The Plague Flashcards
1
Q
How was the Plague similar to the Black Death?
A
Superstition was still similar about the cause of the disease “punishment from god”
Believed it was caused by miasma so carried posy of herbs
2
Q
What did they do in The Plague that they did as well in The Black Death
A
Clean streets, carrying sweet smelling herbs
3
Q
What was different in The Plague compared with the BD?
A
Did more quarantine, closed pubs and had watchmen so people obeyed curfew (understood it was contagious)
