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4000 BCE
Primitive Time ()
Illness and diseases were punishment from the gods
tribal witch doctors treated illnesses with ceremonies
herbs and plants were used to treat illnesses
trepining and trephining
average life span was 20 -
3000 BCE
Ancient egypt
physicians were priest
leeches were used as medical treatment
average life span was 20-30 years
kept accurate health records
developed splinting fractures -
1700 BCE
ancient Chinese
Believed they needed to treat the whole body that they believed to be full of bad spirits
recorded a pharmacopoeia of medications based mainly on the use of herbs
used therapies such as acupuncture
Began the searching of the reasons for illnesses
Average life span was 20-30 years -
1200 BCE
Ancient Greeks
First to observe the human body and the effects of the diseases
Believed that diseases were caused by natural causes
Monitored pulse and blood
stressed dieting and exercising
average life span was about 25-35 years -
400
dark ages
study of medicine was prohibited
prayer was used to treat illnesses
priests and monks created custodial care
medications were mainly herbs
average life span was 20-30 years -
1276
middle ages
average life span was 30-40 years
introduction to medieval medicine
byzantine medicine
medicine in Europe
renaissance medicine -
1350
ancient Romans
Dissection of body led to an understanding in anatomy and physiology
The printer press allowed for medical records to be shared
First anatomy book was published
Michelangelo was a user of the printer press and made many creations with the help of it
Average life span was 30-40 years -
16'th and 17'th century
many people died from infection
the microscope was created
apothecaries sold prescriptions
the use of ligatures was established
average life span 35-45 years -
18th 19th 20th and 21'st
they discovered how to stop blood clots
Tylenol was created
hearing aids were created
the importance of vitamin d was brought up
insulin was used to treat diabetes
