Renaissance Flashcards

1
Q

When did the Renaissance begin?

A

The end of the 15th Century

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2
Q

What did scholars rediscover?

A

Complete texts of ancient books

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3
Q

What does ‘renaissance’ mean?

A

Rebirth.

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4
Q

What was the most important improvement/invention?

A

Printing

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5
Q

Why was printing good in the development of medicine?

A

Allowed new ideas to spread easily

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6
Q

What did the Fabric of the Human Body contain?

A

Accurate pictures of the human body

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7
Q

Who invented the microscope?

A

Leeuwenhoek

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8
Q

What was discovered using the microscope?

A

Capillaries and the plague flea

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9
Q

What was the main impact of new technology on?

A

Anatomy

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10
Q

What was a popular method of treating illness?

A

Bleeding

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11
Q

Why was dissection easier to do?

A

The influence of the Church decreased

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12
Q

What was believed to have caused the Great Plague?

A

Smells

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13
Q

What did people carry to protect themselves?

A

A posy

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14
Q

What did doctors wear?

A

A beak mask

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15
Q

Who identified scarlet fever and emphasised observation?

A

Thomas Sydenham

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16
Q

Where did the best treatments of disease come from?

A

Wise Women

17
Q

What wise woman used common senses and practical methods and knew about the work of Galen?

A

Grace Mildmay