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OCR - Health and the People 1250 - 1500 (Medieval) Flashcards

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What we’re the people who cleaned the streets called?

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Gongfermers

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What we’re the people who cleaned feces off the streets called?

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Rakers

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3
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How many types of plauge were there?

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Name 1 symptom of the bubonic plague

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Black pus filled spots

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Name 1 symptom of the sepsimic plauge

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Toes and fingers turning black

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Name 1 symptom of the peumonic plague

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Extreme difficulty breathing

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What S is a weak ale used as a replacement of water

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Small beer

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Name 1 factor that is important for a society to have good health.

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Wealth

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What was the most dominant religion in Medieval England?

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Christanity

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What was a medieval Christans main belief about God?

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They were too mysterious for human minds to grasp

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What did God promise to do for medieval people?

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Help them to cope with suffering, to love others and to care for their needs

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What was the role of Kings in Medieval England?

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To rule over people and keep them safe

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What was the kings stance of public health?

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he believed that it wasnt his responsibility

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14
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Who created the bulk of the nations wealth?

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Pesants

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What was the main mode of transport in medieval england?

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Horse and carriage

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What was the most powerful machinery in medieval times?

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Water Mills and windmills

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17
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What profession made blades for farming?

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Blacksmiths

18
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When was the printing press invented?

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1470s

19
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What is the name of the medical idea, coined in Greece, which talks about an inbalance in 4 key liquids in the body?

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The 4 humours

20
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What was the average population of a medieval town?

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> 10,000

21
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What was the most crowded day in a English town?

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market day

22
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Who controlled most medieval towns?

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A town council

23
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When was the first case of the bubonic plague recorded in England?

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1348

24
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What was chilbed fever?

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A uterus condition caused during childbirth?

25
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Where would women give birth usually and why would this be a hindrance to health?

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In the home, increased risk of infection due to animals living in the house

26
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What did some people speculate the black death was caused by?

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Miasma or “bad air”

27
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Define pottage

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A meat stew that medieval pesants ate

28
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Why was ergotism a common disease for the general medieval population?

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Most bread was cooked with rye because it was cheaper than yeast but rye could become infected with fungus leading to the disease

29
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What did preists urge people to do to cure the Black Death?

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Pray for forgiveness as people thought the black death was a punishment from God

30
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What did Flagellants do to attempt to cure the disease?

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They whipped themselves to show that they were sorry for their sins

31
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What did doctors believe would cure the black death?

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Bloodletting to balance the 4 humours

32
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What did people do to combat “bad air”?

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They placed posies of sweet-smelling flowers to purify the air

33
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It has links to religion

Who was the main group advising higeine?

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The christian church

34
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What was a place where people could find clean water easily?

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Religous communites, monasteries or churches

35
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Who paid for the majority of the water facilites in a medieval town?

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The local Abbey/Monistary

36
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What did the town councils do to improve public health?

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they introduced by-laws

37
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Define: By-laws

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Laws that only applied in a local area, these were set and enforced by the town council

38
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Define - Cesspit

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A pit for collecting human waste

39
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Define - Conduit

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A stone channel for transporting water

40
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Define - Drovers

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Someone who transports animals to a market

41
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Who held most of the power in Medieval society?

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The king

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