Transcript Egyptian Medicine L1

Egyptian Medicine
L/O: To identify how the Egyptians treated
their ill, and how this compared to
prehistoric people.
What do we know about Ancient Egypt?
3,500BC - Early settlers in the Nile Valley.
3,100BC - Hieroglyphics developed.
2,600BC - Pyramids of Giza built.
1400BC - Tutankhamun became pharaoh.
Cairo
Pharmacy
What are these items and
how do you think they
would have been used in
Ancient Egypt to cure
illnesses?
Dates
as a laxative to clear
‘blockages’.
Honey
in many remedies
to force people to be sick
Rotten Fish
to clear ‘blockages’.
Malachite
to heal eye infections.
Stick
to remove tapeworms.
Egyptian Medicine
L/O: To identify how the Egyptians treated
their ill, and how this compared to
prehistoric people.
The Egyptians
used a variety of
common, natural
treatments to
deal with
sickness.
You have a pack of information on your
table about Egyptian medicine. You have
15 minutes to read through the
information and make notes about it on
your table.
There will be a speed quiz afterwards.
Explain key
features of
Egyptian
medicine.
Compare
Egyptian
medicine to
prehistoric
medicine.
★ Begin to
suggest why
Egyptian
medicine
advanced so
far.
Think about what you know about prehistoric medicine
and Egyptian medicine. Make a list of all the similarities,
and all the differences between the two.
Similarities
Differences