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The Significance and Factors Influencing Medieval Beliefs in the Four Humours

History
GCSE / Year 10 / Grade 9
7 questions
~14 mins
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This worksheet explores the importance of various factors that influenced medieval beliefs about the Four Humours and their significance in medieval medicine.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Medieval Medicine
#Standard
#Significance & Factors
#Four Humours
#Understand the key factors influencing medieval medical beliefs
#Analyse the relative importance of different factors
#Evaluate the impact of these factors on medical practice in the medieval period

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The Significance and Factors Influencing Medieval Beliefs in the Four Humours

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Grade GCSE / Year 10 / Grade 9
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Introduction to the Four Humours

The Four Humours theory was a central part of medieval medicine. It suggested that health depended on the balance of four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. Imbalances caused illness, and treatments aimed to restore this balance.

Source A: Medieval Medical Text

'Humours must be kept in harmony for a person to stay healthy; if one is out of balance, sickness follows.' Provenance: Medieval medical manual, 14th century.

1.
Explain why the Four Humours theory was important in medieval medicine. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare how religious beliefs and the Four Humours theory influenced medieval medicine.
[6 marks]
B

Factors Influencing Beliefs in the Four Humours

Various factors affected why the Four Humours was accepted in medieval society.

Source B: Medieval Doctor's Writings

'Humours reflect the divine order of the universe; understanding them is essential for health.' Provenance: 15th-century medical treatise.

1.
Categorize the following factors as Political, Social, Economic, or Religious: The church's teachings, the role of medieval doctors, the cost of treatments, the influence of religious leaders.
[4 marks]
2.
Outline why religious beliefs were significant in supporting the Four Humours theory.
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the impact of social and economic factors on the acceptance of the Four Humours in medieval times.
[6 marks]
C

Ranking the Significance of Factors

Students will consider which factors were most influential in shaping medieval beliefs about health.

Source C: Excerpt from a Medieval Scholar

'Religious influence was paramount, for it provided the moral and spiritual framework for understanding health.' Provenance: 15th-century scholarly work.

1.
Which factor do you think was more significant in explaining why the Four Humours was widely accepted: Religious influence or Societal trust in doctors? Justify your choice with evidence.
[6 marks]
2.
Outline which factor—Religious, Social, Economic, or Political—do you think was the most important in shaping medieval medical beliefs and justify your answer.
[6 marks]

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