Key vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
By laws
A
Laws that only apply in the local area
2
Q
Cesspit
A
A pit for collecting human waste
3
Q
Conduit
A
A stone Chanel for transporting water
Fountain flowing spring water for everyone to use
4
Q
Drover
A
Someone who drives animals to market
5
Q
Famine
A
A period of hunger caused by a lack of food
6
Q
Hierarchy
A
A social system where people are ranked top to bottom in order of power
7
Q
Humours
A
The four substances that make up the body according to the Greeks
8
Q
Latrine
A
A medieval toilet
9
Q
Miasma
A
Foul smelling air
10
Q
Midden
A
A pit for collecting waste
11
Q
Monastery
A
A religious building run by monks
12
Q
Parish
A
A small area with its own church
13
Q
Pottage
A
A vegetable stew
14
Q
Pathogen
A
Bacteria/ virus causing disease
15
Q
Peasants
A
A farm labourer with low social status
