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1
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what is the defining characteristic of the pre-historic societies?

A

They could not write any medical knowledge down

2
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what two processes did these people use in order to gain strong healthy characteristics?

A

natural selection and trial and error

3
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what does it mean that they were nomadic?

A

they did not stay in the same place, they were constantly moving

4
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what evidence do we have that prehistoric people knew something about bone structure?

A

their burial practices

5
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what did they believe controlled the bodily functions?

A

spirits

6
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whats trephining?

A

the removal of a round disk of bone normally in the head

7
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what were they trying to do when trephining?

A

remove evil spirits form the body?

8
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what did they believe mostly caused illness?

A

evil/bad spirits

9
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whats a shaman?

A

a spiritual healer

10
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why would prehistoric people have no concept of public health?

A

they were constantly moving therefore did not use drainage or hospitals

11
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what were witch doctors?

A

they were a mix between herbal and spiritual healers