Ancient World Flashcards
What was the blocked channel theory?
Internal channels getting clogged up with rotting food.
Who was sekhmet?
She was the goddess who ha the power to cause and cute illness
What was a prehistoric method to let out evil spirits?
Trephination
What did HERODUCTS do?
He starts to record evidence of purging, vomiting and use if mosquito nets
What was the word for keeping a healthy lifestyle?
Regimen
What did Hippocrates do?
He started to apply the concept if observation and invented the four humor theory.
What did Hippocrates believe would stop oneself from becoming ill?
- Regimen
- Diet and Exercise
What was the supernatural belief on preventing illness?
If you pleased the Gods your illness would be taken away
What are the four humours?
Phlegm, vomit, blood, Feaces
Who was Asclepius?
He was the Greek god of healing, some believed he would come to the temple at night and cute the sick.
Who was Aristotle?
He started observing and recording patients
What type of instruments did the Greeks have?
Iron and steel instruments. They could preform simply surgery.
What could the Greeks do because of there resources?
Drain the lungs from fluid if they had pneumonia
What city did the Greeks conquer?
The city of Alexandria. This was the centre of studying medicine.
Who invented the first toilet?
The Greeks (Corinth)
