Medieval Society (black death / peasant's revolt)

Question 1

How did the black death arrive in England

Answer 1

In the summer of 1348, a ship had arrived in Weymouth, Dorset.
The crew didn’t know that their goods was the black death

Question 2

What was the effect of the Black Death?

Answer 2

It affected 1/3 of population in months
It spread quickly through ports and got to big cities such as London and Oxford
People thought it would be over quickly so that their sons could continue the job (they were wrong)

Question 3

What did people believe caused the Black Death?

Answer 3

1. People listened to the Church as they were very religious (you’d be punished if you didn’t)
2. Scientists believed that it was astrology as planets have been in unusual positions (they thought it was earthquakes releasing foul air)
3. The medieval Church beieved that it was God punishing people for their sins and that the end of the world would be called Judgement Day

Question 4

what were the symptoms of the bubonic plague

Answer 4

High fever, fatigue and swells

Question 5

Ways to avoid the Black Death

Answer 5

Leave your town if someone has it
Pray
Use herbs and smells to keep out foul air
Use fragrant wood
Get a cat

Question 6

Ways to treat the Black Death

Answer 6

Pray
Leech use
Lancing bubos
Good health
Clean streets

Question 7

The aftermath of the Black Death

Answer 7

Loss of jobs
No food/harvesting
Higher wages
No army
Less belief in religion

Question 8

why did the peasants revolt begin in 1381?

Answer 8

Slavery and hard work and labour annoyed them as well as poll tax

Question 9

What happened during the revolt?

Answer 9

It began in Essex and spread to Southeast Yorkshire
50,000 people were waiting to revolt (that was huge)
The rebels were mad and targeted tax collectors
(they killed simon sudbury and the kings treasurer)

Question 10

How did the revolt end?

Answer 10

Tyler asked for a new Magna Carta
The king said yes and watt tyler was killed
he said ‘you will have no captain but me’ (that ended it)

Question 11

What were the consequences of the revolt?

Answer 11

The king was out for blood and killed 2000 peasants and John Ball who was hung, drawn and quartered

Question 12

What is poll tax

Answer 12

Everyone had to pay 1 shilling
(easy for the rich but hard for the poor)

Question 13

Who was the peasants revolts leader

Answer 13

Watt Tyler (was chosen)