Health and the People 1-2 Flashcards
What was the medieval society centered around and ORDERED around
Religion
Who had the most power in the medieval society.
Catholic Church / Monarch
Fuedal system
King
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Baron
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Knight
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Peasant
What percentage of people lived in the countryside
90%
What was the way people earned alot of money
Trade (trade of wool with europe)
What is the Greek idea of the 4 humours
When each persons 4 humours Blood, Phlem, Yellow bile, Black bile were out of balance they would become ill
What were peasants houses made of
Wattle and daub
How did medieval people cook
Open fires in their house with no chimmeny
Where were animals kept in medieval times at night
In the house
Describe a peasants diet
Pottage
Fruit and vegetables
Milk and Cheese
Fish
When was the Great Famine
1315
What percentage of the population died from the Great Famine
10%
What were the benefits of drinking small beer
The fermentation process killed bacteria and germs
What were middens
Hole in the ground where waste went
Cesspits were
Container for human waste
What happened to medieval springs
Contaminated by dead animal bodies and dumping waste into the springs
TOWNS
TOWNS
Why did disease spread so fast in medieval towns
The houses were packed so close together
When were people in towns getting fresh food
Weekly market
Why were the towns filled with dung and blood
Drovers bought in livestock to be slaughtered
Where were some towns getting their clean water from in the town
Conduits
What did gongfermers do
Remove human waste from cesspits and latrines
Rakers did
Clean the streets
Who didnt have to share latrines
The rich had private latrines