The role wars and natural disasters Flashcards
What disease were people most terrified of?
The Black Death
Where were witches blamed?
Milan and Geneva
When were there outbreaks of plague?
1633 and 1636
What was it believed that witches could produced?
Storms - a group of witches
What did a period of deteriorating weather conditions cause?
Lowering of the snowline and expansion of glaciers
What impact did the snowline change have?
The amount of land that could be cultivated was reduced, could’t feed the growing population
Where were witches blamed for causing famine and when?
Southern Germany, 1590
Where was poor weather used to explain the witch hunts?
The Holy Roman Empire
What did witches have to confess to in Franconia?
Making frost
When did witch hunting reach its peak, in harmony with?
1628 - terrible weather
How many years before the ice age did witch hunting begin?
80 years
Where were witches burned between 1395 and 1405, during which war?
Bern (Switzerland) , War of the Turks
When did the reconquest in Germany by the Catholics happen?
1620’s
What did the reconquest cause?
Destuction of land, trade disruption, death, disease
How could war be seen to cause a decline in persecutions?
- Created political instability, prevented regular business (witch hunts)
- Created a real enemy, no need for scapegoats
