In GCSE History, the world of medicine and the advancements that have been made over time, is one subject that is looked at. One period studied is that of the Middle Ages.
The collapse of the Roman Empire damaged medicine, but Islamic scholars, for example, continued to develop medical knowledge and techniques both in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world. Medical schools flourished in continental Europe, in the latter part of the Middle Ages, but the profession was wrong-footed by the arrival of the Black Death.
See how much you know about the world of medicine in the Middle Ages by playing this quiz.
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Three of these possible reasons concern water supply and sewerage systems, a speciality of the Romans that was lost for centuries after their downfall
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The advice of the Church rarely involved doctors or medicine
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Much of Spain was under Muslim control until the fifteenth century
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The books were widely translated, and remained standard texts for centuries
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The prevalence of warfare encouraged developments in surgery
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The application of strong drink was painful, but medical practitioners swore by it
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The practice survived into the eighteenth century, but it was not followed in Scotland. James I was taken aback by it when he travelled down to London to claim the English throne in 1603
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It was common for students from one country to study in another before returning home to practise
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There was no cure for the plague. Most of the remedies applied from time to time were either useless or downright harmful
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Ignorance of the precise causes of the Black Death explains to a large extent the huge death toll
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