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Medieval Ideas about Disease

Revise Medieval Ideas about Disease in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 5 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

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Setting the Scene

Introduction2

The Four Humours Theory

Diagram3

The Four Humours (Hippocrates & Galen)

Deep Dive4

Other Medieval Beliefs

Deep Dive5

Key Evidence

Key Facts6

Exam Technique: Explaining Medieval Beliefs

Exam Focus7

Why Did This Happen?

Causation8

Key Terms

Definitions9

Common Misconceptions

Misconceptions10

Memory Aid

Memory Aid11

Exam Tips

Exam Tips12

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Sample Flashcards

What was miasma?
The belief that disease was caused by "bad air" or smells from rotting matter
Name the Four Humours
Blood, Yellow Bile, Phlegm, Black Bile

Sample Questions

According to the Four Humours theory, what caused illness?

  • A. Germs entering the body through the air
  • B. God punishing sinners for their wrongdoing
  • C. An imbalance of the four humours in the body
  • D. Evil spirits possessing the patient's blood
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Why did Galen often make mistakes about human anatomy?

  • A. He lived before any scientific instruments had been invented
  • B. He based his human anatomy on dissecting animals, not human bodies
  • C. He refused to examine patients and only worked from books
  • D. He rejected the Four Humours theory used by other doctors
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