The characteristic features of medieval Britain (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Quizzes
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What percentage of children died of malnutrition before age seven in medieval England?
What percentage of children died of malnutrition before age seven in medieval England?
30%
When did the Great Famine occur in England?
When did the Great Famine occur in England?
1315-1317
What percentage of England's population did the Great Famine kill?
What percentage of England's population did the Great Famine kill?
10%
When were the Wars of the Roses fought?
When were the Wars of the Roses fought?
1455 to 1485
How many times did King Edward III tax the people during his reign?
How many times did King Edward III tax the people during his reign?
27 times
Between which centuries did the Little Ice Age occur?
Between which centuries did the Little Ice Age occur?
15th and 18th centuries
How many primary theories about illness dominated in the Middle Ages?
How many primary theories about illness dominated in the Middle Ages?
Four
Which fluids made up the theory of the four humours?
Which fluids made up the theory of the four humours?
Blood, yellow & black bile, and phlegm
What did the miasma theory blame for causing illness?
What did the miasma theory blame for causing illness?
Bad air or bad smells
What was Hippocrates known as?
What was Hippocrates known as?
The father of medicine
Until which century did the theory of the four humours remain popular in Western Europe?
Until which century did the theory of the four humours remain popular in Western Europe?
17th century
What three varieties of pneuma did Galen include in his expansion of humoral physiology?
What three varieties of pneuma did Galen include in his expansion of humoral physiology?
Liver, heart, and brain