History Independent Study

Booklet 1
Year 10
Medicine Through Time
c.1250-1500
This booklet is YOUR responsibility and should be completed when directed by
your teacher. Failure to bring to the required lesson will result in a detention after
school.
Key Figures Research

The role of important individuals is key to the Medicine Through Time course.

For this task, you need to research these figures and create a fact file for each one:
1. Hippocrates
2. Galen
You can use the template below or design your own.

Each fact file needs to include:

Date and place of birth
Date and place of death
A picture
Best known for
Books written
Biography - key information about his life and achievements
Any other interesting facts
Sources of information you used

Some websites that might be useful:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hippocrates
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galen-of-Pergamum
https://www.biography.com/people/hippocrates-082216
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galen.shtml
TASK ONE:
Image of the key figure: Name: Aelius Galenus

Date of Birth:
130 AD
Place of Birth:
Turkey
Date of Death:
210 AD
Place of Death:
Rome, Italy
Best known for: Books written:
Developing the Current Ideas of medicine by
putting forwards and developing the four
Some of the Hippocaratus books
humours theory by Hippocrates

Biography - key information about his life and achievements:

Born in 130 AD Galen studied medicine and practices it at a gladiator arena operating on
wounded gladiators. Galens biggest break through was when he proved the brain
controlled the nerves and body cutting the nerve of a pig that connected to the brain and
watching it stop sqweeling in pain

Interesting facts: Sources of information:

Galen made around 14 of the Hippocratus Google, Wikipedia, Mind Vault
books
Image of the key figure: Name:
Hippocrates
Date of Birth:
460 BC
Place of Birth:
Greece
Date of Death:
370 BC
Place of Death:
Greece

Best known for: Books written:

Creating the Hippocratic oath and the The Hippocrates Books
theory of the four humours

Biography - key information about his life and achievements:

Hippocratess best discovery was that of the four humours what was wrong but was miles
better then the current theory of Pray to the gods and you will be fine This is because
Even though he was wrong it was a big steps forwards.
Interesting facts: Sources of information:
Hippocrates only made a hand full of the
Hippocrates Books