Galen and ancient Rome.

Question 1

The Greek physician, Claudius Galen was born in?..

Answer 1

129 AD in Greece

Question 2

what did Galen believe about imbalances in the four humours?

Answer 2

he believed imbalances in the four humours of the body caused diseases.

Question 3

Galen supported supported clinical observation and encouraged doctors to?..

Answer 3

monitor a pulse or take urine sample to find out what was wrong with a patient.

Question 4

how did galen think blood worked in the body?

Answer 4

Galen thought that blood was absorbed or taken in by the body, rather than pumped around it.

Question 5

how did Gale advance the understanding of the humours?..

Answer 5

through his Theory of Opposites.

Question 6

how did Galen think humours could be rebalanced

Answer 6

by giving a patient something opposite to their symptoms. For example, if you had an excess of blood (hot and wet), doctors should prescribe a treatment which was cold and dry.

Question 7

How many gods did Galen believe in?

Answer 7

Although Galen lived in the Roman Empire he believed in monotheism (one single God).

Question 8

who supported galen’s ideas of medicine and why?

Answer 8

the Christian Church supported his ideas of medicine.
since he believed in monotheism- one single God.

Question 9

why was it frowned upon to question Galen’s ideas of medicine.

Answer 9

since the Church put their weight behind Galen’s ideas of medicine, it was frowned upon to question Galen.

Question 10

what did the miasma theory say?

Answer 10

that bad air made someone ill when they breathed it in.

Question 11

where as the miasma theory very popular?

Answer 11

in medieval england

Question 12

what was the most powerful theory until late into the 1800s?

Answer 12

the miasma theory

Question 13

how did Galen’s ideas endure (last) as the foundation of medicine for 1400 years until medieval times?

Answer 13

because of the church’s support.

Question 14

what shows that the factor: chance can lead ideas to spread and be used everywhere. (in Galen’s case.)

Answer 14

the fact he was monotheistic and had the church’s support.

Question 15

how did the Ancient Romans begin to focus on public health?

Answer 15

by introducing aqueducts, sewers, baths and doctors.

Question 16

what did roman emperors spends lots of money on for public health?

Answer 16

building aqueducts to bring clean water into roman cities.

Question 17

why did roman emperors spend lots of money on building aqueducts to bring clean water into roman cities.

Answer 17

because they thought unclean drinking water, sewage and dirt tended to make people ill.

Question 18

what was built that was used to take waste out of buildings and people’s homes?

Answer 18

toilets, sewers and public baths.

Question 19

what did doctors in ancient Rome recommend should be used as medicine?

Answer 19

herbs and plants

Question 20

what theory did doctors in ancient Rome use?

Answer 20

Galen’s theory of opposites.

Question 21

what was a common treatment in ancient Rome?

Answer 21

bleeding- but surgery was VERY rare.

Question 22

what did romans believe could affect health?

Answer 22

Gods and supernatural things

Question 23

who was the roman god of health and medicine?

Answer 23

aesculapius

Question 24

who was the roman god who kept the heart and organs healthy?

Answer 24

Carna

Question 25

what was still difficult to overcome even though there was much progress in ancient Rome under Galen?

Answer 25

inequality

Question 26

what was an improvement in health and medicine- in ancient Rome- that’s lasted to today?

Answer 26

Roman aqueducts and sewage systems.

Question 27

clean water and dealing with sewage and…..

Answer 27

dirt are important in societies today.

Question 28

what did the roman empire do a good job of?

Answer 28

providing lots of food, housing and infrastructure (sewage and water)

Question 29

what did society/ civilisation help provide?

Answer 29

the systems that helped society to function- this showed the importance of government in improving the state pf medicine and health.

Question 30

what was the key hindrance for the advancement of ancient roman medicine?

Answer 30

Inequality,as lots of poor people didn’t benefit from doctors, treatments and herbal remedies.