Medicine through time 500BC - 150AD: Ancient Greece Flashcards
1
Q
In Ancient Greece, what did people think caused disease?
A
- Humours out of balance
- The gods
2
Q
What were six Ancient Greek treatments?
A
- Blood letting
- Purging
- Exercising
- Natural remedies
- Worshipping gods -> Asclepius
3
Q
What three Hippocratic inventions in medicine are still in use today?
A
- Regimen
- Clinical observation
- Hippocratic oath
4
Q
Who were the people a Greek would see when they are sick?
A
- Priest
- Midwives
- Father (had the compendium of herbal treatments)
- Trained doctor
