12 Questions
Who developed the Theory of the Four Humours?
Hippocrates
What theory did Galen develop along with the Theory of the Four Humours?
Theory of Opposites
What were the three main professions that provided medical care in Britain around 1000AD?
Doctors, Apothecaries, Barber surgeons
What was the biggest influence on medicine during this time period?
Religion and the Catholic Church
How were medieval hospitals operated and what was their focus?
Run by monks and nuns, focused on 'caring not curing'
What were some common practices of barber surgeons in medieval Britain?
Performing amputations without anaesthetic, bloodletting, tooth extraction
Who wrote a one million word medical textbook called The Canon of Medicine?
Ibn Sinna
What was the name of the hospitals in the Islamic world?
bimaristans
Which medieval surgeon developed an operation to remove anal abscesses?
John of Arderne
What did Hugh Lucca discover helped prevent infection when poured on wounds?
wine
What disease swept through England between 1348 and 1350, killing 1.5 million people?
the Black Death
How did people try to cure the Black Death in medieval times?
Some flagellants whipped themselves, while others strapped live chickens on the buboes.
Learn about the development of medical knowledge in ancient times, focusing on the contributions of Hippocrates and Galen. Explore how medical practices evolved after the fall of the Roman Empire in 400AD.
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