HSCI 390 Exam 3 with Questions and Answers

HSCI 390 Exam 3 with Questions and Answers First poisons discovered in the ___________ Age ANSWER Stone (plants and animals) Poisons were used in bow hunting beginning in the ____________ Age ANSWER Metal Ancient book by Georg Ebers recording poisons and poisonings ANSWER Ebers Papyrus Poisons included in Ebers Papyrus ANSWER hemlock, aconite, opium and metals (arsenic, lead, copper, antimony) relevant poison from ancient times to current day ANSWER aconite Poison arrows were recorded during the Greek period in the _________________________ ANSWER Book of Job Hippocrates in toxicology ANSWER introduced the concept of overdose arsenic in the roman empire ANSWER mithridates king of pontus - dosing himself with arsenic so he was resistant to being poisoned by his enemies alchemy in the roman empire ANSWER pills of immortality: lead, mercury, iron medieval ages and adulterated food ANSWER sellers of adulterated foods were punished in various ways (even death)