The Renaissance Flashcards
What does ‘Renaissance’ mean?
Rebirth
What word describes something that is non-religious?
Secular
What was the belief in Miasmata?
The belief that disease was spread by ‘bad’ air
What is the correct term for the early form of chemistry in which people attempted to turn one material into another?
Alchemy
What theory was rejected by some physicians in the Renaissance who argued instead that disease was seen as something separate from the body?
The theory of the 4 humours
Which English scientist published his theory in 1628 that blood was circulated around the body instead of being made in the liver?
William Harvey
What piece of important technology was created by Johnanes Gutenburg in 1440?
The Printing Press
How would you summarise the changing ideas about the causes of disease in the Renaissance?
Ideas about the causes of disease started to change, but he practice of medicine changed very little
What was Humanism?
Humanism can be characterised by a love of learning, a new interest in classical scholars, and the belief that human beings could make up their own minds about the world around them
What method to aid diagnosis did Thomas Sydenham use which gave him the nickname the ‘English Hippocrates’?
Observation
What medical theory did Sydenham’s work reject because he argued that the nature of the patient actually had very little to do with disease?
The theory of the 4 humours
What institution has less control over the production of books after the printing press was invented?
The Church
Which organisation was formed in 1660 where scientists would meet to discuss new ideas and share their discoveries?
The Royal society
Which monarch granted a Royal Charter to the Royal Society in 1662?
Charles 11
What does the Latin motto ‘Nullius in verba’ mean in English?
Take nobody’s word for it
What was the name of the Journal published by the Royal Society which still continues to be published today?
Philosophical Transactions
Who discovered ‘animalcules’ on plaque scraped from teeth using the microscope he had developed in 1683?
Leeuwenhoek
Who published a book called ‘Micrographia’ in 1665 which included a detailed drawing of a flea copied from a magnified image?
Robert Hooke
What theory did Fracastoro outline in his text ‘On Contagion’ published in 1546?
Disease was spread by seeds in the air
Transference was?
the idea that a disease could be passed to an object
Humoural imbalances were fixed by?
purging, bleeding or sweating
Where were physicians finding new remedies from?
Chemical cures
What disease had no cure in the Renaissance?
Syphilis
Where were the new herbal remedies coming from?
The New World
