Medieval Medicine

Galen couldn't dissect humans. How did he study anatomy?

• Going into Egyptian tombs

• Studying Gladiator wounds

• Dissecting animals

• All of the above

Who copied books in the Middle Ages and so controlled what was copied?

• Knights

• Monks

• Secretaries

• Bishops

The church promoted which language which enabled doctors to across Europe to communicate?

• Greek

• Latin

• French

• Spanish

How did Medieval people explain the Black Death? Pick 3

• Black Rat

• Punishment from God

• Planets in the wrong order

• Poisoned water

• Fleas

Which one of these is NOT one of the four humours?

• Black bile

• Phlegm

• Red bile

• Yellow bile

Which of these methods was used to balance the four humours?

• Bloodletting

• Amputation

• Vomitting

• Cauterisation

Who is this?

• Galen

• Hippocrates

• Louis Pasteur

• William Harvey

The church accepted Galen's writings and work on the human body?

• True

• False

Why did people accept Galen's ideas for so long?

• No other alternatives

• He was well respected

• They couldn't dissect humans

• All of the suggested reasons

Which of the following was a belief for disease in the period?

• Bad hygiene

• Bad smells

• Bad weather

• Bad lifestyle