Period Main Events / Trends Individuals Factors Development of natural explanations – Four Humours. Asclepius Clinical observation Ancient Slaves improves knowledge Greek Philosophy of diseases. Hippocrates Interest in natural Supernatural ideas continue e.g. Asclepius. Natural and supernatural ideas continue. Galen (Use of Need for a strong Opposites) treat Empire imbalanced humours. Taxes Salus Ancient Knowledge of anatomy Trade improved by Galen and Engineering skills Claudius Galen dissection (mainly Observation animal). Greek ideas and Public health system experience across the Empire. Link between dirt and disease.. Regression of supernatural explanations God – causes and Catholic Church controls and Power of Christianity accepts Galen as Loss of expert on the human Medieval John of Arderne knowledge body. Western Wars with Islamic Decline in public Europe Roger Bacon World health, knowledge and Lack of organised learning as Roman government ideas lost to all but a few. Some natural ideas continue, e.g. humours. The Black Death. Continued interest in Rhazes medicine Greek and Religion – Medieval Roman books studied. Wars and Christian Islamic Avicenna Small developments Europe made by individuals. Individuals Ibn an Nafis No dissection
Period Main Events / Trends Individuals Factors Ancient Greek Development of natural explanations – Four Humours. Clinical observation improves knowledge of diseases. Supernatural ideas continue e.g. Asclepius. Asclepius Hippocrates Slaves Philosophy Interest in natural Ancient Natural and supernatural ideas continue. Galen (Use of Opposites) treat imbalanced humours. Knowledge of anatomy improved by Galen and dissection (mainly animal). Public health system across the Empire. Link between dirt and disease.. Salus Claudius Galen Need for a strong Empire Taxes Trade Engineering skills Observation Greek ideas and experience Medieval Western Europe Regression of supernatural explanations – God causes and Catholic Church controls and accepts Galen as expert on the human body. Decline in public health, knowledge and learning as Roman ideas lost to all but a few. Some natural ideas continue, e.g. humours. The Black Death. John of Arderne Roger Bacon Power of Christianity Loss of knowledge Wars with Islamic World Lack of organised government Medieval Islamic Continued interest in medicine – Greek and Roman books studied. Small developments made by individuals. No dissection Rhazes Avicenna Ibn an Nafis Religion Wars and Christian Europe Individuals
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