MEDIEVAL

Question 1

Describe flagellants

Answer 1

These were diseased people who whipped them selves to cure from the plague
If you felt pain, you were forgiven for sins (supernatural)

Question 2

Describe Medieval public health

Answer 2

Poor public health which arguably caused the plague as : drinking water near sewage / faeces throw on out window (regress)

Question 3

What did Medieval thin caused diseases?

Answer 3

miasma / four humours / sinning

Question 4

Who treated the sick in Medieval times ?

Answer 4

wise women - poor people

barber surgeons / physician - rich people

Question 5

List some medieval treatments

Answer 5

leaches - suck diseases / blood letting
urine charts - four humours
praying
herbal remedies

Question 6

How did religion affect medical development in Medieval times ?

Answer 6

People believed that God sent down sickness to punish for sins, so people prayed as their treatment, meaning they weren’t able to make effective progress

Question 7

Give reasons why the plague spread so fast

Answer 7

lack of knowledge - no effective treatment
lack of hygiene - easily spread
bad public health - terrible waste collection lead to bad hygiene and rats