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WorksheetsMedicine in Ancient Greece.
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Illness in Ancient Greece was viewed as a ______________ from the Gods
gift
punishment
blessing
Healing in Ancient Greece was viewed as a (a) from the gods.
Who was the god of healing?
Zeus
Apollo
Asclepius
Athena
Every large town in Ancient Greece had a temple for healing called an __________
resort
Asclepion
Parthenon
Abaton
What is the name of the room in the temple where patients would sleep?
(a)
Which of the following things would a patient have to do at the Asclepion? (Hint: 3 answers)
bathe in the baths
change their diet
participate in drama
exercise in the gymnasium
While patients slept in the abaton, Asclepius and his two (a) would visit them.
What did patients who had been healed leave behind?
their dirty clothes
a model of the body part that had been healed
a food offering
What were the names of Asclepius' two daughters:
Hera
Hygeia
Athena
Panacea
What english word used in medicine today comes from the name of the goddess of health 'Hygeia'?
(a)
What does the word 'Panacea' mean in medicine today?
no cure
a remedy for all ills
The abaton was open air as it had a roof but no walls. True or false?
True
False
Sometimes doctors cut and removed some blood from patients to try get rid of disease, this was known as
cupping
blood letting
Sometimes heated metal cups were applied to the body to try draw out harmful fluids.
True
False
Were there anestetics to numb patients before surgery in Ancient Greece?
Yes
No, surgery was extremely painful and dangerous
Who is considered "The Father of Medicine"?
Socrates
Plato
Hippocrates
Aristotle
What did Hippocrates believe was the cause of illness?
the gods
physical problems
the weather
Complete this famous quote from Hippocrates. "Let food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy (a) "
Hippocrates came up with the theory of four (a)
Which of the following was NOT one of the four humours:
blood
phlegm
black bile
purple bile
Hippocrates developed a promise doctors had to take whereby they promised to always do what was best for the patient. This is called the
Hippocratic lie
Hippocratic Oath
Doctors pledge
Hippocrates encouraged doctors to treat their patients using natural methods.
True
False
