Ancient Physicians
Greek & Roman Medicine
Renaissance Breakthroughs
Surgery & Discovery
Legacies & Influences
100

Who is considered the first known physician in history?

Imhotep

100

What city was famous for its library and medical school?

Alexandria

100

What was the name of Vesalius’ famous book correcting Galen?

On the Fabric of the Human Body

100

Which barber-surgeon replaced boiling oil with soothing ointments?

Ambroise Paré

100

What practice, based on the four humors, continued into George Washington’s death?

Bloodletting

200

Who is called the “Father of Medicine”?

Hippocrates

200

Which Roman physician treated gladiators and became the emperor’s doctor?

Galen

200

Which artist illustrated Vesalius’ book?

Jan Stephen van Calcar

200

Who said, “I treated him; God healed him”?

Paré

200

What is the study of the human body called?

Anatomy

300

What is the name of the ethical code still used by doctors today?

Hippocratic Oath

300

What theory of disease did Galen support?

The four humors

300

In what year was Vesalius’ On the Fabric of the Human Body published?

1543

300

Who discovered blood circulation?

William Harvey

300

Which Italian city became a hub of experimental science and medicine, attracting Harvey?

Padua

400

Why did older doctors resist Hippocrates’ ideas?

They feared angering the gods.

400

Why did treating gladiators help Galen learn about anatomy?

He observed injuries firsthand.

400

Why did Vesalius rely on drawings in his lectures?

Corpses decayed quickly; dissections were hard to see.

400

Why was Paré’s method of tying off blood vessels revolutionary?

It stopped bleeding safely, reduced shock.

400

Why was the burning of the Library of Alexandria a tragedy for medicine?

It destroyed centuries of knowledge.

500

If you were a doctor in Hippocrates’ time, how would you convince a patient to trust natural cures instead of sacrifices?

By showing results and natural causes.

500

Why did Galen’s errors influence medicine for over 1,000 years?

His authority was unquestioned.

500

How did Vesalius prove Galen wrong about the breastbone?

It had 3 parts, not 7.

500

Why did Malpighi’s discovery of capillaries complete Harvey’s theory?

It showed the connection between arteries and veins.

500

Why did Harvey’s ideas face so much resistance?

They contradicted Galen and long tradition.