What was the earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine?
1. The Code of Hammurabi
2. The writings of Hippocrates
3. The Ebers papyrus
4. The Mosaic Code
Correct Answer: 1
The earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine is the Code of Hammurabi, attributed to the Babylonians and dating to 1900 BC. Hippocrates, who is considered the father of medicine, lived about 360 BC; the Ebers papyrus dates to approximately 1550 BC; the Mosaic Code is from the ancient Hebrew culture, probably around 1400 BC.
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