Beliefs

• What is miasma?

  The idea that bad smells can cause disease
• What were the four humors according to Greek doctors?

  Blood, black bile, phlegm, and yellow bile
• What was the primary belief about the cause of disease in medieval times?

  Many believed disease was a punishment from God
• What was the significance of the literal Salter?

  It was a 14th-century prayer book important for understanding medieval life