renaissance 1500-1700 Flashcards
what does Renaissance mean?
re-birth, renewed interest in learning, Reformation took place(decline in Church power), people more willing to look for scientific explanations
beliefs about cause of disease that were the same in medieval and renaissance
in time of desperation people believed God punishing them
miasma
ordinary people still believed four humours
how did Thomas Sydenham’s approach to medicine differ from others?
refused to rely on medical books
believed physicians should closely observe patients and record symptoms
his book : Observationes Medicae (1676)
why medical knowledge could spread more easily
printing press - scientists easily shared info, Church no longer had control over what was published
royal society- formed in 1660, members shared info and it was accessible to everyone
treatments that were the same in medieval and renaissance
herbal remedies
bloodletting and purging
physicians, apothecaries, surgeons
different treatments
transference- illness could be transferred somewhere else
chemical cures- alchemy
ways in which Vesalius proved Galen wrong
found 300 mistakes in Galen’s work- jawbone was in one part not two
his illustrations were cleared than Galen’s( Galen only dissected animals)
what did William Harvey discover?
circulation of the blood
said heart pumped blood round body
3 factors that influenced Harvey’s discovery
attitudes in society- more interest in rational explanations + science
scientific breakthrough- dissections more common
harvey’s own ability as a doctor
why did power of the Church decline?
Reformation- Henry V111 leaving Catholic Church
less control over education
how did governments role in medicine change?
methods of prevention were the same but government took more active role eg.
in plague they banned large crowds
3 methods used to prevent the Plague
government: quarantine laws, stray animals killed
purifying the air: fires were lit
plague doctors
