Health and the People - Medicine stands still
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What was the black death?
Pneumonic plague- airborne. attacked the lungs making it painful to breathe and victims cough up blood.
What did people think caused the Black death?
- Judgment from God
- Humour imbalances
- miasma
How did local governments try to prevent the spread of the plague?
- New cemeteries
- Gloucester shut itself off- unsuccessful
- January 1349 King Edward III closed parliament
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How did the Black death cause social change?
- far fewer workers meaning people could demand higher wages
- Cost of land decreased
- Laws were created such as 1349 ordinance of labourers stopping peasants from moving around the country
- Helped caused the peasants revolt, collapsing the feudal system
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