Classics 2902 Ancient Medicine Approved
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Etruscan & Roman History - CORRECT ANSWER-- 1st millennium BCE: 2 major
ethnic groups - Etruscans (indigenous) & Latins (Indo-European)
- Rome on Tiber River; forming the border between Etruscans & Latins (6th c BCE)
- Closeness between ethnic groups recounted in Roman histories & origin myths
- IMPORTANT: mixing of cultures & cultural exchange
Galen on anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER-Animal dissection & vivisection
important; intimate connection to physiology
Goal: demonstrate bodily functions through anatomy
Argumentation from theoretical to clinical
GALEN IS THE BEST: if others cannot recreate his results it's because THEY SUCK
G Demonstrations - CORRECT ANSWER-showmanship + rhetorical techniques
to charm intellectuals
,G public demonstrations - CORRECT ANSWER-care of wounded in hands of
exceptional doctor; show philosophical points (seat of soul)
Galen's view on food - CORRECT ANSWER-Distinct connection between food &
pharmacology
Diet is an important aspect of regimen
Foods roles - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Nutrition
2) Drug
On Properties of Food - CORRECT ANSWER-Written late in his career (?)
Goal: describe effects of food on the body
Mentions nutritional value of food + physiological & pathological effects on body
Food used to prevent illness, maintain health & treat diseases
Galen's Humoral Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-4 humours: blood, phlegm
(mucus), yellow bile, black bile
Balance = health
Not found in food, just potential of producing humour
, Blood produced in moderate heat; yellow bile or phlegm if food was hot or cold
Blood: - CORRECT ANSWER-separate fluid; blood from wounds mixed with bile
& phlegm
Yellow bile: - CORRECT ANSWER-range of fluids; varying colour
Black bile: - CORRECT ANSWER-some sort of clack fluid (black stool, blood in
urine?)
black bile = overheated yellow bile
Epilepsy in Antiquity Sources (4) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hammurabi Code:
bennu; legal advice
Ebers Papyrus: nsji ("nesejet") - "sent by god"
Other Assyrian, Babylonian, and Mesopotamian sources: supernatural causes
Sushruta Samhita: apasmára: neurological problem
Hippocratic On the Sacred Disease: brain dysfunction; curable using rational
methods (diet, drugs) rather than ritual
Final Exam 2026 Newest 2026 Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers Already Graded A+
Etruscan & Roman History - CORRECT ANSWER-- 1st millennium BCE: 2 major
ethnic groups - Etruscans (indigenous) & Latins (Indo-European)
- Rome on Tiber River; forming the border between Etruscans & Latins (6th c BCE)
- Closeness between ethnic groups recounted in Roman histories & origin myths
- IMPORTANT: mixing of cultures & cultural exchange
Galen on anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER-Animal dissection & vivisection
important; intimate connection to physiology
Goal: demonstrate bodily functions through anatomy
Argumentation from theoretical to clinical
GALEN IS THE BEST: if others cannot recreate his results it's because THEY SUCK
G Demonstrations - CORRECT ANSWER-showmanship + rhetorical techniques
to charm intellectuals
,G public demonstrations - CORRECT ANSWER-care of wounded in hands of
exceptional doctor; show philosophical points (seat of soul)
Galen's view on food - CORRECT ANSWER-Distinct connection between food &
pharmacology
Diet is an important aspect of regimen
Foods roles - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Nutrition
2) Drug
On Properties of Food - CORRECT ANSWER-Written late in his career (?)
Goal: describe effects of food on the body
Mentions nutritional value of food + physiological & pathological effects on body
Food used to prevent illness, maintain health & treat diseases
Galen's Humoral Theory - CORRECT ANSWER-4 humours: blood, phlegm
(mucus), yellow bile, black bile
Balance = health
Not found in food, just potential of producing humour
, Blood produced in moderate heat; yellow bile or phlegm if food was hot or cold
Blood: - CORRECT ANSWER-separate fluid; blood from wounds mixed with bile
& phlegm
Yellow bile: - CORRECT ANSWER-range of fluids; varying colour
Black bile: - CORRECT ANSWER-some sort of clack fluid (black stool, blood in
urine?)
black bile = overheated yellow bile
Epilepsy in Antiquity Sources (4) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hammurabi Code:
bennu; legal advice
Ebers Papyrus: nsji ("nesejet") - "sent by god"
Other Assyrian, Babylonian, and Mesopotamian sources: supernatural causes
Sushruta Samhita: apasmára: neurological problem
Hippocratic On the Sacred Disease: brain dysfunction; curable using rational
methods (diet, drugs) rather than ritual
