Unit 2

Question 1

Independent Bone Burial

Answer 1

the poor and unimportant were buried where they died. The rich were bought back in part- bodies boiled-the soft parts were buried near place of death

Question 2

Women mourning clothing in the Middle Ages

Answer 2

Women in mourning wore cloaks with hoods made of black silk
Weed, widows weed, doole

Question 3

Men in mourning

Answer 3

Wore WEEPERS aka ARMBANDS

Question 4

Black armbands/weepers

Answer 4

To mourn men

Question 5

White armbands/weepers

Answer 5

To mourn women/children

Question 6

White armbands/weepers

Answer 6

To mourn women/children

Question 7

Mourning colors

Answer 7

Egyptians-YELLOW
Persians- BROWN
Chinese- WHITE
Royalty- PURPLE

Question 8

Widows in the Middle Ages when a man dies

Answer 8

Young widow remarry have kids
Older retire to convent and be a nun

Question 9

Widows bonnet

Answer 9

a veil that covered the face

Question 10

A widow wore

Answer 10

White cuffs to signify being a widow

Question 11

Wake-

Answer 11

‘Vigil for the dead’ came from Hebrew practice

Question 12

A wake made sure

Answer 12

There was no foul play
Heirs to Witness equitable distribution of the estate

Question 13

Mask of the deceased

Answer 13

EFFIGY
The body would be buried, and mask would be on display for people to continue paying their respects

Question 14

Coffins come from the Greek word

Answer 14

Kofinos -basket, chest, or coffer

Question 15

UnCoffin burial

Answer 15

bodies were wrapped in a shroud. Hands an feet were not bound or tied together

Question 16

Who was Coffined Burial reserved for

Answer 16

Were reserved for the nobility, the wealthy, and churchmen

Question 17

Funeral ostentation

Answer 17

Planning of one’s own funeral
#of torches
# of people to attend the rites
Type of food served
Type of mourning clothing worn

Question 18

Death Crier

Answer 18

The person to walk around town to announce a death

Question 19

Gods acre

Answer 19

A burial place for Christians, a body would be made holy by being there

Question 20

Suicide

Answer 20

Not allowed by the church; sinful

Question 21

Extramural burial

Answer 21

Burial outside the city

Question 22

Early Christians Purgatorial doctrine

Answer 22

To get into heaven your soul had to be cleaned(free from sin)
Cleaning would take place in a purgatory

Question 23

Who are Purgatory guilds/leagues of prayer

Answer 23

Groups of people who prayed for the safe rest of the soul

Question 24

Steward of the Guild

Answer 24

was the one to make arrangements for the funeral( requiem mass & burial)

Question 25

Soul shot

Answer 25

Mortuary fees- each member of the guild paid a penny for the good of the soul or to make sure the soul entered heaven

Question 26

Sextons

Answer 26

Caretaker of the church Ringing the bells Digging graves

Question 27

Independent Heart Burial/Holy Relics

Answer 27

People who died for their faith(martyrs) were preserved as holy relics St. Ignatius St. Catherine of Sienna in Rome

Question 28

Protestants

Answer 28

Sprinkled dirt on a coffin and recited a prayer

Question 29

Jews burial customs

Answer 29

Place a bag of earth in the coffin

Question 30

Irish burial customs-

Answer 30

Priest sprinkled holy water and a handful of earth

Question 31

English burial customs

Answer 31

Sprig of rosemary given to mourners to be thrown in the grave

Question 32

Clergy burial customs

Answer 32

Buried w/ feet to the east first to rise and lead the people to Christ

Question 33

Clergy burial customs

Answer 33

Buried w/ feet to the east, first to rise can lead people to Christ

Question 34

Cremation

Answer 34

People think burning the body would keep the spirit of the dead from harming the living

Question 35

Ship burial

Answer 35

Scandinavians place on a bed w/ sacrificed animals ship was set out to sea and burned

Question 36

Burial clubs served 2 main functions

Answer 36

-To help middle class defray funeral costs -To perpetuate the memory of the deceased

Question 37

Burial clubs provided

Answer 37

prayers, masses, yearly reminders of decedent anniversary, pall

Question 38

Club members were expected to

Answer 38

Attended the funeral of departed member, pray regularly for the soul, contribute to the dues

Question 39

Woolen Act of 1666

Answer 39

Fabric was used to make shrouds and as a lining for coffins

Question 40

Sin eater

Answer 40

A male scapegoat eating a loaf of bread and drinking beer over the deceased able to take the sins of the deceased