1 Prehistoric Era To Ancient Egypt Flashcards
(20 cards)
Life Expectancy in the prehistoric era?
25-40 years old
Earliest known medicine found in teeth?
Chamomile - anti-inflammatory
Yarrow - bitter herb with astringent and anti-bleeding properties
What did they use to ‘stitch’ or suture an open wound in prehistoric times?
Army ants
What did they do to fix broken bones in PHT?
Clay which hardens into a protective cast
First major operation in the prehistoric era
Trepanning/Trepanation/Trephining/Trephination
-Hole is made in the skull to free evil spirits inside their head
Neurosurgical tools in the PHT?
Obsidian for cutting, flint flakes
Who carried /Piptoporus betulinus/? What did the carrier use that form?
The thumb-sized lumps of fungus was carried by Otzi, the Iceman, who was believed n the shaman. The fungus was a laxative with anti-parasitic properties. Thus, his intestines might have whipworm eggs and he might have used that to medicate himself.
A belief system found in many tribal societies worldwide that persists from prehistoric times. Derived from Siberian “ He (or She) who knows “
Shamanism
3300 BC to 525 BC
Ancient Egypt
T or F. Medicine and healing inseparable from religious worship in ancient egypt.
True.
True or False. In Ancient Egypt, physicians were like priests, combining medical/surgical treatments with magic spells and prayers.
True.
Black Father of Medicine & associated with the Greek god of healing
Imhotep (associated with Asclepius)
First woman known by name in the history of medicine; Chief Physician
Merit Ptah (“Beloved of the god Ptah”)
Lady Overseer of Midwifery in Ancient Egypt; cited as the first female doctor
Lady Peseshet
Egyptian goddess of the sun, war, destruction, plagues, and healing.
One of the oldest deities and one of the most powerful.
Patron goddess of all healers and physicians.
Sekhmet
T or F. In the Ancient Egypt era, people directly pray to their gods when something bad occurs.
No. People are forbidden to pray directly to their gods. They have to go through their priests first.
What is the channel theory? Significance.
The body is full of channels. When one of the channels is blocked, you become sick.
Significance: One of the first attempts to link illness to the body’s processes and resulted in development of treatments focused on the body rather than simply pacifying spirits by magic rituals.
Egyptian physicians were much sought after which practical skill?
Surgery
“Treatment was conservative in Ancient Egyptian Healing.” How?
If no known remedy yet, then only such steps that wouldn’t endanger the patient will be taken.
What retarded the development of more rational views of the causes of diseases and their cures in ancient Egypt?
Reliance on magic and faith
