RAT 3 medieval medicine

Why did people think God sent disease?

• As a punishment for sins
• As God likes sick people
• As Galen wrote it in a book
• Because God is mean

What was a lazar house?

• where people with leprosy went
• where people with the black death went
• where physicians trained
• where apothecaries trained

What other job did medieval hospitals have?

• Looking after travellers
• They had no other jobs
• Blood letting
• Midwives

What had happened to the Four Humours to cause disease?

• They became out of balance
• They were balanced
• They started to tell bad jokes
• Bad air

How were medical books written at this time?

• By monks
• By nuns
• By printing press
• There were no medical books at this time

What was miasma?

• The belief that bad air caused disease
• The belief that God sent disease as punishment
• The belief that your humours need to be balanced
• The belief that bodies should not be dissected

What was a flagellant?

• Someone who whipped themselves
• Someone who farted a lot
• Someone who went to church
• Someone who collected the dead

What was Regimen Sanitas?

• instructions from a physician to be healthy
• instructions from a surgeon to keep you healthy
• instructions from an apothecary to keep you health
• instructions from a barber surgeon to keep you healthy

What was the main job of the apothecary?

• Mixing remedies
• Mixing drinks
• Mixing tunes
• Mixing bowls

Name a supernatural treatment for the Black Death

• Using charms
• Praying
• Drinking special brew
• Smelling flowers