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Ancient Medicine (Medicine through time)
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1The defining characteristic of prehistoric societies is that the people of these societies could not write.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Prehistoric societies believed ........ caused illness.
- AThe elements
- BSpirits
- Cbacteria
3Prehistoric societies relied on holy women to cure people of illnesses
- ATrue
- BFalse
4We can presume that prehistoric people knew about the flesh and inner organs of the body because archaeologists have found evidence of...
- Acannibalism
- Banatomy
- CAnimism
5
Trephinning is...- Aremoving a portion of a person's skull
- Bletting a demon out of a person's head
- Can operation on the inside of a person's skull
6Which of the following would have been available to prehistoric surgeons?
- Ablood tranfusions
- Bx-rays
- Cgood intentions
7Evidence has proved that prehistoric surgeons were able to perform trephinning operations successfully as their patients skulls regrew.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Prehistoric peoples...
- Aknew and used medicinal plants and substances
- Bprobably knew and used medicinal plants and substances
- Cmay have known and used medicinal plants and substances
9Which of the following statements is most true?
- APrehistoric peoples seem to have had doctors.
- BPrehistoric peoples seem to have had people who acted as doctors.
- CPrehistoric peoples did not have doctors.
10On the balance of the evidence, which of the following statements seems to be most true?
- APrehistoric medicine was not medical, it was magic.
- BPrehistoric medicine was not scientific, but it was successful.
- CPrehistoric medicine did not heal, it harmed.
11Egyptians believed that 'spirits' caused illness and did so by affecting the way the body worked.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Of which physiological functions did the ancient Egyptians show a good knowledge?
- Apulse, breathing, nervous system, liver
- Bpulse, breathing, brain, liver
- Cpulse, breathing, brain, blood circulation
13Isis was the God responsible for epidemics of illness and disease.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14What did ancient Egyptians think a Wehedu did?
- Ablocked channels
- Bprotected women in childbirth
- Ccured the blind
15Ancient Egyptians were good at internal surgical operations.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- GCSE Medicine through time
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- leanne2.forbes
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- English
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