ANCIENT GREECE

Question 1

List the 4 humours

Answer 1

blood
yellow bile
black bile
phlegm

Question 2

Explain briefly the four humours theory

Answer 2

Theory based on the four seasons that when we are healthy, the four humours are balanced and when we are ill, the four humours are unbalanced

Question 3

Who created the four humours theory ?

Answer 3

Hippocrates

Question 4

Why was the Hippocratic collection so important ?

Answer 4

It was the first detailed list of symptoms and treatments doctors used for centuries

Question 5

Who treated the sick in Greece?

Answer 5

Doctors
Hippocrates’ followers
Greek healers / priests
Wives and mothers

Question 6

What was the main factor affecting Greek medicine ?

Answer 6

Wealth - Rich could afford doctors / baths / lavatories

Question 7

What was the Ascelpion ?

Answer 7

Place to go get treated during Greek times - mostly supernatural treatments

Question 8

What method did Hippocrates use while treating patients ?

Answer 8

Clinical observation, which is recording / observing symptoms of patients