Ideas: a scientific approach (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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During which period did medicine begin to experience a more scientific approach?
During which period did medicine begin to experience a more scientific approach?
c1500-c1700
How did medical thinking change during the Renaissance?
How did medical thinking change during the Renaissance?
Gradually evolved over time
Which new rational explanation for disease emerged during the Renaissance?
Which new rational explanation for disease emerged during the Renaissance?
Seeds in the air could spread illness
What did fewer people accept as the cause of illness during the Renaissance?
What did fewer people accept as the cause of illness during the Renaissance?
Purely God's will or supernatural forces
How did the Reformation affect medical thinking?
How did the Reformation affect medical thinking?
People questioned traditional explanations
Which traditional theory about 'bad air' continued throughout the Renaissance?
Which traditional theory about 'bad air' continued throughout the Renaissance?
Miasma theory
What happened to the four humours theory by 1700?
What happened to the four humours theory by 1700?
Very few physicians had abandoned it
What diagnostic tool did physicians gradually stop using during this period?
What diagnostic tool did physicians gradually stop using during this period?
Astrological charts
Where and when did Thomas Sydenham work as a doctor?
Where and when did Thomas Sydenham work as a doctor?
London in the 1660s and 1670s
What did Sydenham prefer instead of relying on ancient medical texts?
What did Sydenham prefer instead of relying on ancient medical texts?
Observe his patients directly
What was the title of Sydenham's influential book published in 1676?
What was the title of Sydenham's influential book published in 1676?
Observationes Medicae
What radical idea did Sydenham promote about diseases?
What radical idea did Sydenham promote about diseases?
Diseases were separate entities
How did declining Church influence affect views on Galen's ideas?
How did declining Church influence affect views on Galen's ideas?
They began to be examined more critically