Rennaissance Flashcards
When was the Renaissance?
1450-1650
What does ‘Renaissance’ mean?
‘Re-birth’
What happened in the Renaissance?
The rediscovery of many Greek and Roman ideas
What was the attitude like of the Ancient world that was rediscovered in the Renaissance?
They had a love of learning and experimenting to find new ideas
What happened to the church during the Renaissance?
It began to lose some of its power and people began to question it
What did some universities start to allow?
Dissection of human corpses without fear of punishment from the church
What were the main improvements in technology in the Renaissance?
Printing developed so medical books could be copied in their thousands
How did the printing press help?
Quicker communication of knowledge
What were the main improvements in science in the Renaissance?
Watches and water pumps were developed
What were the main improvements in art in the Renaissance?
Artists like Leonardo da Vinci were producing very lifelike and drawings and paintings for medical books
Who was Pare?
A french barber surgeon
Where did Pare work which helped his discoveries?
In the war
What was Pares book called?
Works on Surgery
When did Pare live?
1510-90
What did Pare discover in the war?
A new method of treating gunshot wounds: an ointment made of egg, turpentine and rose oil, and used silk threads called ligatures to tie up blood vessels to stop bleeding
Why was Pare forced to make his own ointment?
When he run out of hot oil
What was good about Pare’s ointment?
That soldiers were in a lot less pain compared to when the hot oil was used
What was Pare’s ointment made out of?
Egg yolk, turpentine and rose oil
Before Pare, how were open wounds sealed?
By using a red hot cautery iron
What was bad about Pare’s ligatures?
It was a slow process and if the silk thread was dirty it could cause infection
When did Vesalius live?
1514-64
What was the main thing that Vesalius did?
Proved Galen wrong
