Black Death

Question 1

What were believed to be the causes of the black death?

Answer 1

*Miasma
*Unbalanced humours
*God sending it as punishment
*Unusual positioning of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

Question 2

Treatments used to treat the black death?

Answer 2

*Plead for forgiveness
*Have buboes burst
* Light candles in church to show you’re sorry
*Bleed or purge yourself

Question 3

How they prevented against getting the black death?

Answer 3

● Let birds fly around to help air flow
●Do joyful things and avoid anything sad
●Run away
●Follow isolation laws

Question 4

How did treatment change during the black death?

Answer 4

■Said to run away
■Stay away from family and friends
■Don’t let strangers into your village

Question 5

How did treatment stay the same during the black death?

Answer 5

♤ Blamed it on the 4 humours
♤Still prayed
♤Still believed God sent as punishment

Question 6

What did Versalius discover?

Answer 6

☆Cut lots of people up
☆Anatomy was wrong
☆Two jaw bones
☆Blood doesn’t flow through invisible holes

Question 7

What did William Harvey discover?

Answer 7

●Experimented on animals
●Blood circulated body
●One way system for blood
●Veins carry blood
●Some blood pumped around body