1.The health in the Middle Age
It is important to stay healthy
2. Key terms
Humors- body fluids
Bad odors- how disease is spread
Barbers- did early surgery's
3. Main Characters
Doctor- treated people
Barbers- performed surgery
Coroner's- determined how people died
4. Statements
"There were many myths and superstitions about health and hygiene as there still are today."
"The body was viewed as a part of the universe, a concept derived from the Greeks and Romans. Four humors, or body fluids, were directly related to the four elements: fire=yellow bile or choler; water=phlegm; earth=black bile; air=blood."
Andrea Smith 4th period
5.Why did the doctor help the people while they were sick ?
Wanted to restore balance
Why did they pray for them?
This was a spiritual process as well