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Cards In This Set
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Who was Imhotep and when was he alive / active?
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Imhotep was an egyptian polymath, he was also a commoner. He was an architect, engineer and physian. He was alive / active in the 2600s.
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Imhotep was the author of what scripture?
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Imhotep wrote the papyrus known as the 'Edwin Smith Papyrus'. It contains anatomical observations, ailments and cures. It is noted for being devoid of magical thinking
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What cases are contained in the 'Edwin Smith Papyrus'?
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27 head injuries
6 thoat and neck injuries 2 clavicle injuries 3 injuries to the arm 8 injuries to the breast bone and ribs 1 tumor and 1 abscess of the breast 1 shoulder injury 1 spinal injury |
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Who was Avicenna and when was he alive / active?
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Avicenna was a persian physian. He lived in the middle ages, during what was known as the Islamic Goldern Era (910AD - 1037AD).
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What was Avicenna famous for?
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Avicenna wrote a medical textbook called 'The Canon of Medicine'. It is an encylopedia of medicine, it is five books long. It was completed in 1025. It was first translated into latin in 1472
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What is in the 'Canon of Medicine'
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The Canon contains a clear and organized summary of all of the medical knowledge at the time.The book explains the cause of health and dissease .
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What was the 'Canon of Medicine's' influence on the western world?
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The canon served as the cheif guide to medical science in the west and is said to have influecned Leonardo da vinci. The canon started to displace the works of Galen and became the textbook for medical education in europe. The text was read in the medical schools at Montpellier and Leuven as late as 1650
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