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                                                       Hippocrates
                                              Born 460 BC - Died 377 BC

1.  When did Hippocrates live?

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2.  What were some of the superstitious ideas people had during the time of Hippocrates?

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3.  How did Hippocrates diagnose illnesses in people?

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4.  What did he believe about healing?

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5.  Hippocrates was ahead of his time.  Name some modern illnesses he described  over
     2,000 years ago.

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6.  What is the Hippocratic Oath?

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