This lesson will focus on the works of Harvey, Pare and Vesalius as well as other cures and treatments.

1. WALT: Discover the work of Renaissance Genius’
LINK THESE IMAGES TO SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE STUDIED
AND WRITE A SENTENCE FOR EACH IMAGE.
CHALLENGE: Connect them in a story.

2. WALT: Discover the work
of Renaissance Genius’
WILFs
E – Describe the work of one of the individuals of the Renaissance period.
D – Describe and explain the work of one individual.
C – Explain and compare the work of different individuals.
B – Compare and evaluate the work of Renaissance genius’.
A – Evaluate the significance of individuals during the Renaissance period.

3. ADVERTISEMENTS
You have a task. You need to produce an advert for either Harvey or
Vesalius. THINK! What is the purpose of an advert: It is trying to sell a
product to people and influence their choices. YOU WILL PRESENT TO
Each other and THE CLASS. USE P92/93
You must research either Vesalius or Harvey and their work. THINK!
How their work would impact the lives of ordinary people.
It must:
• Contain information about what they achieved.
• How they achieved it.
• How it directly affects people’s lives.
• How it could affect people’s lives.
IF YOU FINISH P-P-P-P-PICK UP A CHALLENGE !

5. Create a Spider diagram and take
notes on the following headings.
• Physicians
• Women healers and wise women.
• Paracelsus
• Bleeding and purging.
• Herbal remedies
• New ingredient from abroad
• The bezoar stone.
IF YOU FINISH P-P-P-P-PICK UP A CHALLENGE !

6. Q. Did new discoveries help the sick?
92-93
Why do you think Thomas Hobbes, one of the greatest
philosophers in history, said ‘he had rather have the advice or
take medicine from an experienced old woman, who had been
at many sick people’s bedsides, than from the learnedness but
inexperienced physicians’?

7. QQT
• Create at least 3 QQT trade cards based on what you have
looked at so far about medical treatment and individuals
during the renaissance period?
• One Target for next week.
What have you learnt today in 15 words exactly.

8. Read and answer the following questions.
• What did university physicians (doctors) still accept?
• What did their training focus on?
• Why was Harvey’s discoveries not accepted immediately?
• Who could afford physicians?
• Where did they go if they couldn’t?
• How did women treat the sick and can you give an example?
• Where did wealthy people go?
• Who was Paracelsus and what did he do?
• What alternative did he give to the four humors?
• Was he successful?
• What was bleeding and purging?
• How did it work?
• What types of herbal remedies did they use?
• What did Mary Doggett note about a remedy of scurvy?
• Where did they get new ingredients from?
• What did Rhubarb cure?
• What did the schoolboy from Eton say?!
• What happened in 1566?
• What did the Kings surgeon say about it?
• What happened to the cook?