Key Words Part one: The Middle Ages, c1000-1500: Medicine Stands Still

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Across
  1. 3. – Groups who whipped themselves to show repentance during the plague.
  2. 5. – The belief that bad air caused disease; often linked to rotting waste.
  3. 8. Four Humours – Idea that health was controlled by blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
  4. 10. – Places of rest and care in the Middle Ages, often run by monks and nuns, not doctors.
  5. 14. Black Death – Devastating disease that killed millions in the 14th century.
  6. 16. – Roman doctor whose ideas dominated medieval medicine, supported by the Church.
  7. 18. – Chronic skin disease feared in medieval times; sufferers were often isolated.
  8. 19. – A belief not based on science; often involved magic or religious causes for illness.
  9. 22. – Rare practice in the Middle Ages, usually only done to confirm the writings of Galen.
  10. 23. – Religious community where monks preserved and copied medical texts.
  11. 25. – Belief that the position of planets could influence illness and health.
  12. 26. – A simple toilet, often shared in monasteries or towns.
Down
  1. 1. – Painful swellings often found in the armpits or groin, linked with the Black Death.
  2. 2. – A rapid outbreak of disease affecting large numbers of people.
  3. 4. – Medieval method of stopping infection by removing an injured limb.
  4. 6. – Persian doctor who stressed the importance of careful observation and wrote about measles and smallpox.
  5. 7. of Opposites – Galen’s idea that illness was treated by giving the opposite (e.g. hot to cure cold).
  6. 9. – Method used to stop bleeding by burning a wound with a hot iron.
  7. 11. – Ancient Greek doctor known as the “Father of Medicine” and the Four Humours theory.
  8. 12. – A trained doctor (usually university educated) who diagnosed but didn’t perform surgery.
  9. 13. Health – Actions taken by towns or governments to improve hygiene and reduce disease.
  10. 15. – Holes used to collect human waste; often leaked and caused health problems.
  11. 16. de Chauliac – French physician who wrote an influential surgical textbook in the 14th century.
  12. 17. – Risky procedure in the Middle Ages, often done by barber-surgeons without anaesthetic.
  13. 20. – The study of the human body’s structure; limited by Church restrictions in this period.
  14. 21. – A treatment or medicine, often herbal or based on superstition.
  15. 24. Man – Diagram used to show how star signs were linked to different body parts and treatments.
  16. 27. Sina – Islamic doctor and philosopher whose books were standard medical texts in Europe.