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Ancient Greek
- Greeks believed in gods and
goddesses caused things to happen,
- Asklepios was a Greek god of
healing. His temples were called
Asklepions.
- People went there to be cured. The people would
pray and bring gifts to Asklepios to be cured. They
believed that he would come through the night to
heal them.
- Very healthy places.
They had baths
areas, arenas and
abatons, which were
open-air buildings.
- Natural explanations and Hippocrates
- The most important example
of Greek natrual thinking is the
work of Hippocrates.
- He developed the first
widespread natural
explanation for disease
involving four humours in the
body, which had to be
balanced.
- The four humours were also
connected to the seasons when
certain illnesses were more common.
- Hippocrates believed in 'clinical
observation', where the doctor has to
watch the patient carefully in order to
know what is wrong with them.
- This way they got to learn more about
diseases and their symptons.
- Hippocrates also wrote a book
called A Programme of Health
in which he encouraged
personal hygiene and exercise
in order to prevent disease.