The characteristic features of medieval Britain (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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% of children dying before age 7 (medieval)
% of children dying before age 7 (medieval)
30%
Great Famine years
Great Famine years
1315-1317
Great Famine death toll (% of England's pop.)
Great Famine death toll (% of England's pop.)
10%
Norman Conquest date
Norman Conquest date
1066
Hundred Years War dates
Hundred Years War dates
1337-1453
Wars of the Roses dates
Wars of the Roses dates
1455-1485
How many times Edward III taxed people
How many times Edward III taxed people
27 times
Little Ice Age period
Little Ice Age period
15th-18th centuries
4 fluids in theory of four humours
4 fluids in theory of four humours
Blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm
Miasma theory definition
Miasma theory definition
Bad air/smells cause illness
Hippocrates' nickname
Hippocrates' nickname
Father of medicine
End of four humours theory popularity
End of four humours theory popularity
17th century
Galen's 3 pneuma organs
Galen's 3 pneuma organs
Liver, heart, brain
Treatments for humour imbalance
Treatments for humour imbalance
Herbal medicine, diet, bloodletting
Religious explanation for illness in medieval era
Religious explanation for illness in medieval era
Sin, God's punishment, devil/demons