Greece

Question 1

What did Greeks believe caused illness supernaturally?

Answer 1

Gods like Asclepius the God of healing and his daughters, Panacea and Hygeia.

Question 2

What 7 methods did Greeks use to treat illness?

Answer 2

1. Observation
2. Purging, vomiting and bleeding
3. Asclepions
4. Surgery
5. Prognosis
6. Votives
7. Wine on wounds

Question 3

What did the Greeks believe caused illness?

Answer 3

The four humours (phlegm, blood, black bile and yellow bile) becoming out of balance.

Question 4

What are three examples of observation techniques Greek doctors probably used?

Answer 4

1. Inspecting urine
2. Asking the patient question
3. Listening to breathing

Question 5

Who (was thought to have) treated illness?

Answer 5

• Doctors
• Women
• Gods
• Hippocrates

Question 6

What did Hippocrates do?

Answer 6

• He showed the importance of observation and recording
• Wrote books of detailed lists of symptoms and treatments used for centuries
• Made the Hippocratic oath
• Developed Aristotle’s four humours
• Encouraged people to look for natural treatments

Question 7

What 5 factors helped medicine change in Ancient Greece?

Answer 7

1. Greek Empire was rich from farming and trade so wealthy could become educated and discuss new ideas, leading some people away from supernatural and towards natural causes for disease
2. Trade
3. Universities - allowed Herophilius to perform human dissection
4. War
5. Greek alphabet was easier to use than hieroglyphics

Question 8

Who was allowed to dissect human bodies by the Alexandria university?

Answer 8

Herophilius.