Egyptian medicine and science.
The Egyptians knew a lot about the bones and the bone structure. And had a general understanding of the breathing, pulse, brain and liver. They believed that the gods gave evil spirits to cause illness and death and that the good spirits controlled things such as childbirth.
The Egyptians were good at some aspects of first aid; they could reset dislocated joints and fix broken bones. But they could not sort out internal problems as they had no anesthetic. They could only deal with bones and inflamed wounds because they were only excellent bandagers (they bandaged willow-as it has antiseptic properties-under bandages to prevent the cut from becoming infected.) And they could stitch deep cuts. The Egyptians would only use knifes for skin-deep surgery and mummification.
Surgical knives such as these would have been used in mummification.
Egyptian trades, crafts and occupations.
Egyptian kings called pharaohs ruled Egypt-who employed palace physicians.
Specialization for roles in society emerged-a role for doctors emerged.
Religion dominated peoples thinking and required temples, priests and rituals.
Egyptian government invented a form of writing called hieroglyphs-there were books for doctors to learn from.
Egyptians traded overseas-traders brought healing herbs from everywhere they went to.
Egyptians observed the stars, seasons and the behavior of the Nile and they observed the state of irrigation channels that watered their crops -priests observed the internal organs during mummification, they observed patients as part of their diagnosis, they wrote down whether their cures worked or not, the example of irrigation allowed them to develop their knowledge about the channel theory of illness.
A mummy in a coffin.
Mummification.
When a person died, the Egyptians thought they would go to an after life, to ensure it is happy, he body must arrive safely. This is the mummification process.
1) The person has a funeral, if it is an animal it goes to a summum.
2) The body goes to Salt Lake City, Utah.Then the mummification ceremonies can begin.
3) The body is bathed.
4) The internal organs are removed, then cleaned and then put back into the body, the body is then left open to receive more treatment.
5) The body is put in a bath called the baptismal font. It is filled with a clear liquid that preserves the body. The body is left in there long enough for the body to soak up the liquid.
6) The body is removed from the tank, cleaned again and then lotion is rubbed onto it.
7) A cotton gauze is wrapped around the body.
8) Liquefied plastic is painted onto the gauze to form a permanent seal to prevent the body from decaying.
9) The body is then taken to the Summum Pyramid to continue.
10) The body is then placed inside a mummiform.
11) The mummiform is filled with amber resin that protects the body.
12) The mummiform is welded closed.
13) The mummy is taken to a mummy sanctuary or buried at the cemetery.
Conclusion.
In conclusion, The Egyptians were a large group of people with a strong empire, they knew a lot about science and medicine and most boys learnt how to read and write. But their surgery and first aid knowledge could have been improved, although they knew a lot to begin with they let their religious believes take over scientific explanations. Their views on scientific explanations, with some revision, could have been explained in some more depth. Even their religious ritual of washing helped to prevent the spread of germs, which they would have known about if they did some research.
All in all, The Egyptians were very clever but they would have learnt more if they took a closer look at things.
