1.01 History of Medicine Ancient Times to Middle Ages

In primitive times, a patient would be treated by:

• a Witch Doctor

• a Priest

• a Midwife

• Their family

In Primitive Times what was believed to cause illness?

• evil spirits in the body

• natural causes

• animals

In ancient times, trepanation was used for what reason?

• to release the demons or evil spirits

• to relieve the pressure in the skull

• to cure a headache

• to remember something they couldn't

Who were the physicians in Ancient Egypt?

• Priests

• Witch Doctor

• Midwife

• Dentist

Why did the Ancient Egyptians mummify the body and not destroy it?

• They believed destroying the body would destroy the spirit

• They wanted to preserve the body for future research

• They wanted to make sure the body would be discovered by future generations

• It was the only way they knew

The practice of mummification and embalming helped:

• increase the knowledge of human anatomy

• Get rid of the bodies diseases

• made a great halloween costume

• Is a great character in a horror movie

What is a treatment used in ancient China that is still used today?

• Acupuncture

• Dentistry

• Antibiotics

• dissection

In Ancient China, They believed that you treated both the body and the...

• spirit

• feet

• family

• heart

In Ancient China dissection of the body was allowed.

• True

• False

In ancient Greece, they believed

• illness had natural causes

• Illness was caused by angry Gods

• Illness was caused by curses

• Illness was caused by doing bad things