Early medicine Flashcards
1
Q
What did ancient Greeks believe healed them?
A
Magical snakes.
2
Q
How did these snakes heal them?
A
they went to a temple and while asleep believed these snakes would lick them and make them well.
3
Q
Who did they believe made the ancient Greeks sick
A
The Gods they believed in.
4
Q
How did the San believe they fell sick?
A
By people shooting invisible arrows at them.
5
Q
Who did the San go to for healing?
A
To the Shaman.
6
Q
What did the Ancient Egyptians believe made them sick?
A
Blockages in the body
7
Q
How did Ancient Egyptians feel better?
A
for tummy - by being fed beer and fish until they vomited
for blood vessels - by opening a vein to let the patient bleed.
