Unveiling Medieval Medicine
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Who created the theory of the Four Humours?

  • Aristotle
  • Plato
  • Galen
  • Hippocrates (correct)
  • What were the Four Humours according to Hippocrates?

  • Mind, Body, Emotion, Spirit
  • Heart, Liver, Brain, Lungs
  • Black bile, Yellow bile, Blood, Phlegm (correct)
  • Water, Fire, Air, Earth
  • What did Hippocrates believe was the cause of illness?

  • Divine punishment
  • Imbalance of the Four Humours (correct)
  • Exposure to cold weather
  • Infection by bacteria
  • What was the remedy for illness according to Hippocrates?

    <p>Balancing the Four Humours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who further developed the theory of the Four Humours?

    <p>Galen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Theory of Opposites developed by Galen?

    <p>A theory that further developed the Four Humours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one method used to cure illness according to the theory of the Four Humours?

    <p>Removing the excess humour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these were considered humours in the theory of the Four Humours?

    <p>Black bile and yellow bile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the belief about the cause of a nosebleed according to the theory of the Four Humours?

    <p>It was a sign of too much blood in the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the influence of the church on ideas about disease in the Middle Ages?

    <p>The church continued to influence medieval thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common language of Islamic medicine?

    <p>Arabic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ancient medical traditions did Islamic medicine adopt and develop?

    <p>Hippocrates, Galen and Dioscorides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ancient Indian tradition was integrated into Middle Eastern medicine?

    <p>Ayurveda</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did medieval Islamic physicians largely retain their authority until?

    <p>The rise of medicine as a part of the natural sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which era's medicine was influenced by Islamic medicine?

    <p>Renaissance Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

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