c1500-c1700: The Renaissance (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What change occurred in hospital focus by 1500?
What change occurred in hospital focus by 1500?
0
In which year did Henry VIII dissolve the monasteries?
In which year did Henry VIII dissolve the monasteries?
1500
What was the purpose of pest houses during the Renaissance?
What was the purpose of pest houses during the Renaissance?
To train physicians
Who typically provided nursing care for sick people at home?
Who typically provided nursing care for sick people at home?
Trained physicians
Why did most people receive treatment at home during the Renaissance?
Why did most people receive treatment at home during the Renaissance?
Hospitals were illegal
Why did authorities drain swamps during the Renaissance?
Why did authorities drain swamps during the Renaissance?
To create farmland
What was the theory of transference?
What was the theory of transference?
Moving patients between hospitals
What practice led to chemical cures using metals and minerals?
What practice led to chemical cures using metals and minerals?
Surgery
What was the main reason Renaissance discoveries didn't improve treatment?
What was the main reason Renaissance discoveries didn't improve treatment?
Lack of hospitals
Which traditional medical practices continued throughout the Renaissance?
Which traditional medical practices continued throughout the Renaissance?
Surgery and amputation
When did hospital numbers begin to recover to pre-dissolution levels?
When did hospital numbers begin to recover to pre-dissolution levels?
1600s
What did hospitals develop by 1500 for preparing medicines?
What did hospitals develop by 1500 for preparing medicines?
0
What happened to most hospitals after the dissolution of monasteries?
What happened to most hospitals after the dissolution of monasteries?
They expanded services
By 1500, what was the main change in hospital purpose?
By 1500, what was the main change in hospital purpose?
Treating sick people instead of travelers
What happened to most hospitals when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1536?
What happened to most hospitals when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1536?
They were forced to shut down
What was the purpose of pest houses during the Renaissance?
What was the purpose of pest houses during the Renaissance?
Isolate people with contagious diseases
Who took primary responsibility for nursing sick relatives at home during the Renaissance?
Who took primary responsibility for nursing sick relatives at home during the Renaissance?
Female family members
Why did Renaissance authorities drain swamps and marshes?
Why did Renaissance authorities drain swamps and marshes?
They thought they produced bad air
What was the theory of transference?
What was the theory of transference?
Transferring illness to objects by rubbing
What did alchemy contribute to Renaissance medicine?
What did alchemy contribute to Renaissance medicine?
Chemical cures using metals and minerals
What was the most important reason Renaissance discoveries didn't improve medical care?
What was the most important reason Renaissance discoveries didn't improve medical care?
No understanding of what caused diseases
Which traditional medical practices continued throughout the Renaissance?
Which traditional medical practices continued throughout the Renaissance?
Bleeding and purging
When did hospital numbers begin to recover to pre-1536 levels?
When did hospital numbers begin to recover to pre-1536 levels?
Well into the 1700s