What was the most common religious explanation for illness and disease in medieval England?
God’s punishment for sin
An imbalance of the four humours
Bad air
What is the name of the most important ancient theory used to explain illness in medieval times?
Miasma theory
Galen’s theory of opposites
Hippocrates’ theory of the four humours
Which organisation controlled education in medieval England?
The monarchy
The Church
The government
What was the name given to people who whipped themselves in the hope that it would prevent them catching disease?
Physicians
Pilgrims
Flagellants
How did people in medieval England try to prevent breathing in bad air?
Carrying sweet-smelling flowers and herbs (posies)
Bloodletting
Prayer
In medieval England, who would have diagnosed illness for the rich?
A physician
An apothecary
A barber surgeon
In medieval England, who would have treated most people for illness?
Women
Apothecaries
Who cared for patients in a medieval hospital?
Barber surgeons
Monks and nuns
In medieval England, which organisation ran most of the hospitals?
Town councils
Which infectious disease arrived in England in 1348?
Leprosy
The Great Plague
The Black Death