Medicine through time Questions
Prehistoric Medicine:
What evidence do we have that can prove Prehistoric people existed?
What tools have been found that suggests that Prehistoric people performed surgery?
Who was supposed to have the ability to cure and inflict illnesses?
Who completed the cave paintings?
Where were dead people buried?
Where can we find evidence of trephining?
When is Prehistory?
When were herbs and potions used?
How do we now that Prehistoric people suffered from similar conditions to use, such as decay?
How did Prehistoric people explain the cause of people’s illnesses?
Why was the Prehistoric approach to medicine very different to ours?
Why did the Prehistoric people perform rituals and sacrifices?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
Ancient Egyptian Medicine:
What did the Egyptians rely on?
What was the Egyptian world controlled by?
Who had to stick to strict rules when treating the ill?
Who was treated with respect?
Where did the Egyptians believe people went when they died?
Where did Egyptians record their ideas and how?
When was willow used and why?
When did the Egyptians changed their clothes and why?
How were amulets and charms used?
How were bodies treated after the person died?
Why did the Egyptian society rely upon the Nile?
Why was their some opposition to new ideas such as the Theory of the Channels?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
Ancient Greek Medicine:
What was known as a centre of medical advance?
What was unusual about women in Greece?
Who was known as the father of modern medicine?
Who was encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle?
Where was human dissection allowed?
Where did people go at this time if they felt unwell?
When did people swear the Hippocratic Oath?
When did people go to the Temple of Ascelpios?
How did Hippocrates describe the cause of illnesses?
How did Aristotle’s work build upon the Theory of the Four Humours?
Why did Alexandria become important at this time?
Why were Greek philosophers opposed at this time?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why? Aristotle and
Hippocrates
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why? Aristotle
and Hippocrates
Ancient Roman Medicine:
What type of approach did the Romans take to medicine?
What event led to the development of hospitals to treat sick people?
Who believed in the Four Humours and observation?
Who did Galen not want to offend with his new ideas and why?
Where did the Romans go to keep clean?
Where did Galen begin his training?
When did Julius Caesar allow doctors to become Roman citizens?
When did the Romans accept the use of the Ascelpions?
How was Galen perceived by his critics and why?
How did the Romans try to keep clean and healthy?
Why did Galen’s legacy last for 1400 years?
Why did the Romans take a preventative approach to medicine?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why? Galen
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why? Galen
Medieval Medicine:
What led to the Dark Ages?
What swept across Europe at this time and why?
Who maintained and improved upon classic ideas?
Who else could heal people at this time, apart from the doctors?
Where in the world, were women allowed to be doctors?
Where could people go for help if they could not afford a doctor?
When did the Plague arrive in Britain?
When did the works of Galen and Hippocrates come back into Britain?
How did medicine in the Arab world compare with the medieval world?
How did Galen influence medicine at this time and why?
Why did the Plague cause so many problems during this period?
Why was surgery less developed at this time?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why? Rhazes/Ibn
Sina (Avicenna)/Ibn Nafis,
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why? Rhazes/Ibn
Sina (Avicenna)/Ibn Nafis,
Renaissance Medicine:
What does Renaissance mean?
What happened in 1665?
Who rejected the work of Galen and the Four Humours Theory?
Who invented the Printing Press and why was this important?
Where did Pare practice his surgical techniques?
Where did Vesalius record his work?
When was the Royal Society set up?
When was there a turning point in medicine during this period?
How did public health change at this time?
How did the Renaissance period impact on medicine at this time?
Why was public health made worse by war at this time?
Why did the Renaissance Period lead to new ideas?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
Paracelsus/Pare/Harvey/Vesalius,
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
Paracelsus/Pare/Harvey/Vesalius,
The Age of Enlightenment
What idea was brought back from Turkey?
What was Jenner interested in?
Who returned from Turkey with a new idea?
Who gave Jenner lots of money to complete his research?
Where did Jenner get the name for Vaccination from?
Where did Jenner do his research for his Vaccination?
When did Jenner test his theory?
When did Jenner’s vaccination become compulsory?
How did Jenner use Lady Montagu’s new method of treating people?
How did Jenner test his theory?
Why was Jenner’s work on the Smallpox Vaccination important?
Why did people oppose Jenner’s work?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why? Jenner and
Lady Montagu
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why? Jenner and
Lady Montagu
The Industrial Revolution
What was the name of the war that brought Florence Nightingale fame?
What did Paul Erlich find a cure for?
Who was Mary Seacole?
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the development of Penicillin?
Where did Pasteur and Koch come from?
Where did Florence Nightingale train to be a nurse?
When was the Germ Theory discovered?
When was Diphtheria discovered?
How did Pasteur’s work change and improve medicine from this time onwards?
How did Paul Erlich’s work change and improve medicine from this time onwards?
Why did Florence Nightingale change nursing at this time?
Why was Florey and Chain’s work on Penicillin so important at this time?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
Pasteur/Koch/Ehrlich/Fleming/Florey and Chain/Blackwell/Garrett Anderson/Seacole, Nightingale,
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
Pasteur/Koch/Ehrlich/Fleming/Florey and Chain/Blackwell/Garrett Anderson/Seacole, Nightingale,
The development of modern surgery:
What were the three problems with surgery at this time?
What did Asepsis reduce the need for?
Who discovered blood groups?
Who discovered X-Rays?
Where did Lister get the idea of using Carbolic Acid to lower infection rates during operations?
Where is keyhole surgery used?
When were antiseptics being used by most surgeons?
When was the first heart transplant performed?
How did Joseph Lister’s discovery change surgery?
How did Anaesthetic’s develop during this period?
Why has there been some opposition to anaesthetics?
Why was Karl Landsteiner’s work on blood groups been so important?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
Simpson/Lister/Halsted/McIndoe/Barnard
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
Simpson/Lister/Halsted/McIndoe/Barnard
Recent advances in public health?
What happened in 1854?
What did the Second World War lead to and why?
Who wrote the Beveridge Report and why was this important?
Who was ignored with his theory on the Cholera outbreaks?
Where did Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree conduct their research?
Where is HIV and AIDs a huge problem for?
When was DNA discovered?
When did the British School of Midwifery open?
How did the Industrial Revolution make people’s health worse?
How did the Beveridge Report change people’s views and understanding on public health?
Why was Laissez-Faire defeated?
Why has there been and continues to be issues with the NHS?
A/A* - Which of the following factors helped the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following factors hindered the development of medicine at this time and why?
War/Chance/Attitudes/Individual Genius/Science and Technology/Government/Superstition and Religion.
A/A* - Which of the following individual have helped the development of medicine at this time and why? Crick and
Watson/Chadwick/Snow/Octavia Hill/Booth/Rowntree/Lloyd George/Beveridge/Bevan
A/A* - Which of the following individual have hindered the development of medicine at this time and why? Crick and
Watson/Chadwick/Snow/Octavia Hill/Booth/Rowntree/Lloyd George/Beveridge/Bevan