Many ideas that were developed in the Ancient World continued to be used
\nin the Middle Ages. The works of Galen and Hippocrates were translated
\nfrom Arabic into Latin and taught at the few universities that existed.
\nStudents at these universities were encouraged to explore the works and,
\nin some cases, to challenge them. Whilst some changes were made the majority
\nof ideas were transmitted through the Roman Catholic church and became
\nthe bedrock of ‘taught’ medicine. In the main, these ideas were those
\nput forward by Galen and Hippocrates. The reason why these teachings were
\nnot challenged more frequently is partly due to the way in which the church
\nwas viewed at the time. Unlike the modern world where an idea can be challenged,
\nin the Middle Ages it was considered to be heresy to challenge the authority
\nof the church and so few people chose to criticise teachings and most
\nsimply accepted what the church said as being right.<\/p>\n
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