Themes - Superstition And Religion

Question 1

Medieval period

What did people believe in to diagnose people - by Hippocrates

What was a treatment in order to balance the blood

How did Christians believe in treating the sick

What were crusades

How were monasteries significant

What disease spread rapidly and what did people think about it

Answer 1

Ideas of the Four Humours
Bloodletting
Christian ideas of pilgrimage and treating the sick with rest and prayers
Crusades – led to the sharing of ideas
Monasteries – their design promoted better health and hygiene
Black Death – many thought it was sent as a punishment from God. Some churchmen deserted their villages which damaged the reputation of the church
Idea of miasma causing illness

Question 2

Renaissance

What disease returned

What fraudulent doctors arrived

Answer 2

Great Plague (1665) – still seen as a punishment from God
Quackery – increased in the 17th and 18th centuries

Question 3

20th century

What holistic medicine is used to treat illnesses (4)

Answer 3

Use of holistic medicine to treat illnesses – hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy and acupuncture