Countryside in medieval england Flashcards
What was the technique used to make houses in the countryside called?
Wattle and daub
What would a bad harvest lead to?
A famine
What were houses made out of?
Clay, sand, animal dung and straw
What were the positives of countryside houses?
Easy to heat and waterproof. Also had a garden to grow produce
What were the negatives of wattle and daub?
Bad ventilation and no chimney
Where could people get water from?
Spring, river or a well
Which source of water was the safest?
Wells as people would also bathe in the river water
What did each garden have to dispose of waste?
A waste tip or midden
What did they diets consist of?
Vegetables, milk and cheese, fish
What disease did fungus cause?
Ergotism
What did they do to meat to preserve it?
Smoke it
What were toilets called?
Privies
What did they used human waste for?
Fertilisation
What was common land?
Where peasants would graze their cattle and sheep
What percent of the population died between 1315 and 1322?
10%
