The Ancient World - MT1 - Part 2

Question 1

What does atomism mean?

Answer 1

Uncuttable

• a = non
• tom = cuttable

Question 2

What does Democritus represent?

Answer 2

The first period of Greek philosophy

Question 3

What is Democritus most noted for?

Answer 3

Interest in the natural world for its own sake

Question 4

How did Democritus learn atomism from?

Answer 4

His teacher Leucippus

Question 5

What did Democritus become?

Answer 5

The foremost ancient atomist and religious skeptic

Question 6

What was Democritus known as?

Answer 6

The laughing philosopher

• didnt take anything seriously
• was so happy people thought he was mentally ill

Question 7

What are atoms infinite in? (2)

Answer 7

1. Number

2. Shape

Question 8

Do atoms have a linkage to the 4-elements?

Answer 8

No

- didnt associate atoms with elements

Question 9

What did the qualities of matter derive from? (4)

Answer 9

1. Number
2. Size
3. Shape
4. Motion

• of the atom

Question 10

What did Democritus believe were the same thing? (2)

Answer 10

1. Life

2. Soul

Question 11

What does the soul consist of?

Answer 11

Fire atoms

- need them to keep alive

Question 12

What brings in fresh supply of soul atoms?

Answer 12

Respiration from the air

Question 13

What 3 things are due to a loss of soul atoms?

Answer 13

1. Sleep
2. Asphyxia
3. Death

Question 14

What is sensory perception due to?

Answer 14

The movement of atoms from the perceived object to the perceiver, interacting with soul atoms from the perceiver

Question 15

What did Democritus believe the human brain was the organ of?

Answer 15

Thought

- not the blood

Question 16

What did Democritus believe the heart was the organ of?

Answer 16

Courage

Question 17

What did Democritus believe the liver was the organ of?

Answer 17

Sensuality

Question 18

Who did Democritus perform dissections on?

Answer 18

Animals

Question 19

What did Democritus think about insects?

Answer 19

Thought they had perfect parts, but they were too small to see anything

Question 20

What does Democritus believe?

Answer 20

That there are no divine beings

Question 21

What did Democritus believe governs the world? (2)

Answer 21

1. Impersonal necessity

2. Natural law

Question 22

Athesis

Answer 22

Atomic view of nature

• religious skeptic
• did not believe in the supernatural

Question 23

What were 4 limitations of the first period of Greek natural philosophy?

Answer 23

1. Philosophical reasoning
2. No elaborate chemistry
3. Not many ideas of force or energy
4. Physics and chemistry were pretty thin

Question 24

Hippocratic oath

Answer 24

Is the most widely known Greek medical texts that requires a new physician to swear upon a number of healing gods that he will uphold a professional ethical standards

Question 25

Who was the first medical figure in history?

Answer 25

Hippocrates

Question 26

Where is Hippocrates come from?

Answer 26

The Island Cos

Question 27

Where would Hippocrates teach?

Answer 27

Under a hippocrate tree

Question 28

What did early Greek medicine focus on? (2)

Answer 28

1. Religion | 2. Magical cures

Question 29

Who is the god of medicine?

Answer 29

Asclepius

Question 30

What did secular healers call themselves?

Answer 30

Asclepiads

Question 31

What did Asclepiads not have?

Answer 31

Religious or magical orientation

Question 32

What did Asclepiads try and use?

Answer 32

Natural remedies involved in healing

Question 33

Who uses the symbol the staff of Asclepius? (3)

Answer 33

1. Canadian Medical Association 2. WHO 3. US Army Medical Core

Question 34

What does the snake represent in the symbol?

Answer 34

Rejuvenation | - shedding of the skin

Question 35

What does the staff represent in the symbol?

Answer 35

Walking stick of traveling physicians

Question 36

What does the Guinea worm infect?

Answer 36

Your vessels

Question 37

What is a Guinea worm?

Answer 37

Its a nematode

Question 38

How do you treat Guinea worm?

Answer 38

Wait for the head of the worm to pop out of the body and slowly draw it out and wrap it around the stick

Question 39

Where is the snake/staff also found?

Answer 39

Nehushtan

Question 40

How many snakes does the wand of Hermies have?

Answer 40

2 | - but there should only be 1 (so its wrong)