Medieval Medicine
Who invented the Theory of the Four Humours?
Hipporates
What medieval idea about the air continued in this time period?
Miasma
How was Mary, Queen of Scotts related to Elizabeth I?
Cousin
What was Elizabeths small group of advisors in government called?
The Privy Council
Which famous Christmas truce happened during what major conflict?
World War One
Name a prevention method in this time period.
Flagulation, Healthy lifestyle, Lucky Charms
What is transference?
Rubbing an item on an illness to take it out of the body
Why was Elizabeths Legitimacy questioned?
Because Catholics did not believe in divorse and Henry had killed Elizabeths mother for cheating on him with her brother.
What was the name of the law that made Elizabeth the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?
The Act of Supremacy.
Who was the English monarch that banned Christmas celebrations in the 1640s?
Oliver Cromwell
How many books did Galen write on medicine?
300-600 books
What major 16th-century event reduced the Church’s influence on medicine?
What financial problem did Elizabeth inherit from Mary I?
£300,000 of debt.
What law set out the appearance, rules and practices for the new Church?
The Act of Uniformity.
In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree become popular before spreading across Europe?
Germany
What were the names of the two types of the Plague in the Black Death?
Bubonic and Phumonic.
Who discovered that the heart acts as a pump and blood circulates the body?
William Harvey
Why was Elizabeths Gender an issue for her as she became queen of England?
People did not believe a female queen was strong enough. If she married a prince, she'd lose the throne.
What difficult foreign policy situation did Elizabeth face when she came to the throne?
England was at war with France and losing Calais.
What Victorian author helped shape modern Christmas traditions through a 1843 book?
Charles Dickins
What is the guide to healthy living in the middle ages called?
Regimen Sanitatis
What invention enabled information to spread faster in this period and what year was it invented?
The Printing Press in 1440
Explain why Elizabeths Religion was an issue when she became Queen of England.
Mary was Catholic, Europe was Catholic
What year was the Religious Settlement introduced?
1559
Before it became linked to Christmas, what ancient festival did the Romans celebrate around late December?
Saturnalia.