Prehistoric/ Primitive Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Prehistoric medicine dates to about
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2.5 million years ago
2
Q
Primitive medicine dates to about
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5000 years ago
3
Q
Treatment in this period was mainly by
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Appeasing God
Performing rituals
Using charms and amulets to drive out diseases
Use of herbs
4
Q
Medicine was in how many forms
A
Instinctive
Empirical
Magic
Priestly
Astrological
5
Q
Instinctive medicine was in form of
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Removing cause of pain physically or if invisible was believed to be supernatural
