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4000 BCE
Primitive Times
-Illness and diseases were
caused by evil spirits and demons -Tribal witch doctors treated illness with ceremonies
Herbs and plants used as medicines -Trepanation or trephining: surgically removing a piece of bone from the skull -Average life span was 20 years -
3000 BCE
Ancient Egyptians
-Physicians became priests
-Leeches were started to get used as medical treatment
-Average lifespan was 20-30 years -
1700 BCE
Ancient Chinese
- Believed in the need to treat the whole body by curing the spirit and nourishing the body -Began to search for medical reasons for illness -Average lifespan was 20-30
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1200 BCE
Ancient Greeks
-Hippocrates (Father of Medicine) and other physicians
-Believed illness was a natural cause
-Hygiene and exercise helped prevent diseases
- Average life span 25-35 years