Prehistoric history

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This is a multiple choice questionnaire concerning Prehistoric times GCSE EDEXCEL MEDICINE THROUGH TIME
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Question 1

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Prehistoric people .....
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  • did not know about the inner workings of the body
  • may not have known about the inner workings of ther body

Question 2

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Prehistoric burials...
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  • suggest that people of the time knew about bone structure
  • Did show that people of the time knew about bone structure

Question 3

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We can presume that prehistoric people knew about the flesh and inner organs of the body because archaeologists have found evidence of...
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  • Mummification
  • Cannibalism
  • Dissection

Question 4

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What is 'animism'?
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  • The belief that animals are gods
  • The belief that everything is alive
  • The belief that spirits live in inanimate objects

Question 5

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Which of these statements is incorrect?
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  • Modern Aborigines believed that illness occurred when a person's spirit was lost or stolen.
  • Prehistoric peoples beliefs about the cause of illness are unknown.
  • Prehistoric peoples believed that illness occurred when a person's spirit was lost or stolen.

Question 6

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Which of the following is not true?
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  • Austrialian Aborigines in recent times could mend broken bones well.
  • Prehistoric people could not mend broken bones well

Question 7

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Trephinning is...
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  • removing a portion of a person's skull
  • letting a demon out of the head

Question 8

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Archaeological evidence of trephinning in prehistoric times...
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  • suggests that prehistoric surgeons tried to remove evil spirits
  • suggests that prehistoric surgeons performed brain surgery

Question 9

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What evidence can prove that prehistoric surgeons were able to perform trephinning operations successfully?
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  • The person had more than one hole
  • The skull re-grew

Question 10

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Which of the following would have been available to prehistoric surgeons?
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  • blood tranfusions
  • good intentions
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