AcaDec 2019-2020 Social Science Quiz! pg. 10-End of Section 1

"Life is short, science is long" is a quote from which Hippocratic work?

Which species is responsible for transmitting rhinoviruses (ex: the common cold)?

Which group of people invented the first written language?

Chiron the centaur is the adopted son of whom?

The Greek medical marketplace was very...

The word "magic" comes from an ancient Persian word meaning..?

Which of these is true about the Code of Hammurabi?

Which of these was outside of the realm of Egyptian healers?

Who rained down poisonous arrows, causing the plague in the Illiad?

Signs are to physical indicators as symptoms are to..?

Objects touched by the south wind will be...

This civilization includes Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, and parts of northern Turkey and southern Saudi Arabia.

One Hippocratic work describes the brain afflicted with "the sacred disease" as foul and fluid. What is this disease?

The theory of the four humors saw the body as controlled by...

Which text criticizes Empedocles' writings for being too speculative?

Greek healing temples were called...

The temple complex at Kos is located on...

Hermes Trismegistus' caduceus has two snakes; Asclepius' rod has one.

When Europeans introduced syphilis to America, the Native Americans were ___ to the disease.

In which of these fields does Classical Greek society NOT reflect Western society?

You are in ancient China. The doctor claims your qi is blocked. What might they do to restore you back to health?

Empirical evidence is derived from...

T/F: Neolithic peoples fermented wild grasses.

Asclepius' knowledge of medicine came from which two sources?

The Greek model for ethical medical practice is known as the...

The appeals of Asclepius' temples included...

Which of these diseases did NOT affect hominids prior to Homo Sapiens?

Communicable diseases CANNOT be spread through...

Which of these is NOT outlined in Science of Man's definition of medicine?

The first trace of medical treatment in Classical Greece can be found in..

The Hippocratic texts were focused on explaining disease in what terms?

(T/F) If you died and your spirit remains alive in Christian belief, you would be considered dead in Egyptian belief.

The Greek structure of a polis, or city state, had what effects on medicine?

Which text is the only dissection-oriented text in the Hippocratic writings?

According to Greek wisdom, epilepsy was a result of...

At the time of healing King Menelaus, Machaon was a...

Egyptians recorded texts on...

Which species is responsible for transmitting smallpox and tuberculosis?

Which species is responsible for transmitting the flu?

Which of these ancient civilizations did not apply the microcosm/macrocosm theory?

Which species is responsible for transmitting measles?

Hippocrates' legacy as the father of modern medicine was...

Which famous quote is in Epidemics?

If we want to figure out the lifestyles of ancient people, which area would most benefit us?

How was Asclepius related to Chiron?

Machaon is in charge of extracting what item from King Menelaus' wound?

Which philosopher believed the earth was composed of earth, fire, wind, and water?

Dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis, and cholera all come from where?

The belief in dosha, or the three energies, belongs to which riverine society?

The systemization of humoral medicine took place thanks to...

The division of society based on specialization is called...

Ancient Greek remedies centered around...

Which of these true statements explains why large-scale grain storage was NOT beneficial?

Which of these limited the size of Paleolithic tribes?

The word "Aryuveda" refers to...

The snake is a Greek symbol for...

Constitutional health takes into account...

This term describes a disease common to one location.

Hookworm, blood flukes, river-blindness, and bilharzia all originate from where?

Hippocratic physicians saw themselves as...