What made towns dangerous?

no street lights,pickpockets/thieves/criminals

What was life like for medieval children?

1/2 died before adults,jobs @ 7,marry @ 12,wealthy 2 school

What did a medieval home look like?

wood, small crowded, narrow, leaning, up to 4 stories high

What were some medieval punishments?

jail, burned at stake,hung,stocks, fined money

What were some common medical practices/cures?

blood letting,leeches,herbs,magic charms,prayers

What were some common diseases?

leprosy, bubonic plague, measles, cholera, scarlet fever

Homes of rich looked like?

3-4 stories high, owned home, servants, 1 family, many rooms

How did unhealthy living conditions & lack of medical knowledge impact their life?

1 bath week,fleas/rats=disease,human waste dumped into water

How were Jewish people mistreated in medieval towns?

can't own land, looked down on, banker only, limited rights

Which groups was blamed for disease and outbreak and why?

Jews were accused of poisoning the wells

What role did merchants play in the growth of towns?

Commerce grew,specialization, merchant fairs from all over

What did houses of the poor families in medieval times look like?

shared with many families, single room used for everything

Why were medieval homes so uncomfortable?

cold,smoky,windows made of paper, light/heat by fire,crowded

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A body of rulings made by judges that become part of a nation's legal system.
Common law
Prosecute
Trial by ordeal
Judiciary
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What made towns dangerous?
Jews, thieves
no street lights,pickpockets/thieves/criminals
no electricity at night,thieves, criminals
Jews, disease, thieves, criminals
3
What was life like for medieval children?
1/2 died before adults,jobs @ 7,marry @ 12,wealthy 2 school
3/4 died before 12, could read, write, and play music
all kids went to school, 1/2 died before adults,
Girls chose who they married @ 12, boys chose job at 7
4
What did a medieval home look like?
brick, large, narrow
mud, small, narrow, one story
wood, small crowded, narrow, leaning, up to 4 stories high
stone, small, square, 2 stories high
5
What were some medieval punishments?
fined money, had to work the fields, hung, stocks
work for king as a servant, burned at stake, stocks, jail
jail, killed by animals, fight to the death
jail, burned at stake,hung,stocks, fined money
6
What were some common medical practices/cures?
potions,lotions,magic
cutting off of limbs, lucky charms,lotions
blood letting,leeches,herbs,magic charms,prayers
blood leeches,magic, medicine, potions
7
What were the 3 ways they decided guilt/innocence?
trial by: animals, water, combat
trial by: water, combat, fire
Trial by: witchery, fire, combat
Trial by: water, animals, hanging
8
What were some common diseases?
leprosy, black death, flu, mumps
leprosy, bubonic plague, mumps, chicken pox
leprosy, bubonic plague, measles, cholera, scarlet fever
Measles, chicken pox, mumps, flu, leprosy, black death
9
Homes of rich looked like?
rambler, owned home, no servants, 1 family, few rooms
1-2 stories high, rented home from lord, 1-2 families shared
3-4 stories high, owned home, servants, 1 family, many rooms
shared house with other families, 1 room for everything
10
The buying and selling of goods
commerce
guild
charter
trade
11
Institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
prosecute
common law
jury
judiciary
12
What changed the way criminals were treated?
charter
judge by jury
common law
trials
13
A descendant of the ancient Hebrews, the founders of the religion Judaism
Hebrew
prosecute
monk
Jew
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How did unhealthy living conditions & lack of medical knowledge impact their life?
1 bath week,fleas/rats=disease,human waste dumped into water
2 baths week, crowded, animals carry disease
bathed often, animals spread disease, no doctors to save you
Never bathed, animals carry disease, no doctors to save you
15
How were Jewish people mistreated in medieval towns?
They would be violent towards others, could only be a banker
can't own land, looked down on, banker only, limited rights
Had some rights, looked down on, took others property away
Can farm but can't own land, can't handle money, had rights
16
Which groups was blamed for disease and outbreak and why?
Serfs for poisoning the kings food
Serfs were accused of poor hygiene
Peasants for poisoning the crops
Jews were accused of poisoning the wells
17
A skin & nerve disease that causes open sores on the body & can lead to complications or death
bubonic plaque
measles
black death
leprosy
18
What role did merchants play in the growth of towns?
Commerce grew, learned one trade sold it at stores
Commerce grew, grew own food, people only made one item
Commerce grew,specialization, merchant fairs from all over
Commerce decreased, people only made one item, merchant fair
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What did houses of the poor families in medieval times look like?
shared with many families, single room used for everything
shared with 1 other family, shared eating area, own bedroom
Shared with many families, multiple rooms for each family
one family home, single room used for everything
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Why were medieval homes so uncomfortable?
cold,smoky,windows made of paper, light/heat by fire,crowded
warm. smokey
cold, smoky, glass windows, fire only for heat, electricity
warm, windows made of glass, fire for light/heat, crowded
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A deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria & spread by fleas
leprosy
bubonic plaque
measles
cholera

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