The document discusses the Cult of Asclepios and its impact on ancient Greek medicine. It examines the conflict between religious and natural approaches to healing. Students are tasked with writing a letter from the perspective of an ancient Greek visiting the temple of Asclepios to be cured, analyzing the importance of religion in ancient Greek medicine, completing assignments on the theory of the four humours, and creating a speech by Hippocrates emphasizing natural approaches to medicine over supernatural ones.

1. The Cult of Asclepios

2. What the Cult of Asclepious was The impact of natural approaches to medicine in Greece What Am I Learning Today: All – To understand the impact of religion Most – To examine the conflict between religion and natural approaches to medicine A Few – To analyse the importance of Hippocrates in limiting supernatural approaches to medicine . What Am I Looking For?

3. Task You are an Ancient Greek who has travelled to the Asclepion at Cos. Write a letter to your friend about the temple and about your experiences. Have you been cured of your illness? Time on task – 15 mins

4. The importance of religion What does the cult of Asclepios tell you about the role of religion and its impact on medicine in Ancient Greece? Why do you think so many believed in such ideas when natural approaches to medicine were being developed? Time 10 mins

6. The Theory of the Four Humours Write the title The Theory of the Four Humours Use the History of Medicine work books and complete tasks 1, 2 and 3. or You can use the fill in the gaps exercise on pg. 12 but you still need to draw the diagram. Time 15 mins

7. Remember This topic and its influence will be the topic for section A of your Medicine Exam so remember it well.

8. Hippocrates Write the title Hippocrates the Father of Medicine Use the History of Medicine work books and create a speech by Hippocrates. This is because Hippocrates did not write down his ideas, but rather his followers did in the Hippocratic Corpus (The Body of Hippocratic Ideas) Time 15 mins