medieval england c1250-1500 Flashcards
when was the black death?
1348
name the 3 symptoms for the black death:
fever
chest pain
swelling in the groin
what was expected to cause the black death? (4)
planet allignments
miasma
god’s punishment
earthquakes
what was belived to cause the black death in today’s world?
spread by flees on rats
what was leprosy?
a skin disease that caused fingers, toes and hair to fall out until death
what would leprosy sufferers do?
be seperated into a leper house
wear a clock and bell to alert everyone they were ill and contagious
who ran and owned the hospitals?
the church
who were hospital patients cared for by?
monks and nuns
who were physicians?
trained people who diagnosed peoples’ illnesses and recommended treatment after close observation
what were people during the black death expected to do?
strangers were not allowed to enter the village
quarantine
large crowding events were banned
who was the 4 humours theory developed by?
hippocrates
who was the theory of opposites theory developed by?
galen
define bloodletting
cutting into a vein
using leeches
placing heated cups over a cut or scratch
what were given to people who were made to vomit?
laxatives
who were wise women?
women who particularly knew about remedies and treatments
