Ancient Prehistory Flashcards
1
Q
What is animism?
A
Life and body functions determined by spirits
2
Q
What did they know about disease?
A
Next to nothing
3
Q
What are shamans?
A
A kind of prehistoric priest
4
Q
How was medical knowledge built up?
A
Orally
5
Q
An example of a treatment based on plants?
A
Willow Bark for an antiseptic
6
Q
What was used for broken bones?
A
Clay
7
Q
What was trephining?
A
Where a portion of the skull was cut away
8
Q
What is an important source of info for prehistory?
A
Aborigines
9
Q
What did they believe caused migraines?
A
Spirits entering body
