MTT Renaissance 1500-1700 Flashcards
what overall happened in the renaissance period
further investigation into previous ancient theories on disease and anatomy, old ways were challenged but some things stayed the same
what changed about the ideas on causes of disease
fewer people believed in supernatural and religious causes of disease. the influence of church declined. there was a shift to more scientific ideas
what stayed the same about the ideas on causes of disease
theory of miasma continued
theory of four humours continued but by 1700 fewer physicians believed in it
why did the influence of the church decrease
people were still religious but began to look for new explanations. the ideas of Galen which were supported by the church declined
how did physicians work change
no longer used astrology charts due to religious decline
improved knowledge of digestion so urine was not helpful
carried out more direct observations
who was Thomas Sydenham and what did he do
doctor in London in the 1660s and 70s who wrote Observationes Medical in 1676
what did observationes Medicae outline
Sydenham theories
observed patients in detail and recorded symptoms
thought disease had nothing to do with the nature of the person
based treatment on the disease as a whole and not by symptoms
when was the printing press made
1440 by Gutenberg
what did the printing press allow
helped reduce influence of church as it count prevent ideas spreading that it didn’t like
what did the Royal Society do
further scientific understanding by doing experiments and sharing ideas.
it also sponsored scientists to do research
what did the royal society produce
journal called Philosophical Transactions in which scientists could share work and ideas
what were hospitals like in the renaissance
they were treating more sick people and were being used less by travellers ands pilgrims
most had their own apothecary and physicians visited
what happened to hospitals in 1536
dissolution of monestaries by Henry 8 caused most to close
what were some continuing treatments and preventions of disease
cleanliness
bleeding and purging
herbal remedies
what changed in the ways disease was treated and prevented
more emphasis on removing miasma
new herbal remedies
theory of transference - people rubbing stuff on themselves
why was their a lack of change in the renaissance
ideas were slow to be accepted
discoveries did not improve understanding on causes of disease
what continued for apothecaries and surgeons
still no university training
what changed for physicians
access to wider variety of medical books due to printing press
new ideas about anatomy and disease
dissection was legalised
who was Vesalius and what did he do
professor of surgery in Padua, Italy and carried out dissections and made discoveries on anatomy
why was Vesalius significant
improved understanding of human body
proved some of galens work was incorrect
encouraged other scientists to do dissections
