renaissance Flashcards
what did renaissance mean?
rebirth
how strong was the influence of religion?
it was beginning to weaken
what reformation was prevalent?
protestant
why did people confess their sins less?
due to the protestant reformation
why did the english custom of pilgrimages end?
due to the reforms, monasteries and shrine of saints was destroyed
what ideology did people move to?
humanism
what ancient thinking did people return to
ancient greek and roman
what was a change in attitude regarding the four humours?
deadly diseases werent easily explained by the 4ht and affected everyone differently
what continuity in attitude towards four humours contributed to little change?
ordinary people still may have believed in the theory so physicians still stuck to old methods
why did physicians still use old methods?
they knew people didn’t want them to experiment on them
why was urine no longer used in diagnosis?
physicians realised urine was not directly related to health
