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Who came up with the theory of the four humours?
Hippocrates.
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What are the four different humours?
yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm.
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Who was Galen?
A famous roman doctor who came up with the theory of opposites?
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What was the theory of opposites?
If you are hot you should put something cold on you and if your hot you should do the opposite.
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Where did Galen study?
Alexandria.
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Why was Galen so important?
He influenced medicine for the next thousand years.
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