Bobby Pace Bobby Gendron Riley Cochrane

 Dysentery- an infection caused by bacteria spread through the contamination of food  Gonorrhea- an infection of the genital tract spread through sexual contact  Leprosy- a bacterial infection transmitted by breathing/ contact  Malaria- a disease spread by mosquitoes  Measles- highly contagious disease spread through respiration

 Plague- transmitted by flea bites (different forms)  Smallpox- severe, highly contagious disease spread by inhalation  Typhoid Fever- bacillary infection transmitted by feces

 Medicine had spiritual influences it wasn’t based on science  They used spells and herbs  The theories of medicine stated that each person had four humours (principal fluids)- Black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood  These fluids were produced by various organs  These humours had to be in balance  The humours could be balanced by diet, medicine, and blood-letting

 Astronomy was important for religious reasons  It was used to predict when holy days would occur  Based on four main celestial bodies 1. The Sun 2. Moon 3. Stars 4. The planets

 Medieval astronomy was restricted by the church  Astronomers observed movement of stars and the sun

 Medieval thinkers did not consider themselves as philosophers  Three principles of philosophy at the time were: 1. The use of logic 2. Dialect 3. Analysis  One of the most heavily debated topics was Faith vs. Reason

 They started formal schooling during the middle ages  In the late middle ages they established universities  Education was based on religion  Young students focused on grammar  Later they learned arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy  In the universities they learned philosophy and theology

 A subculture of mathematics were need to train the sons of young wealthy merchants  They learned math in Arabic  They used horizontal bars for fractions  They developed algebra (combined Indian and Babylonian material with Greek geometry)  Greeks discovered irrational numbers