Statistics for GCSE History-Medicine 1250-1500

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who came up with the theory of the opposites?	Galen	84%
What was bad air called?	Miasma	84%
Who theorised the 4 humors?	Hippocrates	81%
Most believed illness was caused by what?	God	79%
What was the most common way of balancing the humors?	Blood letting	62%
Who performed simple surgery?	Barber surgeon	57%
What is an iconic symptom of the plague?	Buboes	57%
Who ran the hospitals at the time?	Monks/Nuns	56%
What year was the Black Death?	1348	49%
Who was medically trained at university?	Physician	49%
Who sells treatments and herbal remedies?	Apothecary	35%
Who whipped themselves for their sins?	Flagellants	27%
What was the main method of treatment of the time?	Praying	26%
What did the church have great control over?	Education	20%
What set of instructions were the rich given by physicians to stay healthy?	Regimen Sanitatis	8%
What spiced based mixture was used to cure the Black Death?	Theriaca	4%
What were vases with sweet smelling herbs called?	Pomanders	3%