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1
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what is a midden?

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an area designated to floor sweepings and and animal waste

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what are the four humours?

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Blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile.

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3
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what were the three types of plague?

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bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic.

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4
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who were considered to be at the bottom of the feudal system?

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peasants

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5
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where would gong farmers dump human waste?

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rivers

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6
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what is the name for the weak ale drank in place of water?

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small beer

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7
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what is the name of the stew often eaten by peasants?

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pottage

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8
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what did the government not take responsibility for?

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public health

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9
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what animal is to blame for spreading the plague?

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rats

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10
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what method was used to build medieval housed

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wattle and daub

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11
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what did medieval people believe(medically) caused the black
death

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, bad air

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12
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groups of who would go around whipping each other to prove their love and self sacrifice to god.

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flagellants

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13
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how many miles had the black death reached in how many days

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500 miles, 500 days

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14
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what lotion was used to treat inflammation

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camomile

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15
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what did people do to balance the humours

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eat balanced diet, blood letting

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16
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people blamed supernatural causes for the black death T/F

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True

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17
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People carried posies of flowers and burned rosemary to prevent TBD T/F

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True

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18
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They thought it would infect people by sweaty skin so they didnt…

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take hot baths or do vigorous exercise

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19
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they believed it was possible to catch the disease by…

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looking at a victim in the eye

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20
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word for bad aie

A

maisma

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21
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people were urged to […] ti prevent them contracting the disease

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confess their sins

22
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people tied live […] to the buboes in attempt to warm and soften the swellings

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live chickens and toads

23
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house holds forced out who if they showed signs of illness?

A

lodgers and children

24
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when was the 2 nd outbreak?

A

1361-1362

25
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how many more outbreaks before 1500

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20

26
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what is a pathogen?

A

bacteria/virus causing disease

27
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which king ordered mayor of london to clean the streets?

A

Edward III

28
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what are by laws

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laws that only apply to a certain area

29
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what is a monastery?

A

religious building run by monks

30
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the monastery recommended what to prevent the plague?

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confessing sins

31
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what did medieval people believe caused the black death?

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God, astrology, 4 Humours imbalanced

32
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where were most improvements focused?

A

london

33
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what was moved to the outskirts of towns?

A

dungheaps and prostitutes

34
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who were appointed to check quality of meat?

A

guilds

35
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pipes/conduits system installed T/F

A

True

36
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Jetty system helped T/F

A

False

37
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paving was inteoduced for what reason?

A

trade

38
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who were employed to check streets cleanliness?

A

wardens

39
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who were employed to give educated opinions on wether or not someone is guilty

A

specialist juries

40
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who held most power in society?

A

the church

41
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give a feature of homes in the countryside in medieval Britain?

A

they lived with their livestock

42
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give one feature of homes in tows in medieval Britain?

A

they were back to back(heavily populated)

43
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why were cesspits a risk to public health?

A

they were rarely cleaned

44
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how did medieval people get their food?

A

butchers, weekly markets

45
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what were drovers

A

people who brought animals town to town

46
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how were drovers a risk to public health?

A

animals carry diseases with them where they go, spreading it town to town

47
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where did medieval people get their water from?

A

contaminated rivers

48
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what year did the black death hit England ?

A

1348

49
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what actually caused the black death?

A

infected rats

50
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who were responsible for public health?

A

the mayor, the king

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