Paracelsus

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/paracelsus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Paracelsus born?Circa 1493
2. Where was Paracelsus born?Einsiedeln, Switzerland
3. What is the career?Physician, alchemist, astrologer, philosopher, and author
4. Who was Paracelsus?Paracelsus was a smart doctor from the Renaissance who also studied alchemy, theology, and philosophy.
5. What was different about Paracelsus's way of learning medicine?He believed doctors should learn from real experiments and everyday people, not just old books.

Galenic Orthodoxy: The medical theories and practices established by the ancient Greek physician Galen, dominant for over a millennium.
Empirical Evidence: Information acquired through observation and experimentation, forming the basis of scientific knowledge.
Pharmacology: The scientific study of drugs and their effects on living systems.