Starter Key Words: Why are each of these important at this period of time? Aseclepius - Greek God of Healing Snake/serpent symbol Ascelpion -Temple of the Greek God Asclepius built in quiet places. It might have baths, gymnasium and stadium as well as temples of worship Panacea and Hygeia - Aseclepius' daughters who helped him heal the sick Why visit an Asclepion? - To worship Asclepius and so to be healed by God

How developed was medicine at this time? Greek Medicine How developed was medicine at this time? Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Hippocrates Create a mind map that investigates how and why Hippocrates was so important Father of modern medicine Questioned old superstitious ideas Wrote books on detailed lists of symptoms and treatments Hippocratic Oath - code of conduct for doctors, high standard to benefit patients not doctors Clinical observation - encourages doctors to use natural causes. Observing and examining patients very closely. Natural theory - wrote down the theory of 4 humours Believed in the importance of prevention of illness Lifestyle could affect health Improved health, medical knowledge, new ideas. Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Tasks Explain the part played in Greek medicine by Asclepeia. Explain the ways in which Hippocrates improved Greek medicine   Explain why Hippocrates was an important person in Greek medicine Explain why the Four Humours Theory is important in the history of medicine Explain why the Greeks used both natural and supernatural approaches to medicine ‘After the time of the Greeks, the Four Humours Theory hindered, rather than helped the development of medicine.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Developments Public Health Surgery and Anatomy Disease and Infection Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Limitations… Public health and hygiene - lived in cramped houses in narrow streets, poor water and sewage facilities. Anatomy and physiology - no information in the Hippocratic writings other than the main organs being describe; dissection was banned. Surgery regarded as an inferior trade, manual work rather than thinking. Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

How important were the following factors in leading to the development of Greek medicine? Individuals War Technology Religion Education Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Evaluation technique Which was the most important factor that led to the development of medicine in Greek times? Which was the least important factor that led to the development of medicine in Greek times? Can you get any links between the two? Did one factor influence another? Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Examination Technique Choose one of the factors below that have affected the development of medicine in the Greek era - Religion - Key individuals Describe the effects of that factor on the fight against disease and infection. (4) What factor has contributed more in the fight against disease and infection in the Greek era? (8) Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed

Source work What do the sources suggest about the role of Hippocrates in developing Greek medicine? (4) To quote Hippocrates: "The body of man has in itself blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile; these make up the nature of the body, and through these he feels pain or enjoys health. Now, he enjoys the most perfect health when these elements are duly proportioned to one another in respect to compounding, power and bulk, and when they are perfectly mingled. Pain is felt when one of these elements is in defect or excess, or is isolated in the body without being compounded with all the others." Aim: To explain (B) and evaluate (A) the extent to which Greek medicine was developed