Medicine Through Time (Edexcel) exam | questions
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
period? - ANSWER-Regimen Sanitatis
Who were the most experienced, practical medical professional in the medieval
period? - ANSWER-Barber surgeons
Which medical professional could everyone access? - ANSWER-Wise women
What did apothecaries offer? - ANSWER-Herbal remedies and poison
How many hospitals were there by 1500? - ANSWER-1100
What did hospitals offer in the medieval period? - ANSWER-Care not cure',
mainly to pilgrims and travellers
When did the Black Death arrive in England? - ANSWER-1348
What was the main symptom of the Black Death? - ANSWER-Buboes
What were the main beliefs about the causes of the Black Death? - ANSWER-
God's punishment, miasma, astrology
How did people try to treat the Black Death? - ANSWER-Praying, fasting, lancing
buboes
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
period? - ANSWER-Regimen Sanitatis
Who were the most experienced, practical medical professional in the medieval
period? - ANSWER-Barber surgeons
Which medical professional could everyone access? - ANSWER-Wise women
What did apothecaries offer? - ANSWER-Herbal remedies and poison
How many hospitals were there by 1500? - ANSWER-1100
What did hospitals offer in the medieval period? - ANSWER-Care not cure',
mainly to pilgrims and travellers
When did the Black Death arrive in England? - ANSWER-1348
What was the main symptom of the Black Death? - ANSWER-Buboes
What were the main beliefs about the causes of the Black Death? - ANSWER-
God's punishment, miasma, astrology
How did people try to treat the Black Death? - ANSWER-Praying, fasting, lancing
buboes
