Ancient Egyptian

Question 1

Factors affecting medicine + Ancient Civilisation

Answer 1

Egyptian Civilisation= Agricultural=Across Nile

1. ) Floods= Fertilized+ Water (Irrigation)
2. ) Successful Agriculture= Foods+ better jobs

Wealthy people –> Metal Workers + Specialists Doctors
The River Nile–> Theories+ Money+ Papyrus
Trade ( Herbs + Plants)
Other: Religion + Mummification

Question 2

Supernatural Beliefs #1

Answer 2

1. ) God caused+ cured
2. ) Priests kept books with exact treatments
3. ) Drugs (Opium- Today) drove off evil
4. ) Wore Lucky charms

Question 3

Mummification of Bodies

Answer 3

1. )Body= Afterlife
2. )Bodies- Preserved through Mummification
3. ) Soft Organs ( Liver, Brain) removed, stored separate
4. ) Mummification= Anatomy
5. ) Dissection= Banned

Question 4

Natural Beliefs + Treatments + Hygiene

Answer 4

Irrigation System–> Body=Channels
ill= Channel Blocked
Purging, Vomiting, Blood-letting= Unblocked
Diet= Important

Hygiene
1.) Bathed, Shaved, toilets, Changed = Valued

Question 5

Comparison between Prehistoric

Answer 5

New

1. ) Specialists Doctors
2. ) Herbs
3. ) Body Parts
4. ) Instruments

Same

1. ) Supernatural
2. ) Didn’t no how disease/body worked