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Medicine and Treatment in Roman Britain
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- 1What did Galen mainly carry out his disections on?Animals
- 2What did Galen produce that were studied for te next thousand years?Books
- 3Hippocrates developed what theory?Theory of the four humours
- 4What were the ideas of Roman medicine based on?Greek theorys
- 5Did Roman hospitals have any impact on ordinary people?Very little as they were mainly for the army.
- 6What approach did Hippocrates develop?Clinical Observation approach.
- 7Who did Galen treat for surgery experience?Gladiators.
- 8What theory did Galen come up with?The Theory Of The Opposites.
- 9What were two explanations for the cause of disease that the Romans had?Any of these three:
Sent by the Gods
Bad air
Imbalance of humours - 10What ingredients were in remedies used by the Romans?Herbs, plants, spices, and ground minerals.
- 11Who was Galen?A Greek doctor who worked in Rome in the 2nd century.
- 12Hippocrates did not believe that disease was sent by the Gods, what did he believe?Illness has a physical rational basis and could therefore be treated.
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- GCSE Medicine Flashcards on Medicine and Treatment in Roman Britain, created by Tom Lea on 08/05/2013.
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