1.  starter activity Why would there have been contact between Europe and the Middle East in the Middle Ages?  Did religion help or hinder medicine over time?

2. Was Arab medicine more advanced than European medicine? TBAT identify at least 3 key achievements of Christian and Islamic medicine and compare the two To judge whether medicine helped or hindered the development of medicine in this period  LOs

3.  Your task Read p.62-3 and complete a table similar to the one below. Read p.62-3 and complete a table similar to the one below. Christian medicineIslamic medicine Caring for the sick Preserving knowledge Influence of Galen  How positive was the influence of religion in Ancient times?

4. Effects of Christianity Sickness was a punishment from God Sickness was a punishment from God Sick could be healed if prayed for forgiveness Sick could be healed if prayed for forgiveness People prayed to saints for specific cures People prayed to saints for specific cures Nuns & monks prayed for sick & provided herbal remedies from monastery gardens Nuns & monks prayed for sick & provided herbal remedies from monastery gardens Monks copied out ancient medical texts in scriptoriums Monks copied out ancient medical texts in scriptoriums Church supported work of Galen & didn’t want people to challenge ancient texts Church supported work of Galen & didn’t want people to challenge ancient texts

5. Effects of Islam Caring for sick was important to the faith, e.g. Baghdad hospital (805 AD) Caring for sick was important to the faith, e.g. Baghdad hospital (805 AD) Islamic culture valued learning Islamic culture valued learning Greek medical texts translated into Arab and preserved Greek medical texts translated into Arab and preserved Baghdad centre for learning Baghdad centre for learning Islamic doctors preserved and catalogued knowledge of Galen, esp. Rhazes & Avicenna Islamic doctors preserved and catalogued knowledge of Galen, esp. Rhazes & Avicenna

6.  Your task Imagine a medieval Christian and a medieval Arab person could meet up on Facebook. Type up your conversation using ‘Facebook’ style language. Ask and answer questions the following: Care for the sick Preserving knowledge Influence of Galen  Factors which influence the development of medicine in your time

7. This house believes that the Church did little to advance medicine in the Middle Ages

8. Plenary Plenary Christian medicine – advances & limitations Christian medicine – advances & limitations Arab medicine – advances & limitations Arab medicine – advances & limitations  Extension. Which culture saw the greatest advances?  Extension. Which culture saw the greatest advances?

9.  Homework Conduct some research into Ibn Sina (or Avicenna) and Rhazes and produce factoids (1/2 page each) for your folders Conduct some research into Ibn Sina (or Avicenna) and Rhazes and produce factoids (1/2 page each) for your folders  Extension. Find out what curing properties these saints had:  Extension. Find out what curing properties these saints had: Pregnant women Pregnant women Teeth Teeth Snake bites Snake bites Skin diseases Skin diseases Epilepsy Epilepsy

10. Pregnant women – Saint Margaret of Antioch Pregnant women – Saint Margaret of AntiochSaint Margaret of AntiochSaint Margaret of Antioch Teeth – Saint Apollonia Teeth – Saint ApolloniaSaint ApolloniaSaint Apollonia Snake bites – Saint Patrick Snake bites – Saint Patrick Skin diseases – Saint Roch Skin diseases – Saint Roch Epilepsy – Saint Vitus Epilepsy – Saint Vitus