Classics 2902 Ancient Medicine Approved Test Exam 3 -
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Problems with the sources when studying ancient medicine
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1 - 4th century BCE (399-300 BCE/BC) to 2nd century CE (100-199 CE/AD)
2 - solely focused on root of problem, and ignores patients (for instance the pain they'll feel)
3 - human remains, artifacts, tools, archeological sites/buildings
- only a fraction of sources exists from ancient day (need to look be critical and may need to
consider other timelines)
- complication with Greek society (only elite member were literate)
- experiential medicine and oral tradition (many medical theories/procedures were observed first
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hand, never written down, and was passed down orally)
- throughout time, sources like texts simply destroyed
- biases of scribes: copying/recording: things published based on interest
- general public may not be interested in them
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, - 4th century BCE (399-300 BCE/BC) to 2nd century CE Timeline
(100-199 CE/AD)
- only a fraction of sources exists from ancient day Problems with the sources when studying ancient medicine
(need to look be critical and may need to consider
other timelines)
- complication with Greek society (only elite member
were literate)
- experiential medicine and oral tradition (many medical
theories/procedures were observed first hand, never
written down, and was passed down orally)
- throughout time, sources like texts simply destroyed
- biases of scribes: copying/recording: things published
based on interest
- general public may not be interested in them
Written texts, Art, Physical evidence Types of sources
- letters, poetry, inscriptions, papyri, treaties Examples of written texts
- vase, paintings, statues, relics, etc. Examples of Art
- human remains, artifacts, tools, archeological Examples of Physical Evidence
sites/buildings
- Natural disasters, warfare (destroys sources) What affects Transmission of sources
- Monasteries picking what is transcribed (some works
lost or forgotten)
- Latin medical texts before 350 AD lost
- Books translated to codex (codex more
accessible/easy access, books may contain contents
that is difficult to format in codex, so they are simply left
out and eventually forgotten)
- In 850 AD/CE: changes in handwriting made in
difficult for people to make sense of what is written
(more abbreviation in language/writing)
- Galenism: Gale, well respected by people, whose How were some medical works saved?
words are valued. Gale valued medicine and had a
show on ancient medicine, so people followed it as
well.
- Printing press: helped preserved ancient texts
- In 1499, Greek medical record were printed.
- Opening of libraries
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CLC 106 Fenno Olemiss FINAL CSTU 101 Test 1 Survey of World History to 1500 Test... Ro
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Practice questions for this set
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Problems with the sources when studying ancient medicine
Choose an answer
1 - 4th century BCE (399-300 BCE/BC) to 2nd century CE (100-199 CE/AD)
2 - solely focused on root of problem, and ignores patients (for instance the pain they'll feel)
3 - human remains, artifacts, tools, archeological sites/buildings
- only a fraction of sources exists from ancient day (need to look be critical and may need to
consider other timelines)
- complication with Greek society (only elite member were literate)
- experiential medicine and oral tradition (many medical theories/procedures were observed first
4
hand, never written down, and was passed down orally)
- throughout time, sources like texts simply destroyed
- biases of scribes: copying/recording: things published based on interest
- general public may not be interested in them
Don't know?
Terms in this set (50)
, - 4th century BCE (399-300 BCE/BC) to 2nd century CE Timeline
(100-199 CE/AD)
- only a fraction of sources exists from ancient day Problems with the sources when studying ancient medicine
(need to look be critical and may need to consider
other timelines)
- complication with Greek society (only elite member
were literate)
- experiential medicine and oral tradition (many medical
theories/procedures were observed first hand, never
written down, and was passed down orally)
- throughout time, sources like texts simply destroyed
- biases of scribes: copying/recording: things published
based on interest
- general public may not be interested in them
Written texts, Art, Physical evidence Types of sources
- letters, poetry, inscriptions, papyri, treaties Examples of written texts
- vase, paintings, statues, relics, etc. Examples of Art
- human remains, artifacts, tools, archeological Examples of Physical Evidence
sites/buildings
- Natural disasters, warfare (destroys sources) What affects Transmission of sources
- Monasteries picking what is transcribed (some works
lost or forgotten)
- Latin medical texts before 350 AD lost
- Books translated to codex (codex more
accessible/easy access, books may contain contents
that is difficult to format in codex, so they are simply left
out and eventually forgotten)
- In 850 AD/CE: changes in handwriting made in
difficult for people to make sense of what is written
(more abbreviation in language/writing)
- Galenism: Gale, well respected by people, whose How were some medical works saved?
words are valued. Gale valued medicine and had a
show on ancient medicine, so people followed it as
well.
- Printing press: helped preserved ancient texts
- In 1499, Greek medical record were printed.
- Opening of libraries
