HIST 150 Lecture 18: HIST 150 Lecture 18
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Cathedrals and calamity: the 14th century- a lot of cities and communities- forest clearing- water drained. Different religious people would encounter each other as well as other classes. Your businesses were on the bottom floor and an apartment where the families lived. Dirty streets- waste of any kind was dumped out of the windows. Pollution problem- the rain would wash the waste into the water supply. Small plot of land behind your building with a few farm animals. Beer and wine were drank more often because of the polluted water. One bed in a house- everyone in the family shared the bed. Four humors: idea- comes from the greeks- expanded by romans- adopted by medieval doctors. If one is unbalanced that is when you become ill. you can tell that they are unbalanced by telling a doctor your symptoms. Bleeding such as leeches was a way to cure you.
