Classics 2902 Midterm Set Winter 2026
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Archeological Evidence - ANSWER-- bad teeth
- anaemia
- degenerative joint disease
- physical deformities
- combat wounds
Biases of scribes - ANSWER-Copying and recopying —> highly
specialized works often lost
Care Practitioners in Ancient - ANSWER-- physicians
- root cultures
- drug traders/sellers/makers
- obstetrician
, - massage therapists
- gymnastics trainers
- bone setters
- surgeons
- ritual/shamanic healers
- temple priests / religious officials
- deities/spirits/supernatural
Causation - ANSWER-Seek single entity cause disease (germ, gene)
Complication of sources - ANSWER-- structure of Greek society
affected literacy rates
- only elite men were literate so lot passed down by word of mouth
- passage of time = many destroyed
- biases of scribes
Disease - ANSWER-- deviation from norm
- disruption to communal sphere needs to be fixed
- restoration into society and re-establishment of community cohesion
Drug Traders/sellers/makers - ANSWER-Pharmacists
Factors Influencing the Transmission of Sources - ANSWER-- natural
disasters, warfare
- monasteries picking and choosing; empirical works lost
- book roll to codex (if not done then not accessible)
Questions Merged with Complete
Verified Solutions | Already Graded A+
| 2026/2027 Latest Update!!!
Archeological Evidence - ANSWER-- bad teeth
- anaemia
- degenerative joint disease
- physical deformities
- combat wounds
Biases of scribes - ANSWER-Copying and recopying —> highly
specialized works often lost
Care Practitioners in Ancient - ANSWER-- physicians
- root cultures
- drug traders/sellers/makers
- obstetrician
, - massage therapists
- gymnastics trainers
- bone setters
- surgeons
- ritual/shamanic healers
- temple priests / religious officials
- deities/spirits/supernatural
Causation - ANSWER-Seek single entity cause disease (germ, gene)
Complication of sources - ANSWER-- structure of Greek society
affected literacy rates
- only elite men were literate so lot passed down by word of mouth
- passage of time = many destroyed
- biases of scribes
Disease - ANSWER-- deviation from norm
- disruption to communal sphere needs to be fixed
- restoration into society and re-establishment of community cohesion
Drug Traders/sellers/makers - ANSWER-Pharmacists
Factors Influencing the Transmission of Sources - ANSWER-- natural
disasters, warfare
- monasteries picking and choosing; empirical works lost
- book roll to codex (if not done then not accessible)
