1.3 Medieval Medicine

Question 1

What was the black death?

Answer 1

Outbreak of the bubonic plague
Buboes grew on skin
Patients usually died 3-5 days after catching it
Returned every 10-20 years, less severe each time

Question 2

4 Causes of the black death

Answer 2

Religious - punishment from God because of sin
Astrology - unusual alignment of the planets in 1345 which should something bad happening
Miasma - impure air spreading disease
Jewish population - not the case in England (Jews had been expelled in 1200s)

Question 3

3 treatments of the black death

Answer 3

Religious - prayer for forgiveness of sins
Bleeding and purging - didn’t work
Herbal remedies - strong smelling herbs with cleansing properties

Question 4

4 ways to prevent the black death

Answer 4

Religious - praying, fasting, pilgrimages, whipping yourself publicly
Run away from the bad air in cities and towns
Doing joyful things - listening to music
Quarantine laws to stop people moving around, people still went to church