The characteristic features of medieval Britain (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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What % of medieval children died before age 7 from malnutrition?
What % of medieval children died before age 7 from malnutrition?
30%
Years of the Great Famine
Years of the Great Famine
1315-1317
% of England's population killed by Great Famine
% of England's population killed by Great Famine
10%
Date of Norman Conquest
Date of Norman Conquest
1066
Years of Hundred Years War
Years of Hundred Years War
1337-1453
Years of Wars of the Roses
Years of Wars of the Roses
1455-1485
How many times did Edward III tax people in his reign?
How many times did Edward III tax people in his reign?
27
Centuries when Little Ice Age caused worst European famines
Centuries when Little Ice Age caused worst European famines
15th-18th centuries
Four fluids in theory of four humours
Four fluids in theory of four humours
Blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm
Miasma theory's cause of illness
Miasma theory's cause of illness
Bad air or bad smells
Title given to Hippocrates
Title given to Hippocrates
Father of medicine
When did four humours theory end in Western Europe?
When did four humours theory end in Western Europe?
17th century
3 organs in Galen's varieties of pneuma (vital energy)
3 organs in Galen's varieties of pneuma (vital energy)
Liver, heart, brain