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Medicine Through Time Essay Plans and TemplateThe main reason why medical care and treatment was ineffective during the medieval
period, c1250-c1500, was because medical knowledge was based on Galen’s ideas.
How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your
answer: Theory of Opposites and Hospitals. You must also use information of your
own. (20 marks)
Arguments For Arguments Against
Doctors believed that Galen had all the The Church controlled education and influenced
answers as his books were extremely people’s attitudes to ideas.
detailed: ● The Church controlled everyone’s lives and
● Description of dissection bodies made so if you challenged the bible you would go
it hard to challenge to hell.
● No dissections of dead bodies were ● It was logical that God sent disease as
allowed by the Church so there were punishment as there were examples in the
no other ideas. bible.
● His texts had such authority reading ● Galen’s ideas fitted with the Church’s
them meant you were smart. beliefs and so they couldn’t be challenged
● There was no alternative scientific as that would criticise God.
explanation for other causes of ● Physicians wouldn’t be able to challenge
disease. any medieval discoveries, as they wouldn’t
be able to find any employment.
There was evidence to prove Galen’s ideas
were correct: Education (also controlled by the Church)
● Symptoms were shown in humoural ● Many people couldn’t read or write - which
imbalance made the sharing of information exclusive.
● Theory of Opposites made sense, if ● Books were written by monks, any media
you had too much of something, have consumed would have been monitored by
less. His ideas were reassuring, logical the Church.
and rational. ● The Church controlled education - even
● If you were sick, physicians gave good content from universities.
advice. ● Dissections were carried out just to show
● The theory was very detailed and could that Galen was correct.
explain any physical or mental illness
Hospitals didn’t treat disease, it only offered
hospitality to travellers and pilgrims.
● People suffering from infectious or
terminal illnesses were rejected.
● Hospitals didn’t have many treatments
to go by and they didn’t offer any
anyway.
● Hospitals were not a limiting factor in
medical care and treatment, there were
enough physicians to be treated by and
their flaw of knowledge was brought by
the Church.
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