Hygiene and Bathing Through History

What is personal hygiene?

• • Cleaning your house every day

• • Keeping yourself clean and healthy

• • Wearing fancy clothes

• Wearing lots of perfume

What was an important part of life for early Greeks and Romans?

• Reading books

• Taking baths

• Playing sports

• Cooking meals

What were the public baths called in Roman times?

• Aqueducts

• Colosseums

• Thermae

• Forums

Do you think public baths like the Romans had would be useful today? Why or why not?

What was a major reason for the dirty water supply during the Renaissance?

• Lack of rain

• Chamber pots and outhouses

• Overpopulation

• Industrial waste

What did some people believe about bathing in water during the Renaissance?

• It was a cure for all diseases

• It could make them sick

• It was a waste of time

• It was only for the rich

Who discovered the importance of hand-washing in the 1840s?

• Louis Pasteur

• Ignaz Semmelweis

• Alexander Fleming

• Teacher Matt

What did Ignaz Semmelweis discover about medical students?

• They were not studying enough

• They were carrying infections

• They were working too hard

• They were not washing their clothes

What did the creation of sewage systems help decrease?

• Population

• Sickness

• Pollution

• Noise

What is hygiene considered to be?

• A personal and public matter

• A private matter only

• A public matter only

• An unnecessary concern