early modern 1500-1750 Flashcards
Water: how would people get rid of household rubbish?
By putting it outside, and a basket to be collected
Why didn’t people have rushing toilets?
Because I didn’t have their own drains or a supply of water
Food: What did some religions restrict?
Some religions restricted me from peoples diets on certain days. This is why fish became an important food.
give two examples of foods that were imported from other countries
Potatoes and tomatoes, typically, for the rich as they were expensive
Why were towns people at a high risk of food poisoning?
Because they ate few fresh food and had poor diets
Water: why do people start to drink less alcohol?
because what became cleaner so ale, beer and wine were drank less
Why did the supply of water become a problem?
because Towns got bigger, and pipe systems were not popular
why did people drink small (weak) beers
Because the water tasted bad
Housing: why did not many people bathe
Because bathing requires fuel, a supply of water, servants and wealth
plague: between what years were the plagues major outbreaks
1500s and 1670s (every 5 years)
how quickly did people die from the plague?
Within two weeks
What did most people think God created in the 17th century
People thought, God created miasma which caused diseases
what do people do to ‘prevent/cure’ the plague?
some people smoke tobacco (to fight miasma), herbal remedies, Praying, charitable works and good deeds
what did Henry VIII do?
issued that houses infected with plague should be clearly identified
what did Henry VIII do?
issued that houses infected with plague should be clearly identified
