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Name the 6 torture methods
Flogging burning at the stake the rack roasting feet over burning coals the garucha tortura del agua
What is flogging
This was a torture method where the victim would be publicly tied to a pillar and their hand bound and they would be whipped
What is burning at the stake
A pile of dry wood with a stake in the middle then set alight
How long did burning at the stake take
Half and hour up to two hours with wind
What is the rack
Tied down to a mechanical device usually a turning wheel it tightens the ropes stretching the victim till dislocations or amputations
What is roasting feet over burning coals
Victim had feet bound to starch and had feet burnt by hot coals
What is the garucha
Victims hands tied behind their back then lifted off the ground by their wrists
What is torture del agua
Bound to a rack with their head lower than the rest of their body and water would be poured into their mouth until they would drown
What is prejudice
A negative attitude towards someone or a group based on an unreasonable opinion
What is discrimination
When people are treated unfairly because of a negative prejudice of someone this results in unequal or unfair treatment
What were the symptoms of witchcraft
Fitting convulsing and affliction
Why were people scared of witchcraft
Because there was no way to prove if people were lying
Why did people get put on trial for witchcraft
Heresy
What was Salem like in 1692
Very cold and at war
Why did people think witching had started
They believed that the devil was active
What did start witchcraft
Hallucinations
Who was put on trial for being a wizard
Nehemiah Abbott jr
Who was a key witness or which craft and what happened to them
Elizabeth Parris had fits convulsions and blacked out
What was the punishment for being a witch
Jail they must confess or to hell and death
Why were people scared of being afflicted by à witch
They would be accused of heresy and put on trial
What is pilgrimage
A journey taken to a place of religious importance
What is the sanctity of life
Life is god given “image of god” life is precious
What are the Ten Commandments
Rules on how to live
Who gave god the commandments and in what testament
Moses in the Old Testament
