Renaissance Medicine: Timeline & Chronology of William Harvey
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GCSE
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A worksheet to help students understand the timeline of key events in Renaissance medicine, focusing on William Harvey's discoveries.
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Renaissance Medicine: Timeline & Chronology of William Harvey
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Timeline of William Harvey and Renaissance Medicine
Key Events in Renaissance Medicine
- 1543: Andreas Vesalius publishes 'De humani corporis fabrica', revolutionizing anatomy.
- 1578: William Harvey begins his work on blood circulation.
- 1628: Harvey publishes 'De Motu Cordis', detailing his discoveries about the circulatory system.
- 17th century: Progress in understanding blood flow influences medical practices.
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Source A: Excerpt from Harvey's 'De Motu Cordis'
'The blood is pumped by the heart through the arteries and then returns through the veins, completing a circular movement.' Provenance: Harvey's own scientific publication, 1628.
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Outline the sequence of events leading to William Harvey's discovery of blood circulation. (4 marks)
[4 marks]2.
Explain why Harvey's ideas about blood circulation were significant for medicine. (6 marks)
[6 marks]3.
Compare Harvey's discovery with the ideas of Galen about blood and the body. (4 marks)
[4 marks]4.
Analyse how Harvey's discovery impacted the development of medicine during the Renaissance. (6 marks)
[6 marks]5.
Write a timeline of the key events in Harvey's discovery of blood circulation. (4 marks)
[4 marks]6.
Explain how Harvey's work built upon earlier discoveries in anatomy. (4 marks)
[4 marks]7.
Compare the methods used by Harvey with those of earlier physicians like Galen. (4 marks)
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