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What were the changes and continuities for medicine in the Ancient Period? (Prehistoric, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans) Flashcards

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Most Egyptian medicines were purgatives. What does this mean?

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Medicines designed to make you be sick or go to the toilet (poo poo).

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What are the three themes comprising the History of Medicine?

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Disease and infection, surgery and anatomy, public health.

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Why was bleeding introduced as a treatment for any illnesses as a result of the 4 Humours theory?

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Based on the four humours, doctors thought that they needed to reduce the blood in a patient’s body to make the better.

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What are the factors we use in the History of Medicine?

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Religion, Chance, War, Individuals, Science & Technology , Communications.

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Why might a person wear an abracadabra charm?

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To ward off the plague

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What is an epidemic?

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A disease which spreads widely, harms/kills lots of people and is very difficult to stop.

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What was the Hippocratic collection?

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A collection of books covering many aspects of medicine written by Hippocrates. They were used for centuries.

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What were the types of treatments based on the four humours?

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Bleeding and purgatives.

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What did the Egyptians know about the function of key bodily organs?

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Very little.

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What is a fun and memorable poem for remembering the first letter of each of the time periods (in the right order)?

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People Eat Green Rolos During Rows In Turkey

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What did Galen demonstrate that improved knowledge of anatomy?

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That the brain controls the body not the heart.

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Which time periods are sometimes summarised as the’ ‘Ancient World?’

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Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Romans

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Who was Asclepios?

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The Greek God of healing.

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What were aqueducts?

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Channels built by the Romans to bring fresh clean water into their towns and cities from higher ground.

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What was the Egyptian’s natural explanation for disease?

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The Channel Theory

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The Roman goddess of healing was called Salus. Who else did they sometimes pray to?

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Asclepius.

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If you had a bad fever, which humour would Greek doctors say you had too much of?

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Yellow bile.

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How many book did Galen write?

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Around 64.

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What improved knowledge of anatomy in the Egyptian period?

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Embalming.

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What was the Egyptians’ natural response to illness?

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The Channel Theory.

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What was the Greek’s natural explanation for disease called?

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The Four Humours.

22
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What metal were Egyptian surgical instruments made from?

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Bronze

23
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Why and how did embalming improve knowledge of anatomy in the Egyptian period?

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Belief in the necessity of preparing dead bodies for the afterlife led to the removal of organs and their identification.

24
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What is surgery and anatomy the story of?

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The story of people’s knowledge through History of the human body plus how operations have changed and improved over time.

25
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Why did the Greek’s believe in the 4 Humours theory?

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It was based on their observations of the world, believing that there were four elements that made up everything, four seasons of the weather, and four humours inside the body.

26
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Define supernatural explanations of disease.

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Explanations based on beliefs rather than anything physical.

27
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What did Galen add to the Four Humours theory?

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The idea of using ‘opposites’ to balance the humours.

28
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What is the earliest example of surgery we know about in the History of Medicine?

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Trephinning.

29
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Who was Sekhmet?

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The Egyptian Goddess of War who they believed also caused and cured epidemics.

30
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What was the natural explanation of disease in the pre-historic period?

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There wasn’t one

31
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How were Galen’s dissection operations limited?

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They were often conducted on animals not people.

32
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Define natural explanations of disease.

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Explanations based on physical evidence, observation and scientific deduction (even if the science is wrong).

33
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What would a healthy person’s humours be like?

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Balanced.

34
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How many books were in the library at Alexandria?

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700,000.

35
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What name is given to the type of doctor who performs operations?

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Surgeon

36
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Name the 4 humours.

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Phlegm, blood, yellow bile, black bile.

37
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Who would you go to for treatment in Pre-historic times.

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The medicine man or shaman.

38
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What was a supernatural treatment for illness in the Egyptian period?

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Pray to Sekhmet

39
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  1. What was the Channel Theory based on and why?
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The River Nile and the damage done to crops when irrigation channels became blocked.

40
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What was the supernatural explanation of disease in the pre-historic period?

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Evil spirits had got inside your body

41
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What bodily organs did the Egyptians know about?

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The heart, liver, brain, lungs and blood.

42
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How did the Roman army help to improve surgery?

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Lots of wounded soldiers meant lots of practise for surgeons.

43
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What are the different time periods in the History of medicine (in order please)?

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Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Dark Ages, Renaissance, Industrial period, 20th/21st centuries.

44
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What Egyptian invention improved communication?

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Papyrus

45
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When during the Egyptian period was the library at Alexandria opened?

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It wasn’t. It was built in the Greek period.

46
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What important anatomical discovery did Herophilus make at Alexandria?

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The brain controls the body.

47
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What is public health the story of?

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The story of what the government in any time period did to improve the health of its people.

48
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How did papyrus improve medicine in Egyptian times?

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Healers and surgeons were able to record and share ideas and discoveries.

49
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What was allowed at Alexandria that helped improve knowledge of anatomy?

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Dissection.

50
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What is disease and infection the story of?

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The story of what people throughout History believed made them unwell and how they tried to treat illnesses.

51
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Which of these is not a humour: blood, sweat, yellow bile?

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Sweat

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