renaissance Flashcards

1
Q

what changed during the renaissance

A

scientists begin challenging church
move away from four humours
urine not accurate
understanding of digestive system
microscopes developed

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2
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what stayed the same from medieval

A

miasma
remedies and treatments

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3
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why didnt these discoveries have little impact

A

conservative attitudes
gaps in knowledge
public belief in four humours

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4
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what did humanism lead to

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galen hippocrates re-examined
god not responsible for everything
church authority declining
experimentation

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5
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who was thoman sydenham

A

london doctor 1660
observed patients and treat disease

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6
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what did sydenham say

A

treat the disease not the symptoms

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7
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what was sydenhams book called

A

medical observations

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8
Q

when was the printing press created

A

1440

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9
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why was the printing press beneficial at this time

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it allowed people to share medical ideas without the control of the church

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10
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when was the royal society made

A

1660

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11
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what did nullius in verba mean

A

take nobodys word for it

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12
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what was the royal society

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a way for scientists to share their (medical) work with eachother

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13
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what was the treatment transference

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if you rubbed an objectnon the illness it would transfer to the object

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14
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what was herbal treatment

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specific herbs used because of colour or shape in relation to someones illness

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15
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what were chemical treatments

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chemical medicines using chemical metal ‘antimony’

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16
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what were preventions

A

aboid alcohol, laziness, fatty foods, keep away miasma,

17
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what were changed in prevention

A

moderation, less bathing, disease link with weather, remove miasma (rubbish)

18
Q

what continued in prevention

A

praying, cleanliness, regimen sanititis, miasma

19
Q

what were apothecaries and surgerons

A

train under a master, once had experience become a master

20
Q

how did hospitals care for people

A

treated people with wounds, curable diseases, fevers and skin conditions

21
Q

what were pest houses

A

dealt with one disease like contagious

22
Q

what was community care

A

women tended for families and the community for cheap alternative

23
Q

what did andreas vesalius discover

A

produced detailed humany anatomy

24
Q

how did vesalius discover his things

A

dissected humans instead of animals

25
Q

what was vesalius’ famous book called

A

the fabric of the human body

26
Q

why did people dislike vesalius’ work

A

disproved galen conservative attitudes
common person still being treated the same

27
Q

what did william harvey discover

A

veins have valves
blood recycled
arteries and vein work in a system
veins carry only blood

28
Q

what was william harveys book called

A

di motu cordis

29
Q

what year was the great plague

A

1665

30
Q

what caused the great plague

A

they believed astrology, god, missma, contagion

31
Q

what was the great plague treatment

A

sweat it out
transference
herbal remedies
quack doctors- fake doctors

32
Q

what was used as prevention for the great plague

A

pray
quarantine
pomander
smoke
catch syphilis

33
Q

what was government action for the great plague

A

banned public events
cats dogs pidgeons killed
streets swept clean
collect dead bodies
searcher and wardens to check 28 day quarantine