 5

What is the theory of the opposites (Natural belief)

Answer 5

Galen believed that if someone appeared to have a fever he would treat it with something cold if a man appeared to have a cold he would be treated with heat.

Question 6

What is blood letting (Natural belief)

Answer 6

Bloodletting was the name given to the removal of blood for medical treatment. It was believed to rid the body of any impure fluids.

Question 7

What is miasma (Natural belief)

Answer 7

People believed that bad smells caused disease. People would walk around with herbs that could relieve them of the bad smells.

Question 8

Care/treatment

Answer 8

Hospitals offered care but not treatment. Barber surgeons would preform things such as blood letting,cupping therapy,pulling teeth and amputation and were very under trained.