the middle ages Flashcards
1
Q
what was the impact of religion?
A
- stopped doctors from experimenting and dissecting
- promoted real medical learning in facilities (uni)
- cared for sick people who didn’t have family member to look after them
2
Q
what was the impact of religion on development of treatment ?
A
- church was the only constant authority
- maintained libraries, preserving medical knowledge
- was able to choose which books got published
- therefor, galen’s work was everywhere
- sick people were encouraged to pray
3
Q
how did the church train doctors?
A
- told them to read books seeing as the best libraries were in monasteries and convents
- church would not let anyone criticize galen or try to prove him wrong- therefor doctors were taught the four humors
4
Q
what did the church teach about natural causes of disease?
A
- galen said disease was caused by imbalance of humors
- popular remedies were bleeding, purging and treating with opposites
5
Q
what did the church teach about supernatural causes of disease?
A
- illness and disease were cause by sin- prayer was easiest cure- could pay for someone at the church to pray for you
- attend church regularly to help avoid getting ill in the first place
- astrology was used in treatment. position of the moon was said t be particulary important when bleeding a patient
6
Q
what was the impact of government?
A
- kings and advisers more interested in defending kingdom- didn’t recognize healthy subjects would help with this
- church controlled most aspects of medicine
- lack of interest had negative effect on public health- if king didn’t care, why should anyone else?
7
Q
what was the impact of war?
A
war had some positive effects= soldiers who traveled to middle east to fight in Crusades and brought medical knowledge back with them
