Medieval Healers
Cards (23)
- How did wealth affect access to medical treatment in the Middle Ages?
- What types of healers were available in medieval times?
- How many physicians were there in England during the Middle Ages?
- What was the training duration for physicians in medieval times?
- Who were the ancient doctors that physicians studied?
- What was the role of astrology in medieval medicine?
- How did physicians diagnose patients in medieval times?
- What was bloodletting believed to encourage?
- What was a common treatment for someone thought to be melancholic?
- What was the theory of opposites in medieval medicine?
- What was the role of the apothecary?
- How did the apothecary differ from the physician?
- Where were apothecaries most commonly found?
- What services did barber surgeons provide?
- What was the success rate for amputations performed by barber surgeons?
- What does the pole outside modern barbershops represent?
- What was the role of wise women in medieval medicine?
- What could wise women not do in terms of medical practice?
- How did quacks operate in the medieval period?
- What was a common characteristic of quacks?
- What were the main points about medieval healers discussed in the video?
- What was the effectiveness of paying for treatment in medieval times?
- How did the best medical science of the time affect treatment outcomes?