Changing living conditions: housing, food, clean water and waste (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Century when fish became vital to early modern British diet
Century when fish became vital to early modern British diet
16th century
Why meat was forbidden in 16th century Britain
Why meat was forbidden in 16th century Britain
Religious reasons
Drinks preferred over water in early modern Britain
Drinks preferred over water in early modern Britain
Wine, ale or beer
New foods from Asia & Americas to early modern Britain
New foods from Asia & Americas to early modern Britain
Pumpkin, tomatoes, peppers, chillies, cocoa, tea, coffee
Health problems from new foods in early modern Britain
Health problems from new foods in early modern Britain
Obesity and rotting teeth
Consequences of bad harvests for the poor
Consequences of bad harvests for the poor
Famine and disease
Method lower classes used to clean their bodies
Method lower classes used to clean their bodies
Dry linen cloth
Free public water sources in some early modern towns
Free public water sources in some early modern towns
Conduits and bosses
What bosses were (early modern water supply)
What bosses were (early modern water supply)
Smaller versions of conduits
People who collected rubbish in early modern Britain
People who collected rubbish in early modern Britain
Scavengers or rakers
Common toilet facility in early modern Britain
Common toilet facility in early modern Britain
Privies
Excrement solution built by wealthier people
Excrement solution built by wealthier people
Cesspits in their gardens
How often were cesspits emptied?
How often were cesspits emptied?
Every year
When was Agas (Civitas Londinum) map carved?
When was Agas (Civitas Londinum) map carved?
Approximately 1561
What cesspits created in backyards that leaked
What cesspits created in backyards that leaked
Dunghills