Religion and medieval medicine (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Christianity's dual impact on medieval medicine
Christianity's dual impact on medieval medicine
Hindered scientific progress but provided hospital care
Christian belief linking spiritual & physical health
Christian belief linking spiritual & physical health
They were closely connected
Christian belief about cause of illness
Christian belief about cause of illness
Supernatural punishment from God for sin
Primary treatment method in medieval Christian Europe
Primary treatment method in medieval Christian Europe
Prayer
Why Church prohibited human dissection
Why Church prohibited human dissection
Human body considered sacred
Church's main positive contribution to healthcare
Church's main positive contribution to healthcare
Established & operated most hospitals
Harun al-Rashid's reign dates
Harun al-Rashid's reign dates
786-809
What Islamic scholars did with Greek medical texts
What Islamic scholars did with Greek medical texts
Preserved, translated, built upon & corrected them
Al-Razi's European name
Al-Razi's European name
Rhazes
Ibn Sina's major medical work
Ibn Sina's major medical work
Canon of Medicine
Ibn al-Nafis's contribution to medicine
Ibn al-Nafis's contribution to medicine
Challenged ancient Greek medical theories
Islamic medicine's pharmacy innovation
Islamic medicine's pharmacy innovation
First to separate pharmacy from general medical practice
How Crusades affected medical knowledge
How Crusades affected medical knowledge
Transferred Islamic medical knowledge to Europe
Example of Church hospital in medieval Europe
Example of Church hospital in medieval Europe
Hotel Dieu in Paris
European response to Islamic medical knowledge
European response to Islamic medical knowledge
Met with resistance from Church authorities