Question

Taking into consideration that the practice of 'trephining,' an 'operation' performed by the medicine man, consisted of chipping a circular hole in an area of the skull (a 'trephine') which was believed to allow the evil spirit who was causing all the trouble to escape was specific for Stone Age, what civilization provided some of the earliest written evidence of the treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a detailed description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations?

A. Babylonians
B. Persians
C. Greeks
D. Ancient Egypt"

Answer 1

D. Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt provided some of the earliest written evidence of medical treatment and surgical operations.

Step-by-step explanation:

The civilization that provided some of the earliest written evidence of the treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a detailed description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations, was Ancient Egypt.

The Greek physician Hippocrates is considered the 'father of Western medicine' and his writings in the Hippocratic Corpus are some of the oldest surviving medical books. However, the civilization that provided the earliest evidence of medical treatment and surgical operations was Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egyptians had advanced medical knowledge and techniques. Their knowledge included treating wounds, setting broken bones, and performing surgical operations, as depicted in their written documents known as the Edwin Smith Papyrus and the Ebers Papyrus.