Methods of prevention Flashcards
1
Q
Did they make the sick quarantine/isolate at home?
A
yes
2
Q
Which King ordered the streets of London be cleaned of bad smells?
A
Edward III
3
Q
Did people try to avoid other people?
A
yes
4
Q
What type of religious person would torture themselves for their sins to get God to forgive them?
A
Flagellants
5
Q
What number of Jewish people across Europe were killed for being the supposed reason for the plague? (tens, hundreds, thousands etc.)
A
thousands
6
Q
What three things would people carry to try and avoid the smells?
A
herbs, spices and flowers
7
Q
Where did the rich flee to avoid the plague?
A
their countryside estates
8
Q
Some ill noblemen took potions containing crushed what?
A
emerald
