Medival

Question 1

What was the medieval time period?

Answer 1

1000-1500

Question 2

Who were key individuals is the medieval time period?

Answer 2

Hippocrates- 4 humours
Galen- Published Hippocrates ideas

Question 3

Key events in the medieval time period?

Answer 3

Plague- 1300s

Question 4

Key ideas about the cause of disease in the medieval time period?

Answer 4

Miasma- bad smell
Punishment from god
4 humours
Astrological- stars and planets

Question 5

What was public health like in the medieval time period?

Answer 5

Unsanitary, threw litter onto the streets

Question 6

What was treatment like and what types of treatment were there in the medieval time period?

Answer 6

Purging- to balance the humours
Trephination- drilling holes in someone’s head to release evil spirits
Flagellants- hitting yourself to punish you for your sins

Question 7

What was surgery like during the medieval times and who conducted surgery?

Answer 7

Barber surgeons- conducted surgery by where very expensive
Pain- There was no anaesthetic you would have to bite on a rope
Blood loss- There was no way to prevent it
Infection- There was no antiseptic so infection was very common. (Main cause of death after surgery)

Question 8

Factors during the medieval time period?

Answer 8

Religion and Chance