Middle Ages (Islam)

Question 1

Although after the Fall of the Roman Empire, Europe descended into chaos, what happened in the East?

Answer 1

There was peace and a stable government and Islamic doctors made great contributions to medical knowledge

Question 2

What did Islamic doctors follow?

Answer 2

The ideas of Greeks and Romans, which they very much admired and translated their texts into Arabic

Question 3

What did some Islamic doctors develop?

Answer 3

New ideas

Question 4

Who were the most important islamic doctors?

Answer 4

Al-Razi and Avicenna

Question 5

What did Al-Razi do?

Answer 5

Identified the symptoms and development of smallpox

Question 6

What did Avicenna do?

Answer 6

He wrote ‘The Canon of Medicine’ which was used in many universities until the late Renaissance

Question 7

What did Islamic doctors base their treatments on?

Answer 7

The four humours, clinical observation, treatments of opposites etc

Question 8

What was in Baghdad?

Answer 8

A major hospital that treated patients and taught other doctors