1 Prehistoric Era To Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Life Expectancy in the prehistoric era?

Answer 1

25-40 years old

Question 2

Earliest known medicine found in teeth?

Answer 2

Chamomile - anti-inflammatory

Yarrow - bitter herb with astringent and anti-bleeding properties

Question 3

What did they use to ‘stitch’ or suture an open wound in prehistoric times?

Answer 3

Army ants

Question 4

What did they do to fix broken bones in PHT?

Answer 4

Clay which hardens into a protective cast

Question 5

First major operation in the prehistoric era

Answer 5

Trepanning/Trepanation/Trephining/Trephination

-Hole is made in the skull to free evil spirits inside their head

Question 6

Neurosurgical tools in the PHT?

Answer 6

Obsidian for cutting, flint flakes

Question 7

Who carried /Piptoporus betulinus/? What did the carrier use that form?

Answer 7

The thumb-sized lumps of fungus was carried by Otzi, the Iceman, who was believed n the shaman. The fungus was a laxative with anti-parasitic properties. Thus, his intestines might have whipworm eggs and he might have used that to medicate himself.

Question 8

A belief system found in many tribal societies worldwide that persists from prehistoric times. Derived from Siberian “ He (or She) who knows “

Answer 8

Shamanism

Question 9

3300 BC to 525 BC

Answer 9

Ancient Egypt

Question 10

T or F. Medicine and healing inseparable from religious worship in ancient egypt.

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

True or False. In Ancient Egypt, physicians were like priests, combining medical/surgical treatments with magic spells and prayers.

Answer 11

True.

Question 12

Black Father of Medicine & associated with the Greek god of healing

Answer 12

Imhotep (associated with Asclepius)

Question 13

First woman known by name in the history of medicine; Chief Physician

Answer 13

Merit Ptah (“Beloved of the god Ptah”)

Question 14

Lady Overseer of Midwifery in Ancient Egypt; cited as the first female doctor

Answer 14

Lady Peseshet

Question 15

Egyptian goddess of the sun, war, destruction, plagues, and healing.

One of the oldest deities and one of the most powerful.

Patron goddess of all healers and physicians.

Answer 15

Sekhmet

Question 16

T or F. In the Ancient Egypt era, people directly pray to their gods when something bad occurs.

Answer 16

No. People are forbidden to pray directly to their gods. They have to go through their priests first.

Question 17

What is the channel theory? Significance.

Answer 17

The body is full of channels. When one of the channels is blocked, you become sick.

Significance: One of the first attempts to link illness to the body’s processes and resulted in development of treatments focused on the body rather than simply pacifying spirits by magic rituals.

Question 18

Egyptian physicians were much sought after which practical skill?

Answer 18

Surgery

Question 19

“Treatment was conservative in Ancient Egyptian Healing.” How?

Answer 19

If no known remedy yet, then only such steps that wouldn’t endanger the patient will be taken.

Question 20

What retarded the development of more rational views of the causes of diseases and their cures in ancient Egypt?

Answer 20

Reliance on magic and faith