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Bobby Pace Bobby Gendron Riley Cochrane.  Dysentery- an infection caused by bacteria spread through the contamination of food  Gonorrhea- an infection.

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1 Bobby Pace Bobby Gendron Riley Cochrane

2  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

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

4  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

5  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

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

7  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

8  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

9  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


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