Towns In Medieval England Flashcards
Where did most people get water from?
A conduit
What did people use water for?
Cooking, washing and brewing their own ale
Why did strong Ale cause a problem?
Lead to drunkenness being a common problem
Who did London hire to get rid of waste?
Rakers
What is a drover?
Brought livestock into markets to be slaughtered
What did rakers sometimes to with rubbish?
Dump it into rivers
What happens when latrines had no lining?
Human waste would’ve leaked into neighbouring cellars
What is a gongfermer?
Scoop at the human waste out of cesspits and dispose of it
How did gongfermers get rid of human waste?
Sell it to farmers on the edges of town or illegally dump it in the river
What is a merchant?
Someone who traded goods
Why did the raised ceiling of lower floors cause a problem?
House hung over the streets resulting in gloomy streets
What live in the thatch rooved houses?
Insects, mice and rats
What did people believe disease came from?
Bad air or an imbalance of the four humours
Where did some drains deposit there waste to?
Neighbours doorstep
What were streets filled with on a market day?
Waste from food that had been on sale that day
