History of eygpt Flashcards
Who were the fanboys of Ancient Egypt
• Homer (The odyssey)
• Herodotus
• Plinyth Elder
Achievement of ancient egypt
• Building
• Technology
• Medicine
• Artistry
• Hieroglyphics writing
Egyptian belief in cleanliness
• Water closets in home
• Waster Water carried out of houses in copper pipes
• Mosquito nets
Beliefs on surgery
• Surgery for amputations involved the use of a knife made up of flint or obsidian.
• Incisions would be cauterized, once metal were used
Types of Healers
• Physicians
• Exorcists
• Priests of Sekhmet (surgeons or specialists in feeling the pulse and treating disease of vessels)
• “Shepherds of the anus”- Proctologists
• Early Dentists
• Specialists of eyes, head, belly disorders
• Veterinarians
• Pest control officers
Females work as in medicine of ancient Egypt
• Nurses
• Wound dressers
• Physicians
• Tending only to the health needs of women
• Making skin cream, ointments, and hair dyes.