developments

• • during the Renaissance there was continuity about the causes of disease
  • this is because diagnosis and prevention of disease stayed the same
  • there was an influence of science which led to new medical ideas
  • however, most people still put medieval ideas into pratice when they fell ill
• printing press:

  • the printing press was in medieval period but only started gaining traction in the Renaissance period
  • books could be printed rather than written by hand
  • books were more easily created so more were made and so more people could access them
  • this meant that more ideas could be spread easily
  • the printing press also meant that the Church could no longer control what was written in books, so could no longer control medical educations
  • this meant that physicians and scientists were able to publish their own ideas and challenge people like Galen
• The Royal Society:

  • the Society was founded in 1660 in London
  • it was made to support scientists in carrying out experimental ideas and sharing new discoveries
  • the Society was supported by Charles II, which allowed for more popularity and credibility
  • in 1665, the Society issued its own scientific journal
• humanism:

  • people started to believe about the importance of humans and moved away from the belief in religion and importance in God
  • humanists wanted to make the most of their lives on Eath and wanted to understand the world around them
• science:

  • people began to observe and experiment more for themselves
  • Copernicus showed that the Earth revolved around the Sun - moved away from belief that the universe revolved around Earth
  • Vesalius used dissection to learn more about the human body and anatomy
• changes in thinking:

  • people moved from not questioning Galen and sticking to traditional ideas to realising that he made many mistakes
  • after the Blakc Death, survivors were paid higher wages but in the Renaissance, the spare money was spent on educarion
  • people stopped copying knowlege and started to defeat and fought for new ideas