Pre Historic
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- Created on: 15-05-14 20:11
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- Pre Historic
- Causes of death
- Disease
- Diseases couldn't be prevented, especially with babies and young children as they are too young to have developed.
- Infections
- Everyday injuries such as cuts could easily lead to blood poisoning and then death.
- Bleeding is hard to prevent.
- Everyday injuries such as cuts could easily lead to blood poisoning and then death.
- Warfare
- Could result in deaths of young men.
- Food shortages and famines weakened children and women
- Disease
- Beliefs
- The role of spirits
- The believed that spirits created the world and each person had their own spirit.
- These were the reason for death
- The believed that spirits created the world and each person had their own spirit.
- The Medicine man
- Medicine men sang or chanted to get the evil spirits out and they did
- The relief from the patient was great enough to cure them
- Medicine men sang or chanted to get the evil spirits out and they did
- Charms
- The wore charms to ward off evil spirits that could cause disease.
- Herbs
- They used herbs and plants to treat illness
- The role of spirits
- Who provided medical care?
- Medicine men
- The could understand and deal with the spirits
- Women
- Treated illnesses as mothers and wives (they treated their family for small illnesses)
- They knew about the healing powers of herbs
- Treated illnesses as mothers and wives (they treated their family for small illnesses)
- Medicine men
- How were injuries treated?
- Herbs and plants are the most common and well known treatments for prehistoric people.
- Herbs and plants were used in Britain immediately after prehistoric so it is more than likely that they were used in prehistoric too
- Surgery
- Trephining was used to let evil spirits out that were causing headaches or other illnesses
- Making a hole in the skull
- Broken bones were set
- Trephining was used to let evil spirits out that were causing headaches or other illnesses
- Herbs and plants are the most common and well known treatments for prehistoric people.
- Causes of death
- Evidence shows that people in prehistoric times had a shorter life span. (Meaning they didn't live as log as us today.
- Few men reached the age of 40 even fewer women due to the high death rate of women during childbirth.
- People suffered a bread deal of pain unlike today.
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis (which was severe pain in the joints) was quite common.
- This caused a massive amount of pain to people. Also tooth abscesses, although not as common, just as painful without and antibiotics or painkillers to help.
- Osteoarthritis (which was severe pain in the joints) was quite common.
- Pain
- Differences between now and then
- Fitness
- The level of fitness was higher than today because they lived outdoors whereas we don't.
- Tooth decay was rare due to the lack of sugar.
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis (which was severe pain in the joints) was quite common.
- This caused a massive amount of pain to people. Also tooth abscesses, although not as common, just as painful without and antibiotics or painkillers to help.
- Osteoarthritis (which was severe pain in the joints) was quite common.
- Shorter lives
- Evidence shows that people in prehistoric times had a shorter life span. (Meaning they didn't live as log as us today.
- Few men reached the age of 40 even fewer women due to the high death rate of women during childbirth.
- Evidence shows that people in prehistoric times had a shorter life span. (Meaning they didn't live as log as us today.
- Pre Historic
- Causes of death
- Disease
- Diseases couldn't be prevented, especially with babies and young children as they are too young to have developed.
- Infections
- Everyday injuries such as cuts could easily lead to blood poisoning and then death.
- Bleeding is hard to prevent.
- Everyday injuries such as cuts could easily lead to blood poisoning and then death.
- Warfare
- Could result in deaths of young men.
- Food shortages and famines weakened children and women
- Disease
- Beliefs
- The role of spirits
- The believed that spirits created the world and each person had their own spirit.
- These were the reason for death
- The believed that spirits created the world and each person had their own spirit.
- The Medicine man
- Medicine men sang or chanted to get the evil spirits out and they did
- The relief from the patient was great enough to cure them
- Medicine men sang or chanted to get the evil spirits out and they did
- Charms
- The wore charms to ward off evil spirits that could cause disease.
- Herbs
- They used herbs and plants to treat illness
- The role of spirits
- Who provided medical care?
- Medicine men
- The could understand and deal with the spirits
- Women
- Treated illnesses as mothers and wives (they treated their family for small illnesses)
- They knew about the healing powers of herbs
- Treated illnesses as mothers and wives (they treated their family for small illnesses)
- Medicine men
- How were injuries treated?
- Herbs and plants are the most common and well known treatments for prehistoric people.
- Herbs and plants were used in Britain immediately after prehistoric so it is more than likely that they were used in prehistoric too
- Surgery
- Trephining was used to let evil spirits out that were causing headaches or other illnesses
- Making a hole in the skull
- Broken bones were set
- Trephining was used to let evil spirits out that were causing headaches or other illnesses
- Herbs and plants are the most common and well known treatments for prehistoric people.
- Causes of death
- Fitness
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