Medicine and Treatment in Roman Britain

Question	Answer
What did Galen mainly carry out his disections on?	Animals
What did Galen produce that were studied for te next thousand years?	Books
Hippocrates developed what theory?	Theory of the four humours
What were the ideas of Roman medicine based on?	Greek theorys
Did Roman hospitals have any impact on ordinary people?	Very little as they were mainly for the army.
What approach did Hippocrates develop?	Clinical Observation approach.
Who did Galen treat for surgery experience?	Gladiators.
What theory did Galen come up with?	The Theory Of The Opposites.
What 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
What ingredients were in remedies used by the Romans?	Herbs, plants, spices, and ground minerals.
Who was Galen?	A Greek doctor who worked in Rome in the 2nd century.
Hippocrates 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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	Created by Tom Lea over 11 years ago