prehistoric

Question 1

where did we get our knowledge on them from?

Answer 1

cave paintings, archeology and modern day similar tribes e.g. aborigines

Question 2

who were nomads as they had temporary shelters?

Answer 2

prehistoric people

Question 3

how did prehistoric people get their food?

Answer 3

they travelled in search of food and followed animals

Question 4

what were their simple tools made from?

Answer 4

bone or flint

Question 5

how do we know that medicine men used trepanning?

Answer 5

skulls with holes have been found with the bone growing back so we know that they survived trepanning

Question 6

how do we know that they could do simple amputations?

Answer 6

they are cave painting showing people to have three fingers

Question 7

what were their beliefs on what caused disease?

Answer 7

superstitions and the supernatural

Question 8

what practical treatment did they carry out?

Answer 8

putting a broken arm in a clay cast to set the bone and burns were treated with tree sap