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| Name 3 things that changed from the Greek to the Roman era. |
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Definition
1. The Roman government wanted to keep people healthy, especially their soldiers who were needed to control their vast empire.
2. The Romans were skilled engineers and builders so built sewers and aqueducts.
3.Roman doctors such as Galen encouraged the dissection of animals such as apes and pigs to learn more about anatomy. |
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| Who was Claudius Galen and what were his medical beliefs? |
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| He was a Roman doctor who believed that illness was caused by an imbalance of the 4 Humours (just like Hippocrates) and he (unlike hippocrates) believed that dissection was important to find out as much as possible about the human body. |
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| What was the Miasma Theory? |
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Definition
| A bad air believed to be filled with harmful fumes and could cause disease. |
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| Describe the Romans' water supply. |
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Definition
The water used in public fountains, bath houses etc was supplied by aqueduct - channels dug in the ground and lined with clay. They could supply 2 million gallons of water per day.
Cities and towns were built near springs but as the population grew, the need for fresh water became greater but transporting large volumes of water was not possible at the time as lead pipes were too weak and bronze pipes too expensive - iron pipes were not known. |
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| Describe how the Romans' kept clean. |
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Definition
Romans had public baths used by the poor and rich. The entrance fee was very small to ensure that no one did not bathe.
Public fountains were also built to stop the spread of disease.
The Romans constantly encouraced good hygiene as they mostly believed illness was caused by bad personal care. |
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| Describe the Romans' sewage disposal. |
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Definition
Timber lined drains were constructed in many towns and stone built sewers were emptied into the River Tiber.
Rome had 144 public toilets which were flushed clean with running water.
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| Who were the first doctors in Rome? |
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Definition
| Greek doctors who were captured as prisoners of war and later many Greek doctors flocked to Rome because they could make a good living there. |
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| How did the strong central government help progress of medicine? |
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| New ideas and treatments could spread quickly. However so could disease. |
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