What is Cauterization
Dropping a Hot piece of metal into a wound to close the wound?
Which people in the social hierarchy could become doctors?
Nobles and Priests
What were the schools that doctors went to called?
House of Life
What plant is opium made out of?
California Poppies
What were the most common disease in ancient Egypt?
Tuberculosis and malaria
What did mummification do to help the Egyptians learn?
It gave them a strong understanding of the human anatomy.
Name 2 things doctors were paid in
Correct responses:
Grain
Houses
House slaves
What did mummification do to help the Egyptians learn?
Prepare the dead for burial?
What ointment helped the ancient Egyptians with their face appearance?
Wrinkle Cream
Which person in ancient Egypt cured more that 200 diseases?
King Imhotep
What therapies were commonly used in ancient Egypt?
On which level on this pyramid would doctors be? (1 at the bottom, and 6 at the top)
Level 5
What were the three types of doctors in ancient Egypt.
Inspectors of doctors, overseers and chief doctors.
Which oil was used in their hair growth ointment?
Castor oil
Was heart disease common in ancient Egyptians.
Yes, scientists found evidence of heart disease in Egyptian mummy's.