Houses Flashcards
what did most peasants live in?
one room huts with walls insulated in wattle and daub
what was wattle and daub?
making walls out of sticks and then covering in sticky mud made of clay, sand, animal dung and straw
what happened to badly ventilated houses?
easily fill with smoke
what did most houses have for cooking?
open hearth or fire
where did farm animals shelter?
in houses
who did the streams provide for?
humans and their animals
what did humans and animals do in the streams?
bathe and drink
what is small beer?
a tiny amount of alcohol drank by peasants instead of water because it was unsafe
when was the great famine?
1315
what caused famines?
bad weather or diseases killing the cattle
what is pottage?
a stew made from vegetables
what caused ergotism?
fungus caused by damp conditions on rye
what did victims of ergotism suffer with?
painful pus spots, burning and hallucinations
what was discovered in 1670s about ergotism?
rich people did not get it because their bread was made of wheat not rye
how was meat preserved?
smoking it , hang above the fire
