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1
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What religion was medieval Britain?

A

Christian

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Who held the most power in medieval society?

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Monarch

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2
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Name an unhelpful theory in the middle ages

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Miasma, four humours

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3
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When does the medieval period behind and end?

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1250-1500

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4
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Give one feature of countryside homes in the Middle Ages

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Thatched rooves, wattle and daub, bad ventilation

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5
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Give one feature of a medieval peasants diet

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Pottage, vegetables

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What did medieval peasants drink?

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Small beer, water

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7
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Why were cesspits a risk to health in medieval countryside?

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It leaked into water systems

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Give one feature of homes in medieval towns

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Tightly packed together, drains to remove waste

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How did people get their food in medieval towns?

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Drovers, butchers, markets

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10
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Why were drovers a risk to health in medieval towns?

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Brought in disease, sold bad meat, left carcasses on street

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Give one way medieval people got water in towns

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Water conduits, water carriers

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12
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What job did gongfermers do?

A

Cleared cesspits

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13
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What job did rakers do?

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Cleared streets

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14
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What year did the Black Death hit England?

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1348

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15
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What percentage of the population were killed by the Black Death?

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60%

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16
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What caused the Black Death?

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Fleas carried by rats

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Give one medieval belief about the cause of the Black Death?

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Miasma, gods punishment, imbalanced humours, movement of the planets

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18
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Give one unhelpful cure of the black death

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Prayer, blood letting, chickens on buboes, camomile lotion

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19
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Describe king Edward III’s response to the Black Death

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He wrote a letter to the mayor, didn’t do anything else

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20
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Why did monasteries need water

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Holy water in mass

21
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How did monasteries improve public health?

A

Built water conduits

22
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Was the monasteries helping with the disease intended?

A

No, it was an unintended consequence

23
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Name three prevalent diseases in the medieval period

A

Bubonic plague, dysentery, flu, TB, childbed fever

24
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Name the three types of plague

A

Bubonic, pneumonic, septicemic

25
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Name two people responsible for public health in towns

A

Mayor and alderman

26
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Name one way London tried to improve public health after the plague

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Food was inspected, warden ensured Londons streets were clean, closed public baths, jetty into the Thames

27
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What germ causes the Black Death
?

A

Yersnia pestis

28
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Where did Black Death start?

A

Asia

29
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Name the four humours

A

Black bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm

30
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Why were health improvements limited after the Black Death?

A

King didn’t take responsibility, towns could not afford supplies, no one took responsibility for countryside

31
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What was the role of the king?

A

Defend nation, maintain order, encourage trade

32
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What is a guild

A

A body that controls price and quality of goods made in the town

33
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Name one type of machinery from the medieval period

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Water mills, windmills, printing press, handmade blades

34
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What percentage of peasants lived in the countryside?

A

90%

35
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Average population of towns in medieval period?

A

10,000

36
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Who suffered in bad harvest?

A

Peasants

37
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What was the most common type of work?

A

Physical labour

38
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What did medieval people drink as a substitute for water?

A

Small beer

39
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What was waste from cesspits used for?

A

Fertilising crops

40
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What was a medieval toilet called?

A

Privvy or latrine

41
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How many people died from plague?

A

25 million

42
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What was the white book?

A

A book that had all the ancient rules written down

43
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Why was the white book created?

A

Because plague had killed many older officials

44
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What punishment did butchers face if they used a method of disposal other than the jetty?

A

Fine

45
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Who did London expel because they thought they caused plague?

A

Lepors and prostitutes

46
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Who tried to enforce laws to ensure streets stayed clean?

A

Mayor and alderman

47
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What were houses made of?

A

Wood frames, wattle and daub

48
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What did the king do to attempt to improve public health?

A

Write letters, punish mayors and councils

49
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Who did London employ to try and clean the streets?

A

Gongfermers and rakers

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