Please ensure you can access the video before you get this resource. Comprehensive, thorough, c. 17-minute documentary, covering: scientific stagnation in Medieval times, the Renaissance as a time of great change, books become widespread and cheaper. Paracelsus’ early life and education, difficult personality; doctor of Basel. Latin vs. vernacular language, his reputation grows after death. Importance of chemistry in medicine, e.g. mercury and arsenic salts: toxicity depends upon dose. Rejection of 4 humours and bloodletting. Analysis of 1632 London Bill of Mortality – a fascinating review of the state of medicine at the time, including deaths by “Planets”, “King’s Evil”, and “Rising of the Lights”. Poor hygiene and infection are major causes of death during the Renaissance.
Find the film on YouTube by searching for “Paracelsus and Medicine During the Renaissance”.
15 questions for the c. 17-min film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Excellent subtitles, scripted, not auto-generated. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.
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