The Middle Ages were a time of action and great emotion. Almost all European inhabitants became Christians, because of this the Church had great control over the people. The Church used the beliefs of the people to control them, collecting land and taxes and making laws. The bubonic plague spread to Europe, the plague killed approximately 75 million people worldwide, from a single cause. Many superstitions were created because of the Black Death, generating ideas that were supposed to prevent the plague, but actually did so. Medicine was also not studied carefully and properly at the time. Little scientific knowledge was used to conduct and create medical procedures and medications. In the Middle Ages, medicine was primitive, due to inappropriate practices and beliefs. There are many reasons why doctors, universities, scientists, and medieval people made production errors. Religion and beliefs can very easily influence practice and why people react the way they do and why they do things. Religion during medieval times had many effects on remedies and medicinal practices. The medical doctor was well versed in the practice of Aesculapius, Dioscorides, Rufus, Hippocrates (Chaucer 22-3). Some of the people he mentions are gods and many practices go back to God for healing because medieval doctors lacked knowledge and so did everything they could to heal. Again, religion is a system of belief and power, change easily persuades the minds of many to create ideas to help solve a problem and in reality and science the solution doesn't really work. Medicine was in the hands of the Christian Church and the Muslims (Rogers 23). Medicine may have been influenced by religion and trans...... middle of article......Bantam, 1981. 2-41. Print.Cosman, Madeine and Linda Jones. “Medicine, science and technology”. Handbook of life in the medieval world. Flight. 2. New York: Case Facts, 2008. 470-549. Print.Dawson, Ian. “The Fall and Rise of Medicine.” Medicine in the Middle Ages. New York: Enchanted Lion, 2005. 4-9. Print.Newman, Paul B. Daily life in the Middle Ages. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 1961. Print. Rogers, Kara, ed. Medicine and healers throughout history. New York: Britannica, 2011. Print. Health and illness in society. Singman, Jeffrey L. “Material Culture.” Daily life in medieval Europe. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1999. 33-64. Print.Wallace, Edwin R. “Mental Health, Meaning of Mental Health.” » Encyclopedia of bioethics. Ed. G. Stéphane. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 1757-1765. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. November 9. 2011.