Deaf History Test with complete solution
Anthropologist Gordon Hewes
ancient times, first language is signed language
Greeks
biblical times, father decides if kid lives or dies
Egyptians
biblical times, treated disabled people with respect, blind men became musicians
Hebrews
biblical times, first to distinguish pre-lingual and post-lingual deafness
Socrates
5th century BC, accepted the deaf
Aristotle
384-322 BC, unaccepting of deaf people but questionable
Quintus Pedius
AD 77, first deaf person mentioned by name and was a painter
Saint Augustine
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), believed deaf people could not be saved because they
cannot hear the word of god
Deaf Adults
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), ridiculed and committed to asylums
Physicians
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), experimented to find cures
Benedictine Monks
took a vow of silence so they made signs to communicate
Justinian Code
AD 528, classifications for the deaf
Justinian code 1
deaf and dumb from birth
Justinian code 2
deaf and dumb as a result of an accident
Justinian code 3
deaf from birth, not dumb (hard of hearing)
Justinian code 4
deaf from an accident but still able to speak
Justinian code 5
dumb from birth or as the result of an accident (mute)
Renaissance Years
AD 1400-1600, deaf people are recognized as having abilities and were taught to read
and write
Dr. Cardano
1501-1576, recognized deaf people
Ponce de Leon
1520-1584, first bonafide teacher of the deaf
Lasso
Anthropologist Gordon Hewes
ancient times, first language is signed language
Greeks
biblical times, father decides if kid lives or dies
Egyptians
biblical times, treated disabled people with respect, blind men became musicians
Hebrews
biblical times, first to distinguish pre-lingual and post-lingual deafness
Socrates
5th century BC, accepted the deaf
Aristotle
384-322 BC, unaccepting of deaf people but questionable
Quintus Pedius
AD 77, first deaf person mentioned by name and was a painter
Saint Augustine
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), believed deaf people could not be saved because they
cannot hear the word of god
Deaf Adults
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), ridiculed and committed to asylums
Physicians
Middle Ages (AD 400-1400), experimented to find cures
Benedictine Monks
took a vow of silence so they made signs to communicate
Justinian Code
AD 528, classifications for the deaf
Justinian code 1
deaf and dumb from birth
Justinian code 2
deaf and dumb as a result of an accident
Justinian code 3
deaf from birth, not dumb (hard of hearing)
Justinian code 4
deaf from an accident but still able to speak
Justinian code 5
dumb from birth or as the result of an accident (mute)
Renaissance Years
AD 1400-1600, deaf people are recognized as having abilities and were taught to read
and write
Dr. Cardano
1501-1576, recognized deaf people
Ponce de Leon
1520-1584, first bonafide teacher of the deaf
Lasso
