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What was the medieval society centered around and ORDERED around

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Religion

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Who had the most power in the medieval society.

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Catholic Church / Monarch

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Fuedal system

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King
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Baron
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Knight
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Peasant

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What percentage of people lived in the countryside

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90%

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What was the way people earned alot of money

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Trade (trade of wool with europe)

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What is the Greek idea of the 4 humours

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When each persons 4 humours Blood, Phlem, Yellow bile, Black bile were out of balance they would become ill

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What were peasants houses made of

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Wattle and daub

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How did medieval people cook

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Open fires in their house with no chimmeny

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Where were animals kept in medieval times at night

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In the house

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Describe a peasants diet

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Pottage
Fruit and vegetables
Milk and Cheese
Fish

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When was the Great Famine

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1315

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What percentage of the population died from the Great Famine

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10%

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What were the benefits of drinking small beer

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The fermentation process killed bacteria and germs

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What were middens

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Hole in the ground where waste went

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Cesspits were

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Container for human waste

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What happened to medieval springs

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Contaminated by dead animal bodies and dumping waste into the springs

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TOWNS

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TOWNS

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Why did disease spread so fast in medieval towns

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The houses were packed so close together

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When were people in towns getting fresh food

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Weekly market

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Why were the towns filled with dung and blood

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Drovers bought in livestock to be slaughtered

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Where were some towns getting their clean water from in the town

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Conduits

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What did gongfermers do

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Remove human waste from cesspits and latrines

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Rakers did

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Clean the streets

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Who didnt have to share latrines

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The rich had private latrines

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BLACK DEATH
BLACK DEATH
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When did the Black Death hit
1348
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How much of England did the Black Death kill
Half
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3 Beliefs for causes for the Black Death (not humours)
God punishing them Miasma Movement of the planets
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Responses to the Black Death
Pray for forgiveness so God would take disease away Flagellants whipped themselves to prove to God they were sorry for sins Balance the 4 humours by bloodletting Posies of sweet smelling flowers around their house to purify the air of miasma
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Who ordered the mayor of London to clean the streets
King Edward III
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PUBLIC HEALTH IN MEDIEVAL TOWNS AND MONASTERIES
PUBLIC HEALTH IN MEDIEVAL TOWNS AND MONASTERIES
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Who lead the way of hygene
The Church
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Why did Cathedrals and the monestaries have clean water
Baptisms
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What did monastaries do to get clean water
Dig trenches and lay pipes
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When did the power of the Church decrease
15th Century
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How did towns make efforts to improve public health
Dung heaps and prostitutes were moved to the edge of the town (Bristol)
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When were more laws passed to improve public health (medieval)
1348
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What are "by laws"
Laws that only apply to certain areas
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN
EARLY MODERN BRITAIN
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When did the population reach 6 million in Britain
1750
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Where did trade expand to in early modern Britain and what products did this bring
America and India sugar tobacco, cotton
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How many people could vote in the early modern period
3%
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What invention proved science was starting to be more researched and religious power lessened
The microscope
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Who gained and who lost power in the early modern period
The Monarchy and Church lost power, parliament gained power
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What invention and when century was it made allowed mass produced books
Printing press, 15th century
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How often did the great plague keep re-occuring
Every 20 years
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When was the last (basically only) outbreak of the great plague and how many were killed in London
1665 15%
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What beliefs for the Great Plague still persisted
God Miasma
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What happened in 1518 that was the government helping with the Great Plague
Houses infected with the plague had to be isolated
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What happened in 1578 that was the government helping with the Great Plague
Elizabeth instituted the plague orders for example burning clothes of plague victims
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What happened in 1604 that was the government helping with the Great Plague
Plague act has harsher punishements for breaking isolation laws
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What did York do to help combat the plague
In 1550 appoint watchmen to make sure plague victims can't enter the city
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When did towns make pest houses to house plague victims century
1600s
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How did living conditions differ from the Medieval period
Rich can afford varied diets coffee, sugar Houses made of stone or brick Fresh water piped into rich's homes Flushing toilet invented in 1596
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How did living conditions stay the same
Diet of poor was unchanged and famine was still a danger Most people still got water from contaminated conduits Cesspits still used which overflowed
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How did the local government (York) help with public health
Fines for throwing human waste into the street Pigs not allowed to wander streets Can't build privy over main stream
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Which decade did the gin craze start
1720s
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Name all of the years of the unsucessful gin acts, what did they do
1729, 1736, 1743 taxes and licenses
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When was the successful gin act
1751
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What punishments for not having licenses or paying taxes or having a license did the successful gin act have
Whipping, transportation to australia
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