renaissance Flashcards
what does renaissance mean?
rebirth
what did england become and why?
protestant because of the reformation
what did a protestant country enable?
questioning galen and ideas because the catholic church no longer had as much control
what was now allowed?
dissection of humans
because of the 1665 plague what did the lord mayor order?
the streets to be cleaned
what is an example of improved art?
leonardo da vinci made detailed anatomical drawings which were published in medical books
when was the printing press invented?
15th century
which king set up the royal society in 1661?
king charles II
they did experiments and new ideas were encouraged
what is some proof that surgery didn’t improve?
prior to his death, king charles II was treated with the egyptian method of laxatives, blood letting and vomiting
what is one of galens mistakes that vesalius corrected?
the jaw was made up of 2 bones however vesalius found it to only be made up of 1 bone
who else challenged ideas?
pare
what was in the lotion that pare used as a last resort when oil ran out?
roses, egg yolks and turpentine
how did pares by chance lotion work?
it eased pain and healed the wounds more quickly
what were ligatures made of?
silk threads
what did pares ligatures do?
replaced cauterising irons to stop bleeding by tieing up the arteries
