WorksheetsRenaissance Medicine
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
How did Thomas Sydenham say diagnosing an illness should be done?
He promoted clinical observation
Treating each symptom separately
He discovered quinine was effective in treating malaria
He used the printing press to share his ideas
Which Theory did Thomas Sydenham not believe?
Miasma Theory
The Four Humours
Supernatural Theory
Transference Theory
What was developed in 1440 that led to advancements in medieval medicine?
The Hospital
The Printing Press
The Hospice
The X-Ray
What was the role of the Royal Society?
To promote traditional ideas
To promote the King's views on medicine
To challenge traditional ideas and test new ones
To support the Church's views on medicine
Which king provided the Royal Society with its Royal Charter in 1662?
James I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
James II
How did the Royal Society make their ideas accessible for everyone?
A reference library was created
People donated money due to the raised profile
Physicians studied each others research
Reports were written in English rather than Latin
What was the new treatment theory that was popular in this period?
Miasma theory
The Four Humours
Supernatural Theory
Transference Theory
What caused the increase of herbal remedies in this period?
Increased government funding
Lessening influence of the Church
The age of Exploration
Decreased medical knowledge of physicians
Which was a continuity in ideas about disease from Medieval to Renaissance England?
Fewer people believed in supernatural causes
Church lost influence
Scientific ideas on disease
Miasma theory
Which was a change in ideas about prevention, treatments and care?
People believed in transference
Herbal Remedies
Blood letting and purging
Understanding of causes of disease
Which of the following was a way in which treatment the sick at hospitals had changed by 1700?
Carry out simple surgery, eg removal of gallstones and setting broken bones
Nurses and doctors were trained at University
Given herbal remedies
Patients kept warm, clean and well fed
How did education for apothecaries increase in the Renaissance period?
Had to possess a licence to practise their trade
Used by those who could not afford a physician
Mixed remedies
New entrants to this profession carried out an apprenticeship and learned from a master
How did qualifications of physicians stay the same in the Renaissance period?
Trained at University
Rarely carried out dissections due to a lack of corpses
Lectures were in Latin
Learned from books, rather than practical experience
What event dramatically changed the availability of hospitals in England?
The Renaissance
The Reformation
The Dissolution
The Revolution
What was the name given to hospitals that only catered for people suffering from plague or pox?
Plague Pits
Pest Pits
Pox Homes
Pest Houses
Why was Andreas Vesalius an important individual?
Published a book of anatomical drawings
Discovered the link between dirty water and illness
Discovered the heart pumps blood around the body
Published a book on training of nurses
Why was William Harvey an important individual?
Published a book of anatomical drawings
Discovered the link between dirty water and illness
Discovered the heart pumps blood around the body
Published a book on training of nurses
Who did William Harvey and Andreas Vesalius prove wrong?
Hippocrates
Galen
Vesalius
Bald
When was the Great Plague?
1348
1366
1603
1665
How did approaches to treating the Great Plague change from the Black Death?
Prayer and repentance
Quarantine
Run away
Quack doctors
