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4000 BC – 3000 BC Primitive times

Objective 2.01 Discuss medical treatments and beliefs from ancient civilizations through the Renaissance. 4000 BC – 3000 BC Primitive times. Illness and diseases were a punishment from the Gods Tribal witch doctors treated illness with ceremonies

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4000 BC – 3000 BC Primitive times

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  1. Objective 2.01Discuss medical treatments and beliefs from ancient civilizations through the Renaissance.

  2. 4000 BC – 3000 BCPrimitive times • Illness and diseases were a punishment from the Gods • Tribal witch doctors treated illness with ceremonies • Herbs and plants used as medicines (morphine and digitalis) • Trepanation or trephining

  3. 3000 BC – 300 BCAncient Egyptians • Physicians were priests • Bloodletting or leeches used as medical treatment

  4. 1700 BC – AD 220Ancient Chinese • Used therapies such as acupuncture • Believed to cure the body you must nourish the spirit.

  5. 1200 BC –200 BC Ancient Greeks • First to observe the human body and the effects of disease – led to modern medical sciences. • Believed illness is a result of natural causes • Used therapies such as massage, art therapy, and herbal treatment

  6. 753 BC – AD 410 Ancient Romans • Established first hospital (caring for soldiers in their homes) • First public health and sanitation systems by building sewers and aqueducts

  7. AD 400 – AD 800 Dark Ages • Began after the fall of the Roman Empire • Emphasis on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited • Monks and priests treated patients with prayer

  8. AD 800 – AD 1400 Middle Ages • Renewed interest in medical practices of Greek and Romans • Bubonic Plague killed 75% of population in Europe and Asia

  9. AD 1350 – AD 1650 Renaissance • Dissection of body led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology • Invention of printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared

  10. References • NCDPI Curriculum • Health Science Career Exploration - Simmers

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