1250-1500 Flashcards
When did the Black Death reach England?
1348-9
What fraction of the population was killed by the Black Death?
One Third
What did people think caused the black death? (6)
•Religion
•Astrology
•Miasma
•Volcanoes
•Four Humours
•Outsiders
What was the belief that god caused the Black Death?
That God sent the plague as a punishment for sin.
What was the belief that Astrology caused the Black Death?
Position of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were usual at the time
What was the belief that miasma caused the Black Death?
Bad air or smelled caused by decaying rubbish caused Black Death
What was the belief that volcanoes caused the Black Death?
Poisonous gases from European volcanoes and earthquakes carried in the air
What was the belief that four humours caused the Black Death?
Was caused by an imbalance in humours
What was the belief that outsiders caused the Black Death?
Strangers or witches had caused the disease
How would people try to avoid catching it (Prevention)? (5)
•Praying and fasting- to show God they were sorry
•Clearing rubbish in streets
•Smelling nice smells in belief it would overcome the plague
•Lighting a fire in the room to keep air moving
•Not letting unknowns enter the town.
What were symptoms of the Black Death?
•Swelling of lymph glands-filled with puss= “Buboes”
•fever and chills
•headache
•vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.
What were treatment methods for the Black Death? (4)
•Praying/lucky charms
•cutting open buboes to drain puss
•holding bread against buboes then burying it the ground.
•Eating cool foods, taking cool baths
What fraction of the population were killed by the Black Death?
One third of
How did people think the Black Death was caused by
One third
The belief that God sent the plague as a punishment for peoples sins was what?
Religion
The belief that the position of the planets; Mars ,Jupiter and Saturn were unusual as a cause for the Black Death is called what?
Astrology
The belief that the Black Death was caused by bad air or smells from decaying rubbish was called what?
Miasma
The belief that the Black Death was caused by a certain imbalance, which was believed by most physicians, was called what?
The 4 humours
