The Ancient World Flashcards
Who was Aristotle?
Aristotle was an Ancient Greek philosopher who believed everything in the world was made up of four elements: fire,water,earth and air.
Who was Hippocrates?
Greek Physician (doctor) who developed the theory that the body was made up of four humors. If they were out of balance, this would make a human sick.
Who was Galen?
Roman physician and surgeon. He developed the theory of opposites that suggested to re-balance the humours, you would need to give someone an item that was the opposite of the problem the person had. For example, got a cold? Eat a hot pepper! He also made some surgical breakthroughs such as discovering the nervous system linked to the brain as well making many errors. For example, he believed the human jaw bone was made of two parts, it is in fact in one part.
