Medieval Medicine

Which of these was not a Medieval medical treatment?

• Bloodletting

• Amputation

• Vaccinations

• Trepanning

Who were the two important medical thinkers?

• Hipocrate and Galeen

• Hippocrates and Galen

• Hypocrates and Gilen

• Hipcrattes and Gelan

Which of these beliefs is not a supernatural cause of disease

• Position of the stars

• Prayers to God

• Charms

• Bloodletting

What is the four humours

• Some funny medieval doctors

• The four body liquids which needed to be in balance for a person to be well

• The four seasons

• The four types of prayers said to heal a patient

If a person had too much blood according to the four humours what would a medieval doctor do?

• Give them red wine

• Give them cheese

• Make them eat more vegetables

• Bloodletting

What did Medieval Christians believe caused illness?

• Germs and bacteria

• A punishment from God

• Ancient charms

• Karma

How many hospitals did the Church set up in Medieval England?

• 25

• 500

• 700

• 2000

Which of these factors was not a reason why conditions were better in the monasteries?

• Wealth

• Knowledge

• War

• Location

When was the Black Death?

• 1300

• 1348

• 1500

• 1547

Pick the believed causes of the Black Death in 1348

• Bad air

• Fleas on rats

• Jews poisoning water supplies

• Punishment from God