Antiebt Greece Flashcards
Why did they have time to educate themselves?
They had slaves
How much food did the Greeks manage to grow?
More than enough for themselves and to trade with other Mediterranean countries.
Why did they learn about anatomy?
Because they had to heal war wounds.
What made it possible for them to have better surgical instruments that the Egyptians?
Improvement in the strength of materials.
Who suggested the body was made of 4 humours?
Aristotle
What are the 4 humours?
Yellow bike, black Nile, phlegm and blood.
What did Hippocrates believe?
He believed that there was a natural cause of disease and encouraged doctors to treat illnesses with natural methods
What is the ‘clinical method of observation’?
It involves doctors studying a patients symptoms to diagnose there illness and treat them.
How did the Greeks stay healthy?
They exercised, kept clean and had a balanced diet by eating more in he winter and less in the summer.
What were the temples of Asclepius for?
People went when I’ll.
Where was the only place human dissection was allowed?
Alexandria.
What was Alexandria famous for?
Training medics and surgeons.
