| A | B |
|---|
| Euclid | wrote a book in which he summarized geometry |
| Eratosthenes | calculated the circumference of the Earth remarkably accurately |
| Chaldeans | Babylonians who developed astrology around 3000BC |
| Hero | creator of the water-clock & inventor or the steam turbine |
| Hippocrates | 5th century BC doctor considered the founder of medical science |
| Herophilis | performed the first recorded human dissection |
| Hippocratic Oath | sworn by doctors who promise to keep knowledge abt. their patients confidential and not to harm patients |
| Ptolemies | Greek rulers of Egypt who established the Museum and Library at Alexandria |
| Greeks | thought dissecting a human body was wicked |
| Egyptians | had some knowledge of anatomy from the dissection related to mummification |
| poppy juice | used as a pain-reliever |
| unwashed sheep's wool | used to soothe irritation of wounds and swelling |
| boiled turnips | used to cure chillblains |
| peppercorn or ivy-berry | ancient remedy for a toothache |
| sanitation | area of medicine improved upon by the Romans |
