HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
Question
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Hippocrates believed that ____ made you sick
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the gods
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not eating well and not taking care of your body
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the goats
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just because
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He was the first to regard disease as a natural, rather than a supernatural phenomenon, encouraging doctors to look at physical causes of illness and to use objective observation and critical deductive reasoning. Hippocrates believed that the causes of disease could be understood only through empirical study.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.” This famouse quote is often attributed to Hippocrates.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hippocrates is credited as the first person to believe that diseases were caused naturally, not because of superstition and gods. He was acknowledged by the disciples of Pythagoras for allying philosophy and medicine.
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