Ancient Rome Flashcards
What did Roman emperors and senators spend a lot of money on?
Building aqueducts
What did aqueducts bring into Roman cities?
Clean water
Why did the Romans use aqueducts?
They thought that unclean drinking water, sewage and dirt tended to make people ill
What were used to take waste out of buildings and homes?
Sewers, toilets, public baths
Why did doctors use herbs and plants as medicines?
They used Galen’s Theory of Opposites
What was the most common treatment?
Bleeding
What was a rare treatment?
Surgery
What did they believe could affect health?
God and supernatural things
Roman god of health and medicine
Aesculapius
Roman god who kept organs healthy
Carna
How was the importance of the government shown?
They improved the state of medicine and health
What helped the empire to function?
Food, housing and infrastructure
What shows the importance of chance?
Diffusion of Galen’s ideas- they became popular due to the support of the Christian church
What were some continuities?
Not all benefitted
Diseases still spread
Why was the downfall of Ancient Rome significant?
There was less sharing of ideas and less communication between doctors
