Greek Medecine Flashcards
(22 cards)
Who was Hippocrates
He was called “the father of medicine”
What did Hippocrates do
He developed the 4 humour theory, he created the Corpus a series of books talking about how to treat them (he inspired other people to write some which make it 60 altogether)
What was the Hippocrates oath
It is an oath which all doctors must follow
What is 2 examples of the Hippocrates oath
To not tell anybody else about your patients privacy and to remain calm around your patients
What did Hippocrates say about the explanation of diseases
He said that their was always a natural explanation to diseases and it had nothing to do with religion
How is Hippocrates influence felt today
Doctors still follow the Hippocrates oath and the way to prescribe patients
What was new about Hippocrates work and ideas
It was based on natural evidence instead of supernatural ones
Why were priests and healing temples still popular even after Aristotle’s theory of the 4 humours
Because even tough logical explanations had been found not everyone believed them so they wanted to make sure their relationships with the gods were still good
What new treatment did the Greeks use that the Egyptian didn’t
They washed their wounds with wine or vinegar instead of raw fresh meat
What were the Greeks really good at
They were good at amputation
What were the 4 humours
Yellow bile, black bile, phlegm and blood
Who originally developed the theory of the 4 humours
Aristotle
What were each of the 4 humours believed to be caused in
Air>spring>blood. Fire>summer>yellow bile. Earth>autumn>black bile. Water>Winter>phlegm.
What was Alexandria
Alexandria was a learning environment which had the biggest library which stored 700,000 items in it
What did herophilus discover at Alexandria
He discovered that the brain controls the body
What did Erasistratus discover at Alexandria
He discovered that the heart was a pump
Who was Asclepius
The god of healing
What was Asclepion
Was where temples were built for Asclepius’s worship and it was used for treating sick people
What happened at an Asclepion
You would make an offering to Asclepion then you would cleanse and purify yourself with a sea bath. Afterwards you would sleep at the Asclepion for at least one night and in that night you would dream of Asclepion and his daughters healing them
Why was Asclepion popular
Because they all believed at Asclepius could heal them and the saw and heard good new from other people
Why did Asclepion work for people even though it was a supernatural idea
Because they had peace and quiet ,regular exercise, good diet and restful massages and they also had the belief that they could be cured
Why did the government encouraging men to participate in the olympics
Because they were made up if high intensity exercises that kept them fit
