History- first lecture Flashcards
What were professions 17,000 years ago?
- diviner
- witch doctor
- herbalist
- birth attendants
- bone setter
- priests
What was a new profession in siberia?
Shaman
What did shamans do to cure?
Used amulets and talisman- had spiritual powers
What skills did shamans have?
Medical + social
Who was mesopotamia and what jobs did they have?
- Iraq
- Seer: divination
- Priest: exorcism
- Physician: drug + surgery
How did egypt develop health?
3 millennium BC- physician combined religion + magic (drugs) + surgery
What did greek believe in?
Asklepius: god of healing
Hygein: health
panacea: cure all
What did Hippocratic do?
Greek-5th century- natural theory of 4 humor= didnt believe in god
What is 4 humor theory?
Any shift= bad health
- blood
- phlegm
- black bile
- yellow bile
What 3 factor were important in 4 humor theory?
- sensible life style
- food
- exercise
- medicine
What is strength of hippocratic?
friends of sick= medical attention
What is fault hippocratic?
Knew too little anatomy
What is galen in charge of?
- dissecting animal + studying anatomy
- believed in 4 humors theory
- no human dissection
What did rome do after Galen time?
Church banned anything but galen- healers left.
What happened in dark ages to east?
golden age- translated galen work.