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Period: 3000 BCE to 300 BCE
Ancient Egyptian
The ancient Egyptians were the first to keep accurate health records. They had the first physician, Imbotep, studying medicine and surgery somewhere around 2635-2595 BC. This is important because it was an introduction to helping people by doing surgery and studying why things happen with medical records. -
Period: 1700 BCE to 220
Ancient Chinese
The ancient Chinese started monitoring pulse, recording pharmacopeia (medicine records, which were mixes of herbs), using acupuncture to relieve pain and congestions, and using nourishment to treat the body. All of this is very important because we still use these things for treatments. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 200 BCE
Ancient Greeks
The ancient Greeks started observing the body and the effects of diseases. They realized illness is a result of natural causes and started stressing about diet and cleanliness. They also started using massage, art, and herbal therapies. This is important because diet and cleanliness are still stressed a lot today and studying the body helped them learn more about it. -
Period: 400 to 800
Dark Ages
During the Dark Ages, herbal mixtures were used as medications since the study of medicine was prohibited. Prayer was mainly used to treat the sick. This is important in healthcare as it is a setback, where there was research being done before and then everything stops and gets lost.