assessment 1: black death Flashcards
(35 cards)
what religion was common in medieval britain?
christian
who held the most power in medieval society?
the king
what was an unhelpful medical theory in the middle ages?
miasma and the 4 humours
when did the medieval period begin?
1250
when did the medieval period end?
1500
why were cesspits a risk to health in the medieval countryside?
they weren’t clean
why were drovers a risk to health in medieval towns?
bringing animals in who brought disease
what job did gongfermers do?
cleaned and removed human waste
what did rakers do?
clean the streets
what % of the population were killed by the black death?
60%
what caused the black death?
bacteria called yersinia pestis
what was a medieval belief and the cause of black death?
punishment from god or looking into the eyes of the ill
what was an unhelpful cure for the black death?
praying for the ill and burning candles
what was king edwards response to the black death?
he wrote to the mayor of london ordering him to clean the streets
what diseases were prevalent in medieval britain?
plague
dysentery
influenza
childbed fever
tuberculosis
who was responsible for the public health in towns?
mayor / alderman
what did london do to improve public health after the black death
closed all bath houses and installed new pipes
what did the monasteries do to improve public health in the middles ages?
built conduits over the cities clean water and sheltered the poor
why did monasteries need clean water?
for mass
what year was the plague year?
1417
what year did the black death hit england?
1348
how did people believe the black death spread?
movement of planets
earthquakes
miasma
4 humours
looking people in the eye
why didn’t people have hot baths?
they believed they caused illness
why was it an issue to let towns make their own approach to improving public health?
some couldn’t afford to do a lot so they didn’t bother
