People's Health- Medievel

Question 1

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses people’s living conditions in the Middle Ages. Support your summary with examples. [9]

Answer 1

Second Order Concept: Cause and Consequence

- Reliance on the harvest, a bad harvest meant a dearth of food- and dearth meant death
- Dangerous bread- in damp conditions a certain fungus grew on rye bread. This fungus caused a disease called erotism
- Some houses had their own cesspit
- Peasants used the same cart that took rubbish from the midden to the fields to take gran, fruit, fish, cheese, timber cloth and other goods The drains in the centre of streets were damages by carts and animals

Question 2

Write a clear and organized summary that analyses the approaches to public health in the late Middle Ages. Support your summary with examples. [9]

Question 3

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses medieval people’s responses to the Black Death. Support your summary with examples. [9]

Question 4

Write a clear and organised summary that analyses the strategies used by towns to improve public health in the medieval period. Support your summary with examples. [9]

Question 5

Why was public health in medieval monasteries so good? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 6

Write an explanation of how living conditions in late medieval England contributed to poor public health. Give examples in your answer. [10]

Question 7

‘In Medieval Britain there was no concept of public health.’ How far do you agree with this statement?’ Give reasons for your answer. [18]