Medieval Medicine

• What was the pandemic?

  The Black Death
• When did the Black Death start?

  1348
• What did religious people think was the cause of the Black Death?

  Punishment from God for sins
• What did people think was the main cause of the Black Death?

  Miasma
• What led to the creation of the Bradmore Screw?

  The Battle of Shrewsbury
• Who was injured during the Battle of Shrewsbury, leading to the Bradmore Screw?

  the Prince of Wales
• How many people died during the Black Death?

  Around 40% to 50%
• Why were streets so dirty?

  They'd put their waste onto the streets
• What did the government demand during the Black Death?

  that everybody cleans their streets
• Who was John Ardene?

  A barber surgeon with a 50% success rate
• What did Ibn Sina write and what did it contain?

  The Canon of Medicine which contained all medical knowledge so far
• What did Hippocrates create?

  The Theory of the Four Humors
• What were the two specialised hospitals during the medieval period?

  Lazar houses for leprosy

  Bedlam for insanity
• What did hospitals believe in?

  Care not cure
• Who were the hospitals staffed by?

  Nuns
• What was bloodletting?

  Removing blood from a patient to balance the humours as a treatment
• What is miasma a contrast to?

  The later germ theory
• What did religious people do during the black death?

  They'd march whilst praying and attend church everyday to pray for their souls