The Black Death: Theories and Treatments

Which ancient doctor first suggested the theory of the Four Humours?

• Galen

• Aristotle

• Hippocrates

• Avicenna

True or False:
According to the Miasma Theory, diseases like the Black Death were spread through contaminated drinking water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Name two of the four bodily fluids ("humours") believed to make up the human body according to medieval medicine.

Which group was often wrongly blamed for spreading the Black Death, leading to violent attacks?

• Nobles

• Jews

• Monks

• Doctors

True or False:
The practice of bloodletting was intended to remove bad blood infected with the plague from the body.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was one common herb used in medieval times to try to cure or prevent disease?

Which of the following actions was based on the idea that disease was a punishment from God?

• Bloodletting

• Herbal treatments

• Wearing posies

• Flagellation

Flagellants were people who ​​ (a)   themselves in hopes of earning God’s forgiveness.

• whipped
• sang to
• painted

What were the five most widely believed theories around the cause of the Black Death in Medieval Europe?

What is one reason Jews were blamed for the spread of the plague, even though it wasn’t true?