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Part of Medieval Ideas about Disease — GCSE History

This definitions covers Key Terms within Medieval Ideas about Disease for GCSE History. 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 topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 8 of 12 in this topic. Make sure you can use the exact wording confidently, because definition marks are often lost through vague language.

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Section 8 of 12

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8 questions

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5 flashcards

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Why Did This Happen?Common Misconceptions Setting the Scene The Four Humours Theory

Practice Questions for Medieval Ideas about Disease

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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Quick Recall Flashcards

Name the Four Humours

Blood, Yellow Bile, Phlegm, Black Bile

What was miasma?

The belief that disease was caused by "bad air" or smells from rotting matter

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Why Did This Happen?

Common Misconceptions