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Health in Medieval Times
Health in Medieval Times
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1
People believed illness was caused by these being unbalanced
organs
diet
humours
emotions
2
Europeans from the medieval period possessed medical knowledge
True
False
3
The authorities tried to contain the plague by isolating the sick.
False
True
4
In Medieval time, herbs were used for cooking only
False
True
5
Name the tradesmen who sold spices, perfumes and medicines
guilds
itinerants
Pharmacists
apocatharies
6
Why did people practise bloodletting?
To help people loose weight
To get rid of the bad blood
To punish people of their sins
To restore the balance of the humours
7
Match the word below with the following statement: A Persian scholar who wrote 'The Canon of Medicine'
Michelangelo
Avicenna
Hyppocrates
Gallen
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Surgery improved during the medieval period
True
False
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Doctors were rare and charged high fees
True
False
10
Surgery was not always successful because
Surgeons were often interrupted
Patients were scared
Operations were often carried out in the open
Surgical instruments were not sterilised
11
Medieval hospitals were mainly intended to care for the sick
True
False
12
The rich had a varied diet which included lots of dairy products
True
False
13
Why did people see a priest if they were ill?
Most people thought that illness was sent by God
They were very religious
They would see a priest to confess their sins
Priests were more important than doctors in the treatment of the sick
14
How did the Church slow the progress of medicine? (Choose 2 answers)
The Church did not have enough priests
The Church arrested doctors
New discoveries were discouraged by the Church
The Church accepted the medical theories of Galen and Hippocrates
15
People bathed more in medieval times than in the Victorian era
False
True
16
The Black Death killed more than a third of the population of Europe
True
False
17
Why did medical surgeons know so little about anatomy?
Surgeons were not keen to cut up bodies
The Church did not allow dead bodies to be cut up
People did not need surgery as much as now
They lacked experience
18
The Black Death was spread by fleas
False
True
19
What methods did medieval surgeons use to control pain during surgery?
alcohol
Opium
mandrake plant
Patients were gagged
20
The death rate from the plague was higher in towns and cities
True
False
21
Why would poor people go to see the local wise woman if they were sick? (more than 1 answer is valid)
Doctors were very expensive
Doctors were rare
They were usually related to this person
They were told by their priest to do so
22
A word for a bad smell that people thought caused sickness
smoke
fog
miasma
vapour
