In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century,a physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to
A) be closer to a hospital that treated mental illness.
B) keep him away from his family.
C) restore the balance in his humors.
D) cure him of hysteria.

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In the 14th century, the prevailing belief was that mental illness was caused by an imbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile) in the body. To restore this balance, patients were often treated with remedies like bleeding or purging, as well as relocating to cleaner and more peaceful environments. Therefore, the physician likely moved King Charles VI to the countryside in order to restore the balance in his humors and treat his mental illness.

In Keeping with an Accepted Treatment for Mental Illness in the 14th