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This Medicine Through Time notes page gathers user-made notes on topics from prehistoric beliefs and treatments to treatment since 1900. It is for school students practising GCSE History revision and teachers looking for material on medicine and key individuals. The page has a secondary-level focus, with over 90 notes by more than 70 users. Choose a note to begin.

GCSE HISTORY MEDICINE THROUGH TIME REVISION 1. Prehistoric1. Time before Written Records2. Cave Paintings3. Aboriginal Cultures4. Slow Progress5. Archaeology5. Archaeopathology6. Social Gatherings7. Nomadic Hunter-gathers8. Excavations of ancient burials and to... JustHaych
GCSE History Medicine dissection of humans was forbidden in the Roman empire, so Roman anatomists such as Galen had to rely mainly on dissections of animals to further their knowledge. Galen recommended dissecting monke... maddilever
Hippocrates Ancient Greeks -around the year 450 bc  The Hippocrates identified the four different humours- blood, phlegm, yellow bile (sick) and black bile (blood in vomit). They believed that everybody has their o... ellanabishop
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming 6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955  Fleming was a Scottish biologist, pharmacological and botanist also known for the discovery of penicillin  Researched at St Mary's Hospita... conorbalms0697
Medicine Through Time Prehistoric Medicine: What did they die from?; -Infection. -Warfare. -Famine and food shortages. -Pregnancy + childbirth. Beliefs and Treatments; -Supernatural Evil spirits, witches, spirits of the dead etc. caused di... Molly Jones
History - Medicine through Time - created from Mind Map Prehistoric Medicine Egyptions Ancient Greek meggiemoolane
Untitled     2600 BCThe Egyptian Imhotep describes the diagnosis and treatment of 200 diseases  500 BCAlcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries 460 BC Birth of Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicin... lamin.xulo
Medicine in Britain, 1250-present and The British Sector of the Western Front , 1914-18: injuries, treatment and the trenches 1250-1500 Medicine in medieval England   Ideas about the cause of disease and illness People believed that disease was caused by supernatural and religious things, such as God (as punishment for their sins) or th... holly m
Medieval to Renaissance Overview The Middle AgesRegression and hindranceMedicine regressed in the Middle Ages with the collapse of the Roman Empire. Tribes overran the western parts of the Empire; they destroyed buildings, health systems, and books, ... Adriano Noble
Untitled The ideal way to get rid of any infectious disease would be to shoot instantly every person who comes down with it.' H L Mencken Humanity and disease share a long and eventful history. As we emerged and evolved, so di... hiba@00
MTT - Revision Notes Prehistoric Civilisation:Couldn't write therefore couldn't pass on ideas/cures etc -limitting progress They were nomadic so didn't settle down or build things like hospitals Believed a system of beliefs that saw human... hannah.lou01
Ancient Medicine Overview PrehistoricPrehistoric means 'before writing'. We know about prehistoric medicine due to: archaeological evidence from skeletons, which tell us about simple surgery and life expectancy; and tribes of people who have c... Adriano Noble
c.1500-c.1700: the medical renaissance in england. - created from Mind Map The Renaissance Versalus and Sydenhan william harvey Rebecca Leeming
MEDICINE THROUGH TIME THE MEDICINE THROUGH TIME EXAM GOES FROM THE ROMAN EMPIRE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT THAT TIME PERIOD THOUGHT TO CAUSE DISEASE; HOW THEY CURED DISEASE; THE TRAINING OF DO... clarkerebecca001
19th and 20th Century The 19th Century (1800s)Huge developments were made in the 19th century for several reasons: Economic growth - trade and industry was booming, which generated money to spend on medical research and public health. Indu... Adriano Noble
Renaissance Medicine 1500-1750 - created from Mind Map 1 - Very little changed from the Medieval period. People still believed disease was sent from God to punish sin, and they still observed the planets to explain epidemics of disease Miasma was still a widespread theory... Zen bubba 2002
18th and 19th Century Medicine c1700-1900 1 - Enlightenment - A movement in Europe during the 18th century that promoted the idea that people could think for themselves and that traditional authorities authorities, like the nobility and the Church, should not... Zen bubba 2002
Walter Reed There was a time when every school child could recite the tale of how Maj. Walter Reed proved the Cuban physician Carlos Finlay’s theory that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever to human beings. From colonial days to ... Brooklyn Kinnick
History- Extension study- Public Health - created from Mind Map Problems 1350-1750 Towns and cities getting bigger Growing population increased problems Rubbish, dead animals and human and animal excrement dumped and left on streets Polluted rivers/drinking water: people drank ale... emmajanelloyd
4 humours Why did Greeks have new ideas about medicine? Even though many had gone to Asclepeia to be healed, many Greeks gradually developed their own theories on why people became ill. Soon enough going to the Asclepeia had be... Feba Varghese
History revision (Medicine) Surgery and Anatomy. Three main problems were : -Infection (1800's)                         &nbsp... Emily Dowse
Public Health in the 1800’s - created from Mind Map Edwin Chadwick’s Report Positive / Negative Role of Chadwick Great Stink 1858 emily brehaut
1_Public Health in the 1800’s - created from Mind Map Edwin Chadwick’s Report Positive / Negative Role of Chadwick Great Stink 1858 emily brehaut
Religion and Medicine Ancient Beliefs Due to religion the Egyptians felt the need to cure and embalm the bodies of their dead which helped to preserve them. Also before burial the organs were removed which taught them about the body. Becau... Lally Sarkhel
Treatment since 1900 Treatment since 1900Magic bulletsKoch discovered that different chemical Behring discovered the body manufacturers antitoxins that only attack the microbe causing a disease. dyes stained specific microbes.Paul Enrich ... benqueenan84
Blood loss Key TermsCautery- The use of heat to seal blood vessels and stop bleedingLigature- A thread tied around a blood vessel to stop bleedingShock- When there isnt enough blood in the circulatory system to keep the body wor... Millie Berrett
Untitled HippocratesGalenVesaliusPareHarveyJennerFlorence NightingaleLouis PasteurRobert KochJames SimpsonJoseph ListerJohn SnowAlexander FlemingFlorey and Chain Key People in Medicine Hippocrates zaza-zoo
Dealing with pain Dealing with pain Search for an anaestheticBefore 1800 alcohol and opium had little success in easing pain during operations. After this laughing gas was used in 1844 in density in the USA, but failed to ease all pain... paul queenan
Medieval Medicine Hippocrates-The four humours. Believed that when people were ill, their humours were unbalanced. Therefore they must have a surplus or deficit of each. Galen-Theory of opposites. Believed that too much ... bishop.stinky
The Islamic World The Islamic World Ruled by Caliphs after Mohammed died in 632 AD. Caliphs spread Mohammed's teachings, sometimes by force. By 1000 AD they ruled a huge empire. People spoke Arabic and Islam was the most important reli... BethAnderson
Medicine Through Time: Ancient Ideas - created from Mind Map Saleemah Batan
Medicine Through Time The Development of Penicillin - Florey and Chain. DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT: Howard Florey and Ernest Chain read Fleming's report on penicillin in 1939 and took the discovery further, something Fleming never did - the... Louise Sherry
influences on the development of surgery Science and the development of surgery Chemistry was important in the development of anaesthetics and antiseptics Developments in the above made surgeons more willing to try complex operations Chemistry was also impor... Millie Berrett
History of Medicine: The Renaissance - created from Mind Map Quiz coming soon! Vesalius Pare Joseph Harris
Medicine Through Time - Key Individuals Key Individual: William HarveyOccupation: Lecturer in anatomyDiscovery: How the blood was circulated; identified the difference between arteries and veins; Proved that Galen was wrong about the structure of the heart.... Kyle Patel
Roman Medicine Ideas about causes of diseaseFour Humors - theroy was devloped by Hippocrates in ancient Greece (adopted by the . Theory suggested the body was made up of blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm. Imbalance of these ... Lily James
Joseph Lister and Important Dates Joseph Lister Turned Surgery into a science rather than butchery Made connection that the germs that were infecting his patients were coming from the dirty hands of doctors. Researched Gangrene CAME UP WITH THE IDEA O... DanTheFlyingWalrus
Medicine in Britain,1250-present + The British sector of the Western Front Medieval Medicine (1250-1500)   Believed causes  Miasma God (his punishment for sin) 4 humours out of balance  Treatments  Prayer Herbal Remedies Treated by untrained sugeons *Bloodletting *Purging... Danielle VanAcker
Untitled The Discovery and Development of Penicillin: 1 Fleming discovered mould killed germs. Writes articles but publishes them in book with an obscure name. 2 Chain and Florey begin research in Oxford after reading an artic... Joe Jeffery
Medicine through time. 1.1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness Supernatural and religious explanations of the causes of diseases People in medieval England were very religious, most followed the Catholic Church. They attende... Simona Pereira

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