Ideas: supernatural and religious (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Beliefs dominating medieval medicine c1250-1500
Beliefs dominating medieval medicine c1250-1500
Religious and supernatural beliefs
Medieval belief: ultimate cause of illness
Medieval belief: ultimate cause of illness
God
Why Church taught people became sick
Why Church taught people became sick
God was displeased or testing their faith
Medieval view: illness as God's will
Medieval view: illness as God's will
Should be accepted rather than challenged
Focus of medieval treatment
Focus of medieval treatment
Prayer, repentance, and spiritual healing
Astrology's role in medieval medicine
Astrology's role in medieval medicine
Legitimate medical tool for diagnosis and treatment
How doctors used astrology
How doctors used astrology
Studied planetary positions to diagnose & plan treatments
When astrology use increased
When astrology use increased
After the Black Death (14th century)
Church's control in medieval period
Church's control in medieval period
Enormous control over medical education
Who could read & write in medieval times
Who could read & write in medieval times
Monks and priests (among the few)
Ancient physician Church supported
Ancient physician Church supported
Galen
Why Church supported Galen's theories
Why Church supported Galen's theories
Fitted Christian beliefs (body has soul, created by God)
Purpose of medieval dissections
Purpose of medieval dissections
Confirm Galen's teachings, not discover new knowledge