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What factors influenced the ideas about the causes of disease - medieval -…
What factors influenced the ideas about the causes of disease - medieval
The church
Church did not like change and wanted to keep things the way they were
medical learning and it chose which books were copied and distributed
strongly discouraged anybody from criticising the Theory of the Four Humours.
Science and technology
lack of scientific understanding meant that new knowledge was limited.
Physicians and medical students tried to make new discoveries fit into the old theories, rather than experimenting to explain the discoveries.
Attitudes in society
strong belief in God and did not want to risk going to hell by being critical of the Church
Many people believed that, since medicine had always been done this way, there was no need to change it
Individuals
Galen and Hippocrates were important individuals in the Middle Ages
Galen
Developed theory of opposites
Popular with Church, taught his idea making it popular
Hippocrates
Developed The Four Humours theory
Original idea from Galen's
Beleived by Church
Government
Did not spend any money on medicine, and therefore there was no money for medical breakthroughs