Unit 1 - History of Pre-Columbian and Inca Medicine in Peru
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTA MARÍA (PE)
2.4 Formative Evaluation Questions
These are examples of possible questions related to the unit.
1. What were the main characteristics of pre-Columbian medicine?
2. Pre-Columbian pottery also reveals medical or surgical practices and various diseases. Can you point out some of these diseases?
3. How skull deformations are achieved in pre-Columbian times?
4. Is there evidence of the successful recovery of pre-Columbian skull trepanations, what was the reason for the success of these surgeries?
5. From the pre-Columbian worldview, what was the reason for the sacrifice of the Juanita mummy?
1. What were the main characteristics of pre-Columbian medicine?
2. Pre-Columbian pottery also reveals medical or surgical practices and various diseases. Can you point out some of these diseases?
3. How skull deformations are achieved in pre-Columbian times?
4. Is there evidence of the successful recovery of pre-Columbian skull trepanations, what was the reason for the success of these surgeries?
5. From the pre-Columbian worldview, what was the reason for the sacrifice of the Juanita mummy?
