Kevin Nguyen
Ms. Barton
English II
25 August 2017
Medical World of the Middle Ages When talking about the Middle Ages, most think of knights in shining armor or kingdoms, but one thing most people miss is that the Middle Ages was just as similar to our society. The two time periods can be identified as similar because of one common issue, poverty. Those who struggled during the Middle Ages faced the same issues as those who are less fortunate in our current society. Although the two eras can be similar, they are also simultaneously very diverse when it comes to medical practice and medical beliefs. Their medical beliefs and practice strongly involved different outside factors such as religion and astrology, something we know now not to be
Ms. Barton
English II
25 August 2017
Medical World of the Middle Ages When talking about the Middle Ages, most think of knights in shining armor or kingdoms, but one thing most people miss is that the Middle Ages was just as similar to our society. The two time periods can be identified as similar because of one common issue, poverty. Those who struggled during the Middle Ages faced the same issues as those who are less fortunate in our current society. Although the two eras can be similar, they are also simultaneously very diverse when it comes to medical practice and medical beliefs. Their medical beliefs and practice strongly involved different outside factors such as religion and astrology, something we know now not to be