Medical

By NoahReichert5
  • 3000 BCE

    Primitive times

    People believed illness and death were caused by spirits and the average lifespan was 20 years old.
  • 459 BCE

    Hippocrates "father of medicine"

    The first person to look at medicine and teach it "Hippocratic oath"
  • 300 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians

    Earliest people to maintain medical records called on gods to heal them average lifespan 20 to 30 years.
  • 200 BCE

    Ancient Greeks

    Began modern medical science by observing the human body and the effects of diseases and the average lifespan was 25 to 35 years.
  • 220

    Ancient Chinese

    Religous probations against dissecting a body began to search for medical reasons for illness and the average lifespan was 20 to 30 years.
  • 409

    Ancient Romans

    First organized medical care for injured soldiers and the average lifespan was 25 to 35 years.
  • 700

    Dark Ages

    Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited, monks and priests took care of sick people, and the average lifespan was 20 to 30 years.
  • 1200

    Middle Ages

    New interest by Greeks and Romans in medicine lots of major diseases like smallpox and malaria, average age was 20 to 35 years.
  • 1300

    Bubonic Pluage

    The pluage wiped out 75% of Europes population, but lots of medical help discoered.
  • 1300

    First PPE

    During the Bubonic plague doctors wore waxed gowns, boots, masks with beaks for spices, and top hats for good looks.
  • 1400

    First sign of drawings of the body

    During the Renaissance, people started to draw the body organs and body systems.
  • 1450

    Rennisance

    Rebirth of science of medicine and dissection of body began also the average lifespan was 30 to 40 years.

  • Ambrosie Pare

    "Father of modern surgery" established the use of ligatures to blind and stopped the burning off of wounds and promoted use of artificial limbs.

  • Anton van Leewenhoek

    Built a microscope with increased magnification to look and study why people get sick.

  • Edward Jenner

    Invented vaccination for smallpox and was the first vaccination this was found by when people with cowpox were immune to smallpox.

  • Rene Laennec

    "Father of pulmonary diseases" made the first stethoscope to listen to the sounds of hearts and lungs.

  • Louis Pasteur

    "Father of microbiological sciences and immunology" he was one of the first to microorganisms

  • Florence Nightingale

    The founder of medical nursing, fought for reform of medical hospitals and improved medical care

  • Clara Barton

    The founder of the American Red Cross and provided aid to soldiers.

  • Francis Crick and James Watson

    Built 3-dimensional DNA models and studied X-ray and DNA.