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Early ancient civilization Flashcards

1
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Land between 2 rivers

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Mesopotamia

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Rivers surrounding mesopotamia

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Tigris and Euphrates

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1st known civilization

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Sumer (South of Mesopotamia)

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Form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols

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Cuneiform

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Sumerian rule of law; civil and criminal law system

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Code of Hammurabi

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Tasks of the Baru (Healer)

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Diagnosis and prognosis
Find out which god was offended and sin committed (spiritual problems)
Makes use of Ancient hepatoscopy (sheep’s liver)

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Tasks of the Ashipu (Diviner)

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Hear confession

Exoricism

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Tasks of the Asu (Physician/priest)

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Prescribe drugs and operations (Physical problems)

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Healers of the upper class patients (gentlemen and seigniors)

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Regular physicians

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Healers of lower class (commoners and slaves)

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Barber-surgeons

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Alphabet of early ancient civilization of Egypt:

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Heiroglyphics

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Writing tools(Egypt)

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Papyrus
Reed pen
Ink from sap of leaves

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13
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Egyptian Medical Papyri: the encyclopedia which contains the most complete records of history, prescirptions, and incantations

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Ebers

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Egyptian Medical Papyri: Contains case histories, anatomical and physiological and surgical information

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Smith

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Egyptian Medical Papyri: Contains information about ob-gyne, pregnancy determination, sex determination, and contraception

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Kahun

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16
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(Egypt) Length of embalming/mummification

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70 Days

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17
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(Egypt) Autopsy tent in embalming/mummification

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Ebu

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18
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(Egypt) Used to dry the cadaver in embalming/mummification

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Natron

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Egyptian great god of medicine, vizier to the pharaoh

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Imhotep

20
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Egyptian oddess of healing

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Sekhmet

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(Egypt) 1st recorded woman doctor

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Peseshet

22
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(Egypt) Highest healer

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Priest healer

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(Egypt) In charge of medicine and surgery

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Lay physician

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(Egypt) Diagnosis is done through

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History taking
Physical examination
Symptomatic history
Laboratory exams

25
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Settlement of hebrew civilization

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between mesopotamia and egypt (now modern israel and palestine

26
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Greatest contribution of the Hebrew civilization

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jewish religion, Judaism

27
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Found of hebrew civilization

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Abraham of Ur

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(Hebrew) Divine source of health and disease

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Jehovah

29
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Contribution of Jews to medicine:

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Hygiene and prophylaxis

30
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Hebrew collection of writings regarding medical knowledge and religious traditions

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Textbook of Talmud

31
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Hindu or vedic languange and ancient writing in India

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Sanskrit

32
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(India) Supreme power creator

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Brahma

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Author of Ayurveda

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Brahma

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(India) Goddess of destruction and regeneration

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Shiva

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(India) Consort of Shiva, god of disease, death, and destruction

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Kali

36
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Oldest holistic organized system of medicine;

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Ayurveda

37
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Makes up the Triad of the Ancients/Contributors:

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Chakra, Susruta, Vaghata

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(India) One of the Triad of the Ancients who described drugs and classification of diseases

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Chakara

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(India) One of the Triad of the Ancients who emphasized on the art of surgery and pharmacology

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Susruta

40
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(India) One of the Triad of the Ancients who focused on OB-GYN, pediatrics, and used pulse diagnosis

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Vaghbata

41
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4 Pillars of Ayurvedic Medicine

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Patient
Physician
Medicine
Attendant

42
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Health is a balance of 3 humors, specifically_____

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Vata (air and space [wind])
Pitta (fire and water [bile])
Kapha (water and earth [phlegm])

43
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(China) Rivers separating China from Mongolia

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Yellow river and Yangtze river

44
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(China) Tribal leader who founded herbal medicine; self-medicated

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Shen Nong

45
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(China) Tribal leader who founded China’s 1st Dynasty; Book of changes; Yin and Yang concept

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Fu His

46
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(China) Tribal leader who wrote the Cannon of Internal medicine; Patron of acupuncture, cupping, and Moxibustion

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Huang Di

47
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(China) Theory that there are channels in the body in which qi flows rhythmically with each channel directed to specific organs/area

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Meridian Theory

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