Medicine in the Middle Ages was based on the ideas of Galen and of the Catholic Church.
Beliefs about Cause &
Cure:
Disease was sent by God;
Illness was caused by lack of balance amongst the humours (blood, phlegm, black bile
and yellow bile).
Astrology - movement of the planets;
Miasma - posionous vapours in the air (in the later Middle Ages)
There was no progress in the explanation of the cause of disease in this period because
of:
Religion - the Catholic Church controlled education and rejected new ideas; they also promoted the ideas of Galen as his theories supported
the idea that the human body had been designed by God;
Government was weak and spent
little money on health;
Poor communication – roads were poor and travel was dangerous so ideas did not spread;
Poverty
War - books and libraries were destroyed.
A doctor tries to diagnose his patient.
Medicine in the Middle Ages was basic and was based on the ideas of Galen and of the Catholic Church.
Beliefs about Cause &
Cure:
disease sent by God;
illness caused by the humours being out of balance
movement of the planets
miasma - bad air (in the later Middle Ages)
There was no progress in the explanation of the cause of disease in this period because
of:
Religion - the Catholic Church controlled education and rejected new ideas;
Weak government
Poor communication – roads were poor and travel was dangerous
Poverty
Medicine in the Middle Ages was basic and was based on the ideas of Galen and of the Catholic Church.
Beliefs about Cause &
Cure:
Disease was sent by God;
Illness was caused by the humours being out of balance. The humours are blood, phlegm, black bile
and yellow bile.
Astrology - movement of the planets;
Miasma - bad air (in the later Middle Ages)
There was no progress in the explanation of the cause of disease in this period because
of:
Religion - the Catholic Church controlled education and rejected new ideas; they also promoted the ideas of Galen;
Government was weak and spent
little money on health;
Poor communication – roads were poor and travel was dangerous so ideas did not spread;
Poverty
War - books and libraries were destroyed.
Medicine in the Middle Ages was basic and was based on the ideas of Galen and of the Catholic Church.
Beliefs about Cause &
Cure:
Disease was sent by God;
Illness was caused by lack of balance amongst the humours (blood, phlegm, black bile
and yellow bile).
Astrology - movement of the planets;
Miasma - posionous vapours in the air (in the later Middle Ages)
There was no progress in the explanation of the cause of disease in this period because
of:
Religion - the Catholic Church controlled education and rejected new ideas; they also promoted the ideas of Galen as his theories supported
the idea that the human body had been designed by God;
Government was weak and spent
little money on health;
Poor communication – roads were poor and travel was dangerous so ideas did not spread;
