How did ideas of cause NOT differ for the Great Plague from those of the Black Death?

They thought the movement of the planets had caused it

Why is Harvey considered so important?

He gained publicity and inspired others

How did the role of physicians change?

Were allowed to perform dissections

What was the Theory of Transference?

Rub object on you to transfer disease to it

How did the role of surgeon change?

Had to be apprenticed in a Guild

What was Versailles famous for?

Proved some of Galen's theories wrong

Which is NOT a way in which the government took action against the Great Plague?

The dead were burnt rather than buried

Which of these led to changes in this period?

Reducing influence of the Church

Which is NOT a way in which Thomas Sydenham different to previous doctors?

He always prayed before he treated people

Which is NOT a change in physicians job at this time?

Listened to the patients beliefs

What was a pest house?

House for people with specific infectious diseases

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GCSE History Edexcel - Medicine in Britain. Renaissance

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1
Who treated most sick people?
Doctors
Surgeons
Apothecaries
Women
2
What did the Royal Society do which helped promote change in ideas?
Sponsored Research
Built new laboratories
Shouted new ideas from rooftops
Held dinner parties
3
When was the Great Plague?
1665
1765
1666
1566
4
How did ideas of cause NOT differ for the Great Plague from those of the Black Death?
People knew you could get it from person to person
Fewer people believed in four humours
They thought the movement of the planets had caused it
Miasmas were believed to spread disease
5
When was the era of the Renaissance?
1500-1700
1530-1750
1250-1500
1400-1600
6
Why is Harvey considered so important?
He cured the King from any disease
He used animals to show his theories were correct
He solved all the problems with Galen's work
He gained publicity and inspired others
7
How did the role of physicians change?
Were allowed to perform dissections
Had to do some training in hospitals
Read Galen and Hippocrates and no others
Trained at university for many years
8
What was the Theory of Transference?
Sleep next to an animal to transfer the disease to it
Eat and object to transfer the disease to it
Sleep next to an object to transfer disease to it
Rub object on you to transfer disease to it
9
How did the role of surgeon change?
Had to be apprenticed in a Guild
Trained at university
Had to also train as a doctor
Considered more skilled than doctors
10
Before the printing press who controlled printing of books?
The King
The Church
The Government
The Pope
11
What was Versailles famous for?
Cutting up a pigs voice chords
He was a famous doctor
Proved some of Galen's theories wrong
Curing the plague
12
What did William Harvey famously discover?
Blood circulation
Nervous system
DNA
Mapped the brain
13
When was the Royal Society Journal set up?
1565
1665
1465
1765
14
Which is NOT a way in which the government took action against the Great Plague?
The dead were burnt rather than buried
Burned barrels of tar
Cleaned the streets regularly
Killed dogs and cats
15
How many mistakes did Versailles prove Galen had got wrong?
30
3
3,000
300
16
What does Renaissance mean?
New Ideas
Re-new
Re-birth
Scientific discoveries
17
What did doctors do to protect themselves?
Rang a bell
Prayed and fasted
Refused to visit plague victims
Wore plague costumes
18
Which of these led to changes in this period?
Increased influence of the Government
Reducing influence of the Church
Reduced influence of the Government
Increased influence of the Church
19
What event caused a lot of hospitals to close in 1536?
Closing of all Catholic Churches
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Government took their funding
King ordered them to be closed
20
Which King had William Harvey as doctor?
James I
Charles I
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
21
What is the name of Thomas Sydenham's book?
Observing Medicine in Patients
Observing disease and use of medicines
Observationes Medicae
Observations in Medicine
22
When was Thomas Sydenham's book published?
1576
1676
1476
1776
23
What new chemical cure was also becoming popular?
Alchemy
Copper drinks
Metal bars in the armpits
Caffeine drinks
24
What development transformed communication in the Renaissance?
Telephone
Printing Press
Morse Code
Wine Press
25
What was the name of the Royal Society's Journal?
Philosophical Science
Philosophical Transactions
Philosophical Medicine
Philosophical Treatments
26
How did the role of apothecary change?
Training at university
Needed a licence from a Guild
They became known as chemists
Were considered more informed that doctors
27
Which is NOT a way in which Thomas Sydenham different to previous doctors?
He observed patients and recorded his observations
He did not rely on old medical books
He always prayed before he treated people
He based treatments on the disease not individual symptoms
28
Which of these was NOT one of the things Galen had got wrong?
Humans did not have 2 livers
Men did not have one pair fewer ribs than women
The heart did not connect directly to the human liver
Human jaw had one bone not two bones
29
Which is NOT a change in physicians job at this time?
Carried out observations and examinations of the patient
Listened to the patients beliefs
No longer used astrological charts
No longer used urine charts
30
Who invented the printing press?
Gutenman
Gerald
Gutenberg
Geoffrey
31
Which idea did NOT continued to be believed by some people?
Four Humours
God's punishment
Astrology
Miasma
32
When did Harvey publish his book?
1628
1428
1528
1728
33
Which is NOT a way in which prevention of disease changed?
Removing sewage and rubbish from streets
Draining swamps
People changed their clothes more often
People bathed more
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What was a pest house?
Care home for elderly people
House for people with specific infectious diseases
Hospital for infectious diseases
Hospital for people with fleas

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