The Contribution of Christianity in Medieval Britain Flashcards
Why was the church’s attitudes very important to developments?
It was central to the lives of medieval people
How did crusades encouraged by the church result in medical progress?
Western Europeans met Muslim doctors so the ideas in the Islamic Empire could be used in Europe
How did monks help preserve Ancient Greek and Roman medical ideas?
Copied and translated medical texts when the Ancient Greek and Roman Empires fell
Why did the church tell people to help the sick?
Jesus’s teachings- Christian duty
Who were hospitals funded by?
The church or aristocratic patrons
How many hospitals were started in England between 1000 and 1500?
Over 700
Why were monasteries hygienic?
They had clean water and good sewage facilities
What type of schools did the church set up in Europe?
University schools of medicine
What did monks translate?
Islamic texts
What did the encouragement of the crusades divert funds away from?
Hospitals and health
What type of causes did the church promote?
Supernatural
Who did the church say would heal illness?
God
What were viewed as the most important kind of treatment?
Prayers
What were indulgences?
Special prayers
Where would Christians go on pilgrimages to?
Relics or the resting places of saints
Why did people go on pilgrimages?
In the hopes of being miraculously cured
Why could Galen’s mistakes not be corrected?
The church only allowed dissections no executed criminals
What groups of people did many hospitals refuse to take in?
The very sick, women
What did people begin questioning the church’s reliance on?
Old books and not original research
What happened to scientists who challenged the old books of ancient methods?
They were arrested
Who was Roger Bacon?
A lecturer at Oxford University who had questioned the church’s stance on Galen
Why were hospitals usually overseen by priests and not doctors?
They were destined to help look after the sick, not treat and health them
Why were most hospitals and medicines palliative?
They relieve symptoms and didn’t cure conditions
What was the most famous pilgrimage to?
The Holy Land
What were the pilgrimages in England?
Canterbury, Walsingham, Glastonbury or the Priory ar Bridlington
What was a source of miracles at the Priory at Bridlington?
St John’s of Bridlington’s grave
Who visited St John of Bridlington’s grave after winning at Agincourt?
Henry V
Who was the grave of St John of Bridlington special to?
Women in labour and sailors
