Which of the following statements most accurately describes the practice of medicine in Greece from 800 BC to 300 BC?
A) Greek culture stressed natural causes for disease, a patient-centered approach, and the
necessity of accurate observations and record keeping.
B) Greek culture borrowed medical practices from the countries it conquered, and physicians
were often slaves.
C) Major and minor surgery, children's diseases, and diseases of the nervous and urinary
systems were described in Greek culture.
D) Medicine men (known first as shamans and later as priests) were responsible for curing ills
of body and mind.
Ans: A
Hippocrates, born about 400 BC, was a Greek citizen who became known as the
Father of Modern Medicine. He emphasized natural causes for disease, a patient-centered
approach, and the necessity of accurate observations and record keeping. These priorities
influenced the practice of medicine both in Greece and beyond. Persia was known to utilize
slaves as physicians, and Rome borrowed medical practices from the countries it conquered.
Ancient India emphasized hygiene and prevention of sickness and described major and minor
surgery, children's diseases, and diseases of the nervous and urinary systems. Medicine men
were characteristic of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.
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