Key Time Periods Ancient Greece Ancient Rome

Transcript:Key Time Periods Ancient Greece Ancient Rome:
Key Time Periods Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Middle Ages (including Saxon England) Renaissance Industrial Revolution Twentieth Century to Present Day Remember Saxon England! Time did not go straight from Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages. Saxon England was in between. Key Themes Progress- Change which leads to improvements. Change- When things become different. Regress- Change which leads to decline. Belief- What a person accepts as true, including faith in God. Continuity- When things don’t change. Chance- When something which hasn’t been predicted happens. Factors Affecting Medicine Religion War Chance Communications Individuals Education Government Technology Sometimes, these factors helped the development of medicine and sometimes they hindered it. Medicine Through Time Greek Medicine 1500BC-200BC Greek Empire was strong and successful. They took over the Egyptian Empire, gaining the knowledge they had. Beliefs The beliefs believed in Gods for almost all aspects of life. Poseidon, the God Of The Sea Ares, God Of War Asclepius, God Of Healing Asclepius Temples were built to him, called Asclepius. They believed that if sick people went to sleep in an Asclepion, Asclepius and his daughters would visit him in there dreams and cure them- placebo effect? Asclepions had baths, gyms, libraries and temples to visit the gods. ‘Simple’ surgeries were performed. Theory Of Four Humours Aristotle came up with the theory. Hippocrates developed it further. It was incorrect but it was used for 2,000 years. ‘Humours’- Liquids Air Fire Earth Water Spring Summer Autumn Winter Blood Yellow Bile Black Bile Phlegm People believed that it was an imbalance in humours that made people ill (too much or too little of a humour) From what we know now, there was confusion between symptoms and causes. Hippocrates: Who Was He? General Information: Born c.460BC-c.370BC Born on the island of Cos. He worked as a doctor and a teacher of doctors. However, little else is known about him. The Hippocratic Oath The Hippocratic Oath was made to give people confidence and trust in doctors. It makes clear that doctors are not magicians. It makes sure that doctors keep high standards of treatment, behaviour and work for the benefit of their patients (not to make themselves wealthy). The Hippocratic Collection Of Books It is thought that Hippocrates probably wrote some of the books known as the Hippocratic Collection. Many of the books were written by other doctors. It is an important collection of books because it is the first