renaissance Flashcards
history
what were similar ideas for natural causes from the middle ages and renaissance
theory of 4 humours
miasma
what were new ideas for causes of disease
disease seperate from the body
basic microscopes were developed
greater understanding of anatomy
what were treatments for disease
transference
herbal remedies
chemical cures
what chemical cure was popular
iatrochemistry
why was the 4 humours questioned
did not explain diseases like syphilis and smallpox
what idea became more popular
miasma
what was transference
the idea that disease could be passed on to other items
what was preventions for disease
moderation
cleanliness
weather
government action
how was moderation a prevention
disease could be avoided by not being lazy and not eating to much
how was cleanliness a prevention
to be free of bad smells(miasma)
what did the government do to prevent disease
homeowners were fined if they didnt clean the outside of their house
punishment for criminals was to pick up rubbish and remove sewage
what were carers in the renaissance
apothercaries
surgeons
journeyman
physcians
hospitals
pest houses
community care
how did apothercaries improve
a license was needed
had proper training and practicing
what changed about hospitals
patients started to attend with curable diseases
what are journeyman
inexperienced suregeons or apothercaries who were much cheaper
what were pesthouses
hospitals for one disease
specialized with the disease
who were key individuals in the renaissance
andreas versalius
william harvey
thomas sydenham
who was andreas vesalius
famous surgeon and lecturer from belgium
researched anatomy
produced fabric of the human body
who was william harvey
an english doctor
theory that veins contained valves
showed that heart recycled blood-proved galen wrong
who was thomas sydenham
london doctor in 1660 moved medicine away from galen
refused to rely on medical books
observed symptoms
what were new ideas in the renaissance
printing press
humanism
royal society
what was the printing press
invented by johannes gutenberg
scientists could now print and share their ideas quickly and accuratley
power taken away from church
what was humanism
idea of love of learning
people felt able to make their own minds up
what was royal society
more people interested in scientific understandning
it shared experiments and theories