History Presentation

Hi my name is Sue, and I'm going to talk about how Greeks were treatedwhen they were sick, and their ancient supersitions. I wanted to talk about this topic becasue it looked interesting when I first read it.
 One of the earliest doctor in Greece was Aesculapius. He was the sone of a god, so he probably didn't exist. But what's famous about him is his temple, called Aesculapius' temple. It is said that no one had ever died there. Do you know why? Anyone, Anyone at all? Well, the answer is simple. They cheated! If someone was dying when they arrived, they were not allowed in.And if they start dying once they were inside, they would be dumped in the nearby woods.
It is also said that the doctors were reallly fond of money.  The doctor priests warned the patients that if they didn't pay, the gods will make the patients much more sicker than before. One of the doctors, for instance, Menecrate blackmaile his patients so that if Menecrate cures the patients, the patient would have to agree to be his slave. But not every doctors were that mean. There was this famous physist/doctor name Hippocrates(460~377BC). He clained that magical cures by gods were nonsense and untrue. He believedinonly factual, and evidential studies about our human body. He also showed other doctors how they should behave; doctors must be careful not to get too fat. Someone who can't look after his own fitness, shouldn't be allowed to look after others. Secondly he should be clean, should wear good clothes because that makes the sick more comfortablewhile talking to the doctor. Also, the sick could gain trust from the doctor if they might be able to live more or not.