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| Primitive times (4000BC-3000BC) | Believed illness and disease were caused by demons and supernatural spirits |
| Primitive times (4000BC-3000BC) | Tribal witch doctors treated illness by ceremoniously driving out the evil spirits |
| Primitive times (4000BC-3000BC) | Herbs and plants were used as medicines |
| Primitive times (4000BC-3000BC) | Trepanation was used to treat simple headaches, insanity and epilepsy |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Were the earliest people to maintain accurate health records |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Called upon the gods to heal them when disease occurred |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Special Priests who studied medicine and surgery were the physicians of the day |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Boasts Imhotep, who is thought to have been the first physician |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Believed the body was a system of channels for air, tears, blood, urine, sperm, and feces |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Used leeches to" open" what they thought was "clogged" channels |
| Ancient Egyptians (3000BC-300BC) | Used both magic and medicinal plants to treat illness |
| Ancient Chinese (1700 BC-AD 220) | Had an inadequate knowledge of body structure due to religious prohibitions against dissection |
| Ancient Chinese (1700 BC- AD 220) | Carefully monitored the pulse to determine the condition of the body |
| Ancient Chinese (1700BC-AD 220) | Recorded the first pharmacopoeia of medications based mainly on the use of herbs |
| Ancient Chinese (1700BC-AD 220) | Believed in the need to treat the whole body |
| Ancient Chinese (1700BC-AD 220) | Used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion |
| Ancient Chinese (1700BC-AD 220) | Used Moxibustion to treat disease |
| Ancient Chinese (1700BC-AD 220) | Began the search for medical reasons for illness |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200 BC) | Began modern medical science by observing the human body and the effects of disease |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | The brain was identified as the physiological site of the senses |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | Boasts Hippocrates, who is called the father of medicine |
| Hippocrates (460-377BC) | Developed an organized method to observe the human body |
| Hippocrates | Recorded signs and symptoms of many diseases |
| Hippocrates | Created a high standard of ethics, the Hippocratic Oath, still used today |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | Boasts Aristotle, who dissected animals and is called the founder of comparative anatomy |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | Believe that illness was a result of natural causes |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | Used massage, art and herbal therapies still in use today |
| Ancient Greeks (1200BC-200BC) | Stressed diet and cleanliness as ways to prevent disease |
