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General Questions How many paragraph do we have? We have 4 paragraphs. How many lines do we have? We have 50 lines. What is the title? The Progress of Arab Medicine. Progress, what is the meaning of this word? It means that things get better; things improved; changed.

L ong ago, before Islam, people's health in Arabia was generally poor. The quality of drinking water was not good and it was scarce. The supply of food was irregular. Diseases spread quickly in the hot climate and in the dusty winds. Some of the most common were malaria, smallpox, leprosy and eye diseases like trachoma and glaucoma. Some of them were carried by flies and mosquitoes. Local remedies were given to those who were ill, but the remedies often did not work. There were no hospitals. In these conditions, a lot of new-born babies did not survive. Many adults did not live long, either. Give names of any diseases? Describe them? Malaria: a serious disease which makes you very hot. Smallpox: a serious disease with large spots that stay afterwards. Leprosy: a serious skin disease in which a person can lose fingers, toes, and other parts of the body. Trachoma and glaucoma: two disease of the eyes.

Long ago, before Islam, people's health in Arabia was generally poor. The quality of drinking water was not good and it was scarce. The supply of food was irregular. Diseases spread quickly in the hot climate and in the dusty winds. Some of the most common were malaria, smallpox, leprosy and eye diseases like trachoma and glaucoma. Some of them were carried by flies and mosquitoes. Local remedies were given to those who were ill, but the remedies often did not work. There were no hospitals. In these conditions, a lot of new-born babies did not survive. Many adults did not live long, either. How these diseases are spread? By flies (smallpox, leprosy, trachoma, glaucoma) And by mosquitoes ( malaria ).

New Words Succeed. Succeed. Born very recently; very young and is only a few weeks old. Younger than a child. Work new-born baby

As their civilization expanded, the Arabs learned from the old Greek, Persian, Byzantine and Indian culture. Information and ideas concerning health and medicine were translated into Arabic. For the first time, such knowledge was available in a single language. Arab doctors like Ar-Razi and Ibn Sina worked with these ideas scientifically. Which cultures that Arabs learned from? T TT The Arabs learned from the old Greek, Persian, Byzantine and Indian culture. Give names of some great Arab doctors of the past? Ar-Razi and Ibn Sina.

Similar to civilization, but connected more with the ideas of a civilization. About. About. Working as a science; using the methods of science. Culture concernin g scientifically

They observed people's illness. They experimented with new medicine in order to cure people. They kept records of the quantities they used and their effects. They recorded their successes and failures. Their methods are still used today. Also, like today, some of their work was done in hospitals. Why did Arabs doctors experiment with new medicine? In order to cure people. What did they record? They recorded their successes and failures.

To cure people is to make them better when they are sick. cure

The first hospitals were established in the time of the early Arab caliphs. Like hospitals today, they were institutions that were run privately or by the government. Their aims were to improve health, cure diseases and expand medical knowledge. They attracted students from hundreds of miles away because of their lectures and first-class libraries. They achieved the highest standards, especially in Baghdad, Alexandria and Damascus. Give some of Arab cities? Baghdad, Alexandria and Damascus. How were hospitals run? They were run privately or by the government. Why did the institutions attract students from hundreds of miles away? Because of their lectures and first-class libraries.

Started; built. Example of institutions are hospitals, ministries, schools, universities. To operate. To operate. establish institution run

Adverb from adjective private. Some hospital were operated by the government, others by private people. The measurement of distance. 1 mile=1.61 kilometers. A kind of lesson, usually at a university. Privately mile lecture

The very best quality. The very best quality. First-class

Arab medical achievement passed to Europe around the seventeenth century. They were developed further in the West. In the twentieth century, the latest development have been imported into the Arab world. Once again, Arab medicine and health care are among the best. When did the Arab medical achievement pass to Europe? Arab medical achievement passed to Europe around the seventeenth century.

Something that a person has achieved. achievement

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