Hisory - Medicine and Treatment 1.1

1.1 timeline

500 BC

Ancient Greek empire

Hippocrates 

What caused diseases?

• imbalance in humours
• punishment or curse fro God

Treatment

• bleeding
• purging
• worshipping Gods

0 AD

Ancient Roman Empire

Galen

What caused diseases?

• Imbalance in humours
• punishment or curse from Gods
• bad air

Treatment

• bleeding, purging, exercising
• natural remedies
• worshipping Gods

500 AD

Middle Ages

What caused diseases?

• imbalance in humours
• punishment from God
• Miasma
• misalignment of…