Renaissance (1500-1750) Flashcards
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What new technology, knowledge and ideas effected medicine?
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- The invention of the printing press
- Art
- New machinery
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How did the invention of the printing press affect medicine?
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- Meant it was now possible to produce books cheaply and quickly
- Meant that knowledge and ideas could be spread across Europe more easily leading to a better understanding of all aspects of medicine
3
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How did the invention of new machinery affect medicine?
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- The invention of the pump gave people ideas about how the body worked
- This was a big inspiration for Harvey when he started thinking about how blood circulated the body
- New techniques in glass making developed, which eventually led to the invention of the microscope.
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How did art affect medicine?
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- Artists sculptured and drew from life, which led to more accurate depictions of the human body
- Physicians used these depictions to gain knowledge and understanding to improve their own practice
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How did the Renaissance affect medical training?
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- The age of new discoveries encouraged medical students to experiment
- The Church no longer controlled medical training because it became less powerful after the Reformation so there was now more emphasis on the supernatural and more on challenging ideas
- Medical students were encouraged to carry out practical training in hospitals
- Dissections of humans was now common
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How did the Royal Society impact medicine during the Renaissance?
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- Logic, reasoning and experimentation now became the focus of scientific research
- This led to the founding of the Royal Society, which began meeting in 1645
- King Charles II became its patron and it received a royal charter
- It was committed to the idea of experimentation and gave money to scientists who tried new things
- The Royal Society helped to drive medical research in Britain
- Young doctors and anatomists went to the Royal Society for money to carry out research or for help publishing it.
