Medicine Through Time (Edexcel) exam | questions
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Who are two key individuals in the medieval period? - ANSWER-Galen and
Hippocrates
What were the four humours? - ANSWER-Yellow bile, black bile, blood & phlegm
What was 'Miasma Theory'? - ANSWER-The theory that bad air caused disease
What were humoural treatments? - ANSWER-Bloodletting and purging
What was the 'Theory of Opposites'? - ANSWER-The idea that to be healthy your
humours had to be balanced
What did people think caused disease in the medieval period? - ANSWER-God,
miasma, humours and astrology
How long did physicians go to university for? - ANSWER-7-10 years
Who could afford physicians? - ANSWER-Only the wealthy elite
, What was the name for the list of rules on how to stay healthy in the medieval perio
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d? - ANSWER-Regimen Sanitatis
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Who were the most experienced, practical medical professional in the medieval per
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iod? - ANSWER-Barber surgeons
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Which medical professional could everyone access? - ANSWER-Wise women
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What did apothecaries offer? - ANSWER-Herbal remedies and poison
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How many hospitals were there by 1500? - ANSWER-1100
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What did hospitals offer in the medieval period? - ANSWER-
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Care not cure', mainly to pilgrims and travellers
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When did the Black Death arrive in England? - ANSWER-1348
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What was the main symptom of the Black Death? - ANSWER-Buboes
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What were the main beliefs about the causes of the Black Death? - ANSWER-
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God's punishment, miasma, astrology
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How did people try to treat the Black Death? - ANSWER-
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with complete and well verified answers | latest
2026/2027 pdf update
Who are two key individuals in the medieval period? - ANSWER-Galen and
Hippocrates
What were the four humours? - ANSWER-Yellow bile, black bile, blood & phlegm
What was 'Miasma Theory'? - ANSWER-The theory that bad air caused disease
What were humoural treatments? - ANSWER-Bloodletting and purging
What was the 'Theory of Opposites'? - ANSWER-The idea that to be healthy your
humours had to be balanced
What did people think caused disease in the medieval period? - ANSWER-God,
miasma, humours and astrology
How long did physicians go to university for? - ANSWER-7-10 years
Who could afford physicians? - ANSWER-Only the wealthy elite
, What was the name for the list of rules on how to stay healthy in the medieval perio
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
d? - ANSWER-Regimen Sanitatis
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Who were the most experienced, practical medical professional in the medieval per
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iod? - ANSWER-Barber surgeons
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Which medical professional could everyone access? - ANSWER-Wise women
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
What did apothecaries offer? - ANSWER-Herbal remedies and poison
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How many hospitals were there by 1500? - ANSWER-1100
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What did hospitals offer in the medieval period? - ANSWER-
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Care not cure', mainly to pilgrims and travellers
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When did the Black Death arrive in England? - ANSWER-1348
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What was the main symptom of the Black Death? - ANSWER-Buboes
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What were the main beliefs about the causes of the Black Death? - ANSWER-
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God's punishment, miasma, astrology
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How did people try to treat the Black Death? - ANSWER-
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Praying, fasting, lancing buboes X2 X2 X2
