Medieval life Flashcards
Medieval London was racially diverse and black people were considered equal to white people.
Ok
12p is roughly equal to…
…1 shilling in the medieval times
After 1400 there were freemen but there weren’t any…
…peasants/ serfs/ villeins
Was Kind John a good king?
No- he was greedy, vain, and doesn’t care if a few monks and poor people die.
The black plague was also known as the
bubonic plague
The plague was actually three different plagues.
Bubonic
Pneumonic
Septicaemic
The Bubonic plague was the most common and causes swelling, known as
buboes
The Pnemonic plague was rarer than the Bubonic plague but deadlier
Ok
The Septicaemic plague was the rarest and was how deadly?
100%. You will die. It is certain. 💀 Sorry 😔
The plagues killed ??% of the world.
10% 💀
The plague killed ??% of Europe.
30% ☠️☠️☠️
The plague killed ??% or London.
50% 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀
People in the Medieval times wanted the answer to everything. This lead to several fake superstitions which just made illnesses worse.
🥵😡😮🤢🥶😈 a rainbow 🌈 of emojis🙀😻😻😻
List some fake plague cures and superstitions
Rubbing a chicken on your boils 🐔 😫
Wash your boils in urine
Jews caused the plague
Eat crushed emeralds
List some true cures and facts about the plagues!
Leeches and herbs can be good if used correctly!
Fleas infected rats, which infected people…
Burn bodies and clothes with the plague.
The black plague was supposedly caused by…
God
Why did a lot of monks and priests die?
They interacted with a lot of people (taking care of poorly people, giving food to the poor (aka might have the plague), e.c.t.)
This is bob. ╰(･ᗜ･)➝(・∀・) bob thinks he will die soon of the plague so he might as well spend all of his money. (/¯◡‿◡)/¯~$$$
Lots of other people did this as well.
There are a lot of notes about the black plague in your book, there should be a colour coded grid showing the pros and cons of the black plague.
To save me from making 15 flashcards please just look in your book.
The peasants revolt! Why?
1- Poll tax.
2- Unpopular advisers had lots of power
3- Statute of Labourers
4- Work service
5- A Lollard priest was arrested
What is the Poll Tax in 1381?
Everyone over the age of 15 had to pay 1 shilling- two weeks of work for a peasants!
A 10-year-old was king. What did that give to his unpopular advisers?
Power!
[.v.] ha ha we will steal all of your power
(‘n’) no you can’t!
[>u<] says who? a ten year old? ha ha ha
What is the Statute of Labourers in 1349?
(=n=)~ more money plz
[.v.]~£ no.
(=n=)~ but you just rose the taxes!
[.v.]~ the statute of labourers says you can’t ask for higher wages
(>.<) but we just went through the black death!
[.v.] well I don’t care.
What was the Inflation crisis of 2022?
(=n=)~ more money plz
[.v.]~£ no.
(=n=)~ but you just rose inflation by 10%!
[.v.]~ the government says you can’t ask for higher wages
(>.<) but we just went through covid 19!
[.v.] well I don’t care.
