Medicine in the Middle Ages
Across
- 5. Medieval people believed in this far more than science.
- 6. The Greek doctor who worked in Rome. Medieval doctors believed his work was perfect.
- 8. This institution said that ancient ideas about medicine were perfect.
- 9. The plague that killed almost half of the population of England by the 1370s.
- 10. This involved drilling a hole in the skull to remove a piece of bone.
Down
- 1. The bad, stinking air that medieval doctors believed caused diseases.
- 2. The four bodily fluids that medieval doctors believed needed to be perfectly balanced for good health.
- 3. A medieval person who prepared plants and herbs to heal patients.
- 4. The most famous Greek doctor of his time who developed the first rational system of medicine.
- 7. The study of the stars and planets. Medieval doctors believed they affected people's bodies.