Ancient Civilisations

Questions on Prehistoric to Roman medicine.

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Prehistoric man's approach to medicine can be best described as...
Superstitious
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Aboriginal medicines generally contained...
Plants & Herbs
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What is trephening?
Drilling holes into the skull
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Aboriginal people were very hygienic because...
their way of life and beliefs resulted in cleanliness
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Egyptians medicine compared to aboriginal medicine was...
more rational
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Why did the egyptians not greatly increase their knowledge of anatomy?
because their religion prevented dissection of bodies
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What primary evidence tells us most about Egyptian medical knowledge...
Papyrus documents
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The Ancient Egyptian civilisation lasted from...
3000BC - 100AD
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The Egyptians were concerned about preventing disease so they were particular about...
Personal hygiene
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Egyptain man's approach to medicine can best be described as...
Partly Superstitious, but partly rational
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Did the Greek civilisation develop...
After the Egyptians
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Was Greek medical knowledge when compared with Egyptian medicine...
More rational
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Greek Asclepions were...
Temples
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The work of Greek philosophers affected the development of medicine by...
Encouraging people to enquire and question
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What was the theory of the four humours?
The the body was made up of four liquids
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Hippocrates' new ideas concerning medicine involved...
Observation and recording of illnesses
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The Hippocratic oath is an oath made...
Promising correct behaviour towards patients
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The Roman approch to medicine when compared with the Greeks was...
More practical
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The theory of the four humours involved the belief that...
Illness was caused by an imbalance of the four liquids implimented by the seasons
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Greeks tried to record ill health by...
Eating certain foods, exercising and washing frequently
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Roman medicine was influenced by the presence of...
Greek doctors
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The Roman attitude towards medicine was to concentrate on...
Public health scheme
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What is an aquaduct?
A channel for carrying water
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Galen is significant because of his discoveries in...
Anatomy
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Galen belived in...
Clinical observation, the four humours and the use of opposites in treatment
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Galen was a...
A Greek living in the Roman Empire
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