Medical Renaissance

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/medical-renaissance

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1. What is Medical Renaissance known for?Established the intellectual and methodological basis for modern Western medicine
2. What is the time frame?Circa 1400 - 1700 CE
3. What is the key intellectual sources?Works of Galen, Hippocrates, Avicenna, Rhazes, and others
4. Why did doctors read old Greek and Arabic books?Doctors read Greek and Arabic books because they had detailed knowledge about the body, medicines, and how to treat sickness that had been forgotten for many years.
5. How did doctors learn about the human body during the Medical Renaissance?They translated the books into Latin so everyone could read them, and they also dissected bodies to see if the books were right, which helped them learn the true shape of the body.

Humoral Theory: An ancient medical concept positing that health depends on the balance of four bodily fluids (humors).
Empirical Investigation: Research based on direct observation, measurement, and experimentation.
Lingua Franca: A common language used among people of different native languages, especially in trade or academia.