Medieval individuals

Question 1

Hippocrates

Answer 1

• Greek doctor born around 460 BC
• Author of ‘Hippocratic Collection’ of medieval texts
• Originator of the ‘Hippocratic Oath’ and pioneer of ‘Four Humours’ theory

Question 2

Galen

Answer 2

• Born in 129AD in Greece, but lived in the Roman Empire and was a doctor to the Emperor
• Developed the ‘Theory of the Opposites’ from Four Humours
• Demonstrated the brain controlled the body not the heart