Reactions and Causes to Black Death Flashcards
What were wardens hired for?
Clear Filth
Why were there Guilds for?
Check on the quality of food/meat
Kings Reaction to Black Death?
Did not see as his responsibility and only wrote a letter
Why couldn’t towns afford to make public health changes?
Could not afford and had to raise tax
What was Paving?
Paving roads and markets with mud rubbish and animal waste
Why did the King encourage towns to pave streets?
improve trade and improve his income from taxes
Dungheaps
caused smells which people believed caused miasma and disease
Lepers
their breath was believed to corrupt the air and cause miasma
How were prostitutes “causing the black death”?
they were sinful and sin caused miasma
Supernatural causes
unusual movement of planets caused the plague
Miasma
bad smells in the air
Flagellants
people would whip themselves so that God would take away the pain
Churches reactions
People were urged to confess sins
special church services
eating blessed bread
