Reactions to black death Flashcards

1
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What happened as the use of candles increased?

A

The price of wax dramatically increased

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2
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What did the bishops do in response to the king?

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Large processions of priests in the cities

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Why was the large processions a bad idea?

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If one person had the Black Death it would rapidly spread

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4
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What did people think caused the Black Death?

A

Earthquakes or unusual movement of planets

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5
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What lotion was used against the Black Death?

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Camomile lotion

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6
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What was done to restore the 4 humours?

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A vein was cut to let blood flow

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7
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What was placed on buboes?

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Live Toads and chickens

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What did people believe god did?

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Punished them/allowed the devil to test their faith

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9
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What did priests urge everyone to do?

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Confess their sins

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10
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What happened at special church services?

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The priest blessed holy bread which they ate

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11
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Define flagellants.

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People who walked the street whipping themselves

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12
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Why did flagellants do this?

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They believed God would see their self sacrifice and forgive them

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13
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What did people believe caused the Black Death?

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Miasma

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14
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What did people carry to clean the air?

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Burnt rosemary/posies of flowers

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15
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What ‘caused’ miasma?

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Bad air/smells

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16
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What was believed about eye contact?

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It would result in you catching the plague

17
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How long did it take the plague to spread 500 miles?

A

500 days

18
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How were people buried?

A

In mass graves

19
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How much of the population died?

A

Roughly 60% or 3.5 million

20
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Why did people pray?

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As a way to religiously cure people