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Factors affecting change (Medieval & Renaissance) - Coggle Diagram
Factors affecting change (Medieval & Renaissance)
government
Charles II who was an advocate for the Royal Society
people could begin to afford good healthcare in the renaissance, but it wasn't equal for everyone
Henry VIII dissolution of monasteries in 1536- prevented medical care from researching poorer areas of society- affecting medical treatment in the Renaissance
In the Middle Ages the king’s government never spent money on medical research and care, no taxes were ever collected by the government to improve public health or people's care
Individuals
Thomas Sydenham
published "Observationes Medicae", a medical textbook in 1676, emphasised the importance of observing patients and broke away from TOTFH
Andreas Vesalius
published 'on the fabric of the human body' 1543
William Harvey
published a new theory in 1628 that suggested that the blood circulated around the body, rather than being made in the live,m as theorised by Galen
Hippocrates
Came up with the theory of the four humours
Ambroise Pare
He wrote a book called “Works on surgery” in 1575
He came up with the ligature, a silk thread tied around a wound to prevent bleeding.
He is considered as one of the fathers of modern surgery and forensic pathology.
Robert Hooke
developed new microscopes that allowed for clearer magnification
published the book 'micrographia' in 1665 which was endorsed by the royal society
Galen
church supported his theories
war
american war of independance which brought ideas from America back to England e.g mehtods of treatment
new weapons introduced e.g English civil war and the musket = led to new ways of treating new wounds
Technology
printing press - 1440, much easier for medical knowledge to be spread, invented by Guttenberg
Microscopes
Attitudes and beliefs
Galen's work continued to be promoted due to the Churches agreement with his idea of the perfect design.
If anyone dared challenge the Bible and the Church they were told they were going to hell when they died. This fear meant that people did not challenge the Church on what it said about medicine.
When the English scientist Roger Bacon (1200s) suggested that doctors should do their own research and carry out experiments he was thrown into prison by Church leaders.
Teamwork
The Royal Society: group of scientists joined to discuss their scientific beliefs, first gathering in 1660. Published their work in 1665 in the book "Philosophical Transactions"