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3000 BC- 500 AD

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Early Greeks and Romans valued physical perfection. Appearances mattered. Racial and physical differences were seen as marks of inferiority.

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Exposure: To expose meant to leave one out in the weather to die. Exposing young children with severe disabilities was a common practice in ancient Greece.

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Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.) believed that health involved a balance of the four "humors," or basic body substances: "blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile." This belief led later physicians to relate mental illness and mental retardation to an imbalance of "black bile."

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The Roman Catholic Church provided refuge to those in need, establishing orphanages, hospitals, and homes for the blind and the aged.
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1300-1600

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In 1402, St. Mary of Bethlehem, an asylum popularly known as "Bedlam," opened to receive mental patients in England.

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Between 1563 and 1601, Queen Elizabeth of England prompted Parliament to pass a series of laws to take care of the "poor and disadvantaged."

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In addition to the belief that individuals with disabilities were "children of God," a strong motivation for segregation was economic survival. Persons with disabilities were likely among the poorest citizens, with few alternatives to begging for survival.

THE RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural movement that began in Italy in the 1300s and spread throughout Northern Europe. This period signified a revival of classical learning, art and architecture, and the concept of the dignity of man, as depicted in the great works of Michelangelo and Raphael.

Scientists such as Isaac Newton were concerned with observation and scientific inquiry, trying to understand nature and the world around them. Italian artistic and scientific genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) studied anatomy and the functions of the brain.

While religion remained a powerful influence, spiritual matters played a less important role. People were more interested in the arts and sciences, which led to advancements in health care and a better understanding of disabilities.

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The Minnesota Governor's Council on Devlopmental Disabilities

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Parallels In Time | A History of Developmental Disabilities | Part One

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In addition to the belief that individuals with disabilities were "children of God," a strong motivation for segregation was economic survival. Persons with disabilities were likely among the poorest citizens, with few alternatives to begging for survival. The Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural movement that began in Italy in the 1300s and spread throughout Northern Europe.