The governments organisation of public health systems to protect their people from disease
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What was included in the public health system?(3)
Fresh water, sewers and hospitals
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Why did the Romans want to protect the public's health?(2)
1.Healthy soldiers to control the empire 2.Healthy workers to keep the Empire fed and prosperous
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Who were Roman hospitals for?
Soldiers
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Who was there to get medical help from?(3)
1.Home remedies 2.Gods and their priests 3. Trained doctors
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Who looked after women during child birth?
Other women
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What were the four humours?
Blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm
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What is the Hippocratic Oath?
An oath that was created by Hippocrates to give people confidence in doctors
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What 3 things did Hippocrates encourage doctors to do when treating their patients and what patients could do?
1.Observe and record symptoms and development of disease. 2.Natural treatments for the illness. 3.Keeping healthy. He recommended that people have a light diet, gentle exercise and rest.
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What did Hippocrates believe would happen if the four humours became unbalanced?
A person would become ill by catching disease
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How would the four humours become unbalanced?
A person wouldn't have a healthy lifestyle(diet, exercise, rest)
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What made Galen famous?
The books he wrote
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What was one of the things Galen believed in?
Opposites (hot=cold, cold=hot etc)
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What happened to the public health system after the Roman army left?
It gradually stopped working
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What was included in the public health system?(3)
Back
Fresh water, sewers and hospitals
Card 3
Front
Why did the Romans want to protect the public's health?(2)
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