CLASSICS 2902 ANCIENT MEDICINE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉saving graces of medical works. Answer: 1. galenism
2. printing press
3. books printed from 1499-1540 survived
4. papyri finds/ new translations
5. greek medical works printed
◉reduction ideology. Answer: separate pathogen from patient
◉causation ideology. Answer: seek single entity that caused the
disease
◉anthropological approach. Answer: relationship btw disease,
patient and healer
◉health. Answer: determined by how well you fit into specific
culturally defined categories/ statistics
,2 spheres
-personal - how an individual percieves their status of health
- communal - how others percieve someones status of health
◉disease. Answer: culturally defined
- generally a deviation from the norm (ideally temporary)
- goal is to restore health
- disruption to communal sphere needs to be fixed before it becomes
a threat to society
◉medical pluralism. Answer: can choose between all different kinds
of healers
◉ancient health care practitioners. Answer: physicians
- emurged from hypocratic schools
Gk - iatros
lat - medicus
root cutters / sorcerers
Gk - rhizotomos
drug traders
, pharmacists
obstetricians
gk maia
lat obstetrix
◉diseases found in texual evidence. Answer: coughs
diarrhea
conjunctivitis
physical deformities
bad teeth
reproductive health
combat wounds
◉diseases found in archaeological evidence. Answer: bad teeth
anaemia
degenerative joint diseases
physical deformaties
combat wounds
◉ancient egyptian medicine: 2 basic principals essental for medical
culture. Answer: 1. MAAT - order, justice, balance
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉saving graces of medical works. Answer: 1. galenism
2. printing press
3. books printed from 1499-1540 survived
4. papyri finds/ new translations
5. greek medical works printed
◉reduction ideology. Answer: separate pathogen from patient
◉causation ideology. Answer: seek single entity that caused the
disease
◉anthropological approach. Answer: relationship btw disease,
patient and healer
◉health. Answer: determined by how well you fit into specific
culturally defined categories/ statistics
,2 spheres
-personal - how an individual percieves their status of health
- communal - how others percieve someones status of health
◉disease. Answer: culturally defined
- generally a deviation from the norm (ideally temporary)
- goal is to restore health
- disruption to communal sphere needs to be fixed before it becomes
a threat to society
◉medical pluralism. Answer: can choose between all different kinds
of healers
◉ancient health care practitioners. Answer: physicians
- emurged from hypocratic schools
Gk - iatros
lat - medicus
root cutters / sorcerers
Gk - rhizotomos
drug traders
, pharmacists
obstetricians
gk maia
lat obstetrix
◉diseases found in texual evidence. Answer: coughs
diarrhea
conjunctivitis
physical deformities
bad teeth
reproductive health
combat wounds
◉diseases found in archaeological evidence. Answer: bad teeth
anaemia
degenerative joint diseases
physical deformaties
combat wounds
◉ancient egyptian medicine: 2 basic principals essental for medical
culture. Answer: 1. MAAT - order, justice, balance
