natural explanations

Question 1

galen and hippocrates wrote their beliefs into books which were considered important text by who?

Answer 1

roman catholic church

Question 2

why did church like galens work?

Answer 2

supported the design theory

Question 3

galen dissected animals such as pigs, other doctors weren’t allowed to do the same, so what happened?

Answer 3

doctors continued to learn from galen’s wrong ideas

Question 4

what theory did hippocrates create?

Answer 4

four humours theory

Question 5

what was the four humours theory?

Answer 5

belief that body was made of 4 fluids (humours), blood , phlegm, yellow bile and black bile, which linked to seasons and had to be balanced to be kept healthy

Question 6

how did galen expand on the 4 humours theory?

Answer 6

he created the idea that diseases could be treated using opposites e.g. a cold with pepper or wine

Question 7

what was miasma theory?

Answer 7

idea that bad air/ smell caused disease