Black Death: Prevention + Treatment Flashcards
What are 4 ways Medieval people would prevent disease by religion?
- Prayer
- Mass (worship/ ritual)
- Fasting
- Pilgrimage
Who were flagellants?
- Flagellants were people who would travel from town to town, publically whipping themselves.
asking for God’s forgiveness
What are 4 ways Medieval people would prevent miasma?
- Masks
- Posies and Pomanders
- Fires
- Clean towns from animal carcases.
What is a “posy”?
A posy is a bunch of flowers held by Medieval people to prevent disease.
What is a “pomander “?
A pomander is a piece of jewelery with sweet herbs in it.
This would prevent miasma
What did the rich do to prevent miasma?
- The rich moved away to the countryside, hoping to find pure air.
Give 1 effective prevention.
- Quarantine
What were 3 ways Medieval people prevented an imbalance in humours?
- Hygeine
- Balanced diet
- Avoiding vigorous exercise
How would they keep the “air moving” to prevent miasma?
- Ring bells
- Flying birds around homes
Why would Medieval people want to be clean?
How would Medieval people become clean?
- Church said that cleaniness was next to godliness.
- Bathe in public baths and rivers.
- House cleaning
Which European country adopted Quarantines during the Black Death?
- Venice adopted quarantines during The Black Death.
What 2 main things did Medieval people do to balance the humours?
- Bleeding (balance blood)
- Purging (balance bile)
What 4 religious treatments were there for the Black Death?
- Prayer
- Mass (worship/ ritual)
- Fasting
- Pilgrimage
What were 2 common herbal treatments used in Medieval times?
- Theriaca (contained ginger and pepper)
- Aloe vera for digestion
What were 3 ways Medieval people would treat “Buboes”?
- Used cammomile lotion
- Lance them
- Tying chickens/ toads to them.
