Public Health - Y10 History Flashcards
(50 cards)
What job do rakers do
clean the streets
What year did the black death hit
1348
What % of the population were killed by the black death
60%
What actually caused the black death
Germs transported by rats and flees
NOBODY KNEW
Give one medieval belief about the causes of the black death
God’s punishment
Miasma
Imbalence in the 4 humours
Give one unhelpful cure to the black death
Blood letting
Describe king Edward III’s reaction to the black death
He ordered authority to clean the streets
One reason why monasteries needed clean water
For mass
How did monasteries improve public health in the middle ages
Provided clean water
What were three diseases that were prevalent in medieval Britain
Dysentery
Influenza
Childbed fever
Name two people who were responsible for public health in towns
Mayor’s and alderman
Name one way London tried to improve public health after the black death
They cleaned the streets
Give one feature of religion in medieval Britain
Monestaries
Churches
Who held the most power in medieval britan
Monarchs
When does the medieval period begin and end
1250 - 1500
Give one feature of homes in the countryside during the middle ages
Thatched rooves
Wattle and daub
Give one feature of a medieval peasant’s diet
Portage
Fruit and vegetables
What did medieval peasants drink
Small bear
Water
Cider
Why were cesspits a risk to health in the medieval countryside
Leaked into water supplies
Give one feature of home in medieval towns
Thatched rooves
Tightly packed
Upper floors would just out
How did people who lived in medieval towns get there food
Market days
Why were drovers a risk to health in the medieval towns
They left animal cacrcuses
Give one way in which people in medieval towns got water
Water carriers
Conduits
What did gongfermers do
They would clean up the latrines and cesspits
