โ๐พ๐๐โด๐๐โฉ 1 Flashcards
Name the three ruins from the Roman Empire
The colosseum
Tratanโs Arch
Circus maximus
What were wall paintings called?
Frescoes
What art showed how Romans dressed
Old statues and frescoes
When did the eruption in pompeii happen
Pompeii was covered in volcanic ash in 79 A.D
Which two twins founded rome?
Remus and Romulus
What is the colosseum
The colosseum is an Amphitheater built in Rome under the Flavian emperors of the Roman empire
Name 5 facts about the Circus Maximus
The largest Roman hippodromes
One of the largest sports arenaโs ever built
Constantine enlarged the circus maximus to hold 250,000 spextators
An estimated 150,000 spectators can watch
It was rebuilt in the of Julius Caesar ( 1st century BC)
The the two groups of people in the roman times
Plebians (poor)
Patricians (rich)
What time period did the black death last
1346-1353
How many people were killed in the black death
75-200 million
How was the bacteria named โblack deathโ carried
By fleas on rats
Symptoms of black death
Skin turned blaxk
Oozing swellings (buboes)
High fever
How was the black death contagious?
Coughing, sneezing or spitting spread it
What was blood letting meant to be the treatment of
Plague
Smallpox
Epilepsy
Methods of โbloodโ letting
Leeching (using live leeches)
Slice open veins (lancing)
What position could be fatal in childbirth during the medieval times?
Breach position
Three facts about midwives
Midwives were present at childbirth, never doctors
Could perform emergency baptisms
Learned on the job
Name 8 facts about childbirth in the medieval times
Dying was common
No ultrasounds, epidurals etc
Labour could take days
Women often died of exhaustion
Caesarean sections were unusual and were only used to save the child
Complications and infections were common
The chainsaw was originally created to assist in childbirth.
The chainsaw was used to remove the pelvic bone.
What is a motte?
An artificial mound with a fort or keep built on top of it
What is a bailey
A courtyard where most day-to-day life of the castle would take place. You could usually find stables, barracks, kitchens, storerooms and sometimes a chapel
What is a keep
A fortified tower
What is a moat
A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, typically filled with water.
What is a palisade
A fence made with wooden stakes
What is a barrack
A building where soldiers would live
