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=The Dark Era= If a soldier with a large gaping wound were to stumble into the midst of the two above, the Doctor would state that they clean the wound with red wine (alcohol) and seal the wound with a bandage. A monks philosophy however, would be to place mud within the gash, for the festering would mean that god was punishing the corrupted flesh and also it meant it was growing stronger. The monk may have thrown in a few prayers to help the soldier along, but he would still die of infection.
 * The medieval era was called the dark ages for a reason, this was for its lack of science.
 * The term doctor did not yet exist, and healing was limited to nothing more than prayer.
 * Monks were the surgeons and doctors of the era.
 * To compare and contrast the Renaissance Doctor with the Medieval Monk, let a situation be presented.

=**The Renaissance- Bringing Change**= William Harvey made a massive scientific breakthrough with the discovery of the circulatory system, with the heart as the central pump.
 * Medical Science improved for multiple reasons, including the ease of transporting data, due to the printing press.
 * Scholars began to devote themselves to one topic, such as Medical Science, and would pride themselves in their knowledge, helping give the research a motivational push.
 * Foreign lands, especially to the east of Europe, were much more improved in the ways of medical science.
 * The scholars learning this topic would read these basically textbooks of the Arabic and Eastern findings, using them to better familiarize themselves with the science.
 * These books were their guide to advancement in the subject.
 * Leonardo Da' Vinci dissected human bodies in hopes of diagramming and better understanding the human anatomy.
 * Large Cities had hospitals for the public to attend.
 * Surgery was preformed but with basic tools, if there was no surgeon available, the local barber would preform the surgery.
 * With human anatomy being mapped out more and more accurately every day, the improvement of medicines became prevalent as well.

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