Today, upon graduation from medical school, physicians often recite the hippocratic oath. where did this originate, and what was its meaning?

the hippocratic oath originated in mesopotamia and outlined the rules that physicians would need to follow.

the hippocratic oath originated in ancient egypt and described the responsibilities of a physician.

the hippocratic oath originated in ancient greece. the overall meaning of the hippocratic oath was that the physician had an obligation to both the patient and his fellow physicians.

the hippocratic oath originated in ancient egypt and outlined that physicians must give equal treatment to the rich and the poor.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.