Pre-historic societies Flashcards
what is the defining characteristic of the pre-historic societies?
They could not write any medical knowledge down
what two processes did these people use in order to gain strong healthy characteristics?
natural selection and trial and error
what does it mean that they were nomadic?
they did not stay in the same place, they were constantly moving
what evidence do we have that prehistoric people knew something about bone structure?
their burial practices
what did they believe controlled the bodily functions?
spirits
whats trephining?
the removal of a round disk of bone normally in the head
what were they trying to do when trephining?
remove evil spirits form the body?
what did they believe mostly caused illness?
evil/bad spirits
whats a shaman?
a spiritual healer
why would prehistoric people have no concept of public health?
they were constantly moving therefore did not use drainage or hospitals
what were witch doctors?
they were a mix between herbal and spiritual healers
